Risperdal News: Lawsuit Targets Missouri Over Psychotropic Drug Use Among Foster Care Children
A new lawsuit has been filed in Missouri on behalf of foster care children who were allegedly prescribed Risperdal and other psychotropic drugs inappropriately. The child advocates behind the lawsuit want the state to implement systemic changes that would curtail … Continue reading
Stryker Hip Lawsuits Move Forward, As New Jersey Court Overseeing LFIT V40 Femoral Head Claims Preps for First Conference
Stryker hip replacement lawsuits involving allegedly defective LFIT CoCr V40 Femoral Heads are beginning to move forward in New Jersey’s Bergen County Superior Court. According to an Order dated June 2nd, the Court is scheduled to convene an Initial Case … Continue reading
Johnson & Johnson Wins Fifth Pennsylvania Transvaginal Mesh Trial, Despite Jury Finding That TVT-Secure Implant Was Defectively Designed
Following four consecutive losses, Johnson & Johnson and its Ethicon, Inc. subsidiary have finally emerged victorious at the conclusion of a Pennsylvania transvaginal mesh trial. While jurors in Philadelphia agreed that the companies’ TVT-Secure implant was defectively designed, they concluded … Continue reading
California Taxotere Lawsuits Transferred to Federal Hair Loss Litigation
Taxotere lawsuits continue to mount in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, where all federally-filed legal claims involving the cancer drug’s alleged potential to cause permanent hair loss have been undergoing centralized pretrial proceedings. Just last month, the … Continue reading
Ethicon Physiomesh Complications: “I Didn’t Think Anything Could Hurt That Much”
A man from Nova Scotia is blaming Ethicon, Inc. and its Physiomesh hernia patch for the pain and disability he has suffered since March. As he awaits hernia revision surgery, Eric Hagen, 86, told CCTV that he is working to warn … Continue reading
Invokana News: Study Confirms Link Between SGLT2 Inhibitors and Diabetic Ketoacidosis
New research suggests that patients who take Invokana and other SGLT2 inhibitors to control Type 2 diabetes may be more likely to develop diabetic ketoacidosis compared to those using other treatments. Scientists at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital are now … Continue reading
Court Overseeing Cook Medical Blood Clot Filter Lawsuits Issues Protocol for Independent Medical Exams
IVC (inferior vena cava) filter lawsuits involving products manufactured by Cook Medical, Inc. continue to move forward in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. According to a Case Management Order issued on June 7th, the parties have agreed … Continue reading
Levaquin Lawsuit Moves Forward in Illinois, After Court Upholds Fraudulent Concealment Claims
An Illinois woman will be able to pursue fraudulent concealment claims against the manufacturers of Levaquin, after a federal judge in Chicago found that Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals had a duty to provide her with important safety information. … Continue reading
Bair Hugger Hip and Knee Infection Lawsuits Selected for Final Bellwether Trial Pool
The federal court overseeing coordinated pretrial proceedings for hundreds of hip and knee infection lawsuits involving the 3M Bair Hugger forced air warming blanket has selected eight individual cases for the proceeding’s first bellwether trials. Those trials are expected to … Continue reading
Court Overseeing Federal Invokana Lawsuits Schedules Science Day for July 19th
Federally-filed Invokana lawsuits are continuing to move forward in the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. According to a Case Management Order dated June 1st, the Court will convene Science Day on July 19, 2017, at 9:30 a.m. State … Continue reading
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