Patients with high cholesterol levels who are taking high-potency statins like Crestor may want to check with their doctors to be sure their kidneys are healthy. A recent study indicates that…
When taken by pregnant women, Xanax has been associated with birth defects like “floppy baby” syndrome, neonatal depression and withdrawal, cleft lip and palate, heart defects, and…
After the FDA announced a Class I recall of dialysis products GranuFlo and NaturaLyte in June 2012, Fresenius Medical Care became associated with health care concerns around the country,…
The Mirena MDL has been underway since April 8, 2013, when the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated all federal cases into one court in the Southern District of New York….
On April 1, 2013, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federal lawsuits bringing claims against McNeil PPC and parent company Johnson & Johnson…
Victims from Australia and New Zealand who claim to have taken Actos and then developed bladder cancer are now joining a new class action lawsuit taking place in the U.S. seeking to hold drug…
Patients who take the anticoagulant Pradaxa to reduce their risk of stroke now have another reason to discuss this choice with their doctors. The FDA approved Pradaxa in October 2010 for use in…
Approved by the FDA in 1997, Propecia (finasteride) is prescribed for the treatment of male pattern hair loss. In recent years, however, many men have complained of sexual side effects, including…
So far, Bayer has negotiated lawsuit settlements in about 4,800 cases, paying out more than $1 billion to plaintiffs who claimed injuries from birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin. All of these…
According to a recent Harris Martin article, a California judge has agreed with plaintiffs in a Tylenol wrongful death lawsuit to remand the case back to state court. Plaintiffs will now continue…
Over 1,000 NuvaRing lawsuits are pending in the consolidated multidistrict litigation in the Eastern District of Missouri. In March 2013, Judge Rodney Sippel granted a motion to allow…
In August 2012, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals petitioned the New Jersey Courts to centralize all Mirena IUD lawsuits filed in the state into one location. On January 8, 2013, the New Jersey…