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Federal Appeals Court Refuses to Reverse $6.7 Million Judgment Awarded to Plaintiff in Boston Scientific Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit
Boston Scientific Corp. has been denied its bid to reverse the $6.7 million judgement awarded to a woman who suffered serious complications following implantation of the company’s Pinnacle pelvic mesh device. Amal Eghnayem’s transvaginal mesh lawsuit was initially filed in … Continue reading
Insys Founder Arrested Over Subsys Fentanyl Spray Marketing, Resigns from Company Board
The billionaire founder of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. has resigned, following his arrest last week on federal racketeering and conspiracy charges related to the marketing of the company’s opioid painkiller, Subsys spray. What is Subsys Spray? John Kapoor founded Insys in … Continue reading
FDA Adverse Event Analysis Links Invokana, Other SGLT2 Inhibitors to Acute Kidney Failure
A recently-published analysis involving the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) adverse event database suggests that a new class of Type 2 diabetes drugs called SGLT 2 inhibitors may be associated with acute renal failure, a complication alleged in a … Continue reading
Onglyza Lawsuit Plaintiffs Petition JPML for Centralization of Federal Heart Failure Claims
A plaintiff who allegedly developed heart failure due to Onglyza has filed a petition with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation requesting that all such federal claims be transferred to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California for … Continue reading
Proton Pump Inhibitor Lawsuits Move Forward, As Court Overseeing Federal Kidney Failure Litigation Issues 4th Case Management Order
Hundreds of proton pump inhibitors lawsuits continue to move forward in the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, where all federally-filed claims involving the alleged potential for Nexium, Prilosec and PrevAcid to cause kidney failure and other life-threatening renal … Continue reading
Covidien Faces New Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Over Parietex Mesh
A new hernia mesh lawsuit has been filed against Covidien, Inc., accusing the company of concealing and downplaying the risks allegedly associated with its Parietex Mesh Composite device. Parietex Mesh Lawsuit Allegations According to a complaint filed in the U.S. … Continue reading
Latest Case Management Order Indicates 860+ Invokana Lawsuits Pending in Federal Multidistrict Litigation
The multidistrict litigation established last year for all federally-filed Invokana lawsuits continues to grow, with dozens of new cases added to the proceeding in just the past month alone. According to an October 12th Case Management Order, 865 cases are … Continue reading
Federal Court Overseeing Nexium, Prilosec & PrevAcid Lawsuits Convenes October Status Conference
The federal court overseeing hundreds of kidney injury lawsuits involving Nexium and other proton pump inhibitors convened its most recent Status Conference on October 11, 2017. According to a Joint Status Report prepared by the parties ahead of the conference, … Continue reading
City Attorney Launches Probe After CNN Details Rising Use of Nuedexta Among Los Angeles Nursing Home Patients
The City Attorney for Los Angeles has launched a new investigation, following broadcast of a CNN report detailing the rising use of Nuedexta among elderly nursing home patients, especially in Southern California. According to the cable network, Mark Feuer is … Continue reading
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