Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $8 billion in punitive damages to a Maryland man yesterday, after a Philadelphia jury found that its Janssen Pharmaceuticals subsidiary intentionally downplayed the potential for Risperdal to cause gynecomastia in boys. According to … Continue reading
Dozens of women alleging abuse at the hands of a once-prominent Long Island pediatrician are finally taking their former doctor to court, thanks to the New York Child Victims Act. Parent’s Rarely Questioned Pediatrician’s Motives According to The New York … Continue reading
A hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas allegedly enabled sex trafficking, going so far as to allow pimps exclusive access to an entire floor of the building. Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Allegations According to a sex trafficking lawsuit filed last week in … Continue reading
A Missouri state court judge has agreed to delay an upcoming Roundup lawsuit trial, the latest to be postponed as Bayer attempts to negotiate a settlement with thousands of plaintiffs who claim glyphosate caused cancer. Bayer Defending Over 18,000 Roundup … Continue reading
Thousands of lawsuits involving the 3M Company’s Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2, continue to move forward in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. 3M Military Earplugs Discovery and Depositions Progressing The Court issued the litigation’s fifth Case Management … Continue reading
Plaintiffs suing over Allergan Inc.’s recently recalled Biocell textured breast implants are seeking to have their claims centralized in a single federal court. According to a motion filed with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) on October 3rd, … Continue reading
The Pennsylvania State Senate is considering several proposals that would significantly extend the deadlines for filing civil lawsuits against child sexual abusers, as well as any institutions that protected wrongdoers and enabled their predatory behavior. What’s Been Proposed in Pennsylvania … Continue reading
More than two weeks after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) warned of the presence of a cancer-causing chemical in Zantac and other ranitidine-containing antacids, the agency acknowledge that “early, limited testing” did turn up unacceptably high levels in … Continue reading
A new report suggests Xeljanz and other new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) aren’t as cost effective as their older competitors. Xeljanz Only Marginally Better than Humira The analysis, which was conducted by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review … Continue reading