Janssen Pharmaceuticals has asked a Pennsylvania judge to overturn a $70 million Risperdal verdict awarded to a plaintiff in a gynecomastia lawsuit earlier this month. In a brief filed with the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on July 11th, the … Continue reading
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants access to documents from the board of directors for AbbVie, Inc. According to a report from Law360.com, the Commission is pursuing a so-called pay-for-delay lawsuit involving the company’s AndroGel testosterone treatment. The FTC went … Continue reading
Personal injury claims involving the 3M Bair Hugger surgical warming blanket continue to mount in the centralized proceeding now underway in the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. According to a report issued by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict … Continue reading
Sanofi-Aventis continues to face a growing number of Taxotere lawsuits involving the chemotherapy agent’s alleged association with permanent alopecia. Earlier this month, a new case was filed in Illinois federal court accusing the company of withholding information about this potential … Continue reading
U.S. health regulators have expanded the approved uses of Dexilant to include teenagers (ages 12 to 17) who suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). According to a press release issued by Takeda Pharmaceuticals, North America, Inc., use of the proton … Continue reading
Talcum powder lawsuits pending in California Superior Court could soon be consolidated in a coordinated docket. According to court records, a hearing on the matter will be convened on July 29th in Los Angeles. A Petition seeking coordination of the … Continue reading
Just months after launching an investigation of Invokana and amputations, a European regulator has announced that it will expand the scope of its probe to include a number of other SGLT2 inhibitor Type 2 diabetes medications. According to a report … Continue reading
A man from Tennessee has filed suit against AstraZeneca, after he allegedly developed drug-induced acute interstitial nephritis related to the use of Nexium. The complaint, which was filed on July 5th in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, … Continue reading
A new analysis of U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) adverse event reports from 2015 indicates that two fluoroquinolone antibiotics – Cipro and Levaquin – were linked to more persistent side effects than any other medication monitored by the agency. … Continue reading
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of five plaintiffs who allegedly lost their mother to serious Invokana side effects, including diabetic ketoacidosis and kidney damage. The complaint claims that Johnson & Johnson and its Janssen Pharmaceuticals unit … Continue reading