Plaintiffs in Federal Truvada Lawsuits, Other Gilead TDF HIV Drug Claims Request Centralization
Plaintiffs pursuing lawsuits against Gilead Sciences, Inc. over toxic side effects allegedly caused by Truvada and similar HIV drugs want their cases centralized in a single federal court. 5 TDF HIV Drug Lawsuits Filed on Behalf of 150 Plaintiffs According … Continue reading
Opioid Lawsuit News: Former Insys CEO to Admit Guilt in Subsys Spray Kickback Case
The former CEO of Insys, Inc. will admit to his role in a kickback scheme involving Subsys Spray, an under-the-tongue version of a powerful opioid called fentanyl. According to a January 2nd filing in the U.S. District Court, District of … Continue reading
Illinois Appeals Court Denies Merck’s Motion to Dismiss Januvia Pancreatic Cancer Lawsuit
An Illinois appeals court has denied Merck & Co.’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit involving Januvia and pancreatic cancer. According to HarrisMartin.com, the lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court by the survivors of four Januvia patients who died … Continue reading
Aurobindo Pharma USA Adds Valsartan to Contaminated Drug Recall
Aurobindo Pharma USA has added valsartan tablets to its recall of contaminated heart and blood pressure drugs. In October, Aurobindo recalled 22 lots of irbesartan Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) because it was found to contain an impurity called N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA). … Continue reading
Johnson & Johnson Reaches $1.5 Million Talcum Powder Settlement in New York Asbestos Case
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $1.5 million to a New York woman who says her long-term use of Baby Powder caused a deadly form of cancer. New York Judge Warned Plaintiff Could be Entitled to Punitive Damages According … Continue reading
Vaccine Injury Compensation Payments Exceed $4 Billion
Less than three months into its new fiscal year, the federal government has already awarded tens-of-millions of dollars to the victims of serious vaccine injuries. The current fiscal year – FY 2019 – began on October 1, 2018 and will … Continue reading
Ethicon Physiomesh Lawsuits Progress, as Federal Court Orders Hernia Patch Samples for Testing
Hundreds of hernia mesh lawsuits involving Ethicon, Inc.’s Physiomesh Composite Flexible Mesh implants continue to move forward in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. According to an Order dated December 18th, defendants must provide eight exemplar samples for … Continue reading
FDA Warns of Aortic Aneurysm Risk with Levaquin, Other Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics
Federal drug regulators have once again issued a new side effect warning for fluoroquinolones, a class of antibiotics that includes Levaquin, Cipro, and Avelox, among others. This time, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) cautioned that Levaquin and similar … Continue reading
Benzocaine Isn’t the Only Teething Remedy That Could Hurt Your Baby
Apparently, oral benzocaine painkillers aren’t the only teething remedies that pose a danger to children. Just yesterday, in fact, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) warned parents and caregivers to avoid teething jewelry, after one such product caused the … Continue reading
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