Supposed advances in birth control medications have led to increased litigation over the past several years. It started when patients complained of side effects related to oral contraceptives…
On April 17, 2012, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered the consolidation of up to 100 Zoloft lawsuits concerning claims about the antidepressant and birth defects….
In a lawsuit filed June 6, 2012, 38 plaintiffs claim that the antidepressant Zoloft (sertraline) caused their newborn children to suffer from birth defects. Like other plaintiffs who have filed…
In June 2011, the FDA released a safety communication warning diabetes patients and their physicians about a potential link between the drug Actos (pioglitazone) and bladder cancer. At the time,…
The fines levied by the Department of Justice against pharmaceutical companies keep going up. Will it change the way pharmaceutical companies do business? GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) assures us that…
According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal (June 20, 2012), Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and the U.S. Justice Department are close to settling a government investigation into the…
You're enjoying a barbeque with family, and you brought your new three-month-old baby along to meet uncles, aunts, and cousins. But it's a warm day, and the sunlight is intense. Should…
Though approved only two years ago in October 2010, Pradaxa has been the subject of increasing reports of injuries including severe bleeding events, gastrointestinal bleeding, and death. In…
For those women who elect to go through surgery to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP), implantation with a vaginal sling may help them avoid urinary incontinence, which is a common complication of…
The McKesson Corporation is a pharmaceutical distributor that, according to its website, distributes one-third of the medicines Americans use every day, supplying more than 40,000 pharmacy…
Judge Herndon held a status conference in the Yaz MDL this morning. Plaintiffs and defendants both reported that they are making substantial progress toward settling cases involving injuries from…
Acetaminophen, a widely used pain reliever and fever reducing drug, has overdose risks for minors. It is available for both adults and children over the counter; no prescription is needed. …