Second hand mesothelioma lawsuits are on the rise. One explanation put forth is that more and more people – the wives, daughters and sons – have been exposed to the asbestos mineral fibers by male relatives who worked in asbestos-heavy industries. One prominent surgeon – Dr. Sugarbaker – says he’s […]
Asbestos
Recently, a federal jury in one of the mesh lawsuits in West Virginia awarded a woman $3.27 million in one of 33,000 lawsuits that accuse Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon Inc unit of selling defective transvaginal mesh devices. In part, it appears that the jurors found Ethicon liable for selling faulty […]
Mesh Lawsuits
According to an article in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, a recent study supports claims that there may be a link between risperdal and gynecomastia in men. Gynecomastia is the abnormal growth of breast tissue in men and boys. University of British Columbia examined the health records of 82,850 men, […]
Risperdal and Gynecomastia in Men
According to Pharmacy Times, Xarelto, manufactured by Janssen Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, which has been widely prescribed will be available in a starter xarelto pills pack beginning in October 2014. “According to Janssen, the Xarelto [pills] Starter Pack will help guide physicians and patients through initial treatment […]
Xarelto Pills
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), General Motors notified the agency “that it has determined that a defect [ignition switch recall], which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists” in the recalled vehicles. It appears that GM has recalled over 1.5 million vehicles. The full list of recalled vehicles includes: 2003-2007 Saturn Ion 2005-2007 […]
GM Ignition Switch Recall
Xarelto loses FDA vote. According to a recent FDA panel vote earlier this year, Xarelto should not be used to help prevent heart attacks and strokes 90 days after patients experience serious chest pain or cardiac illness. The drug manufacturer has attempted to gain this type of clearance from the […]
Xarelto Loses FDA Vote
Endo’s American Medical Systems Inc. unit release a staement earlier this year in which it stated that it’s settling the over 23,000 suits related to pelvic mesh implants and/or devices including the Perigee, Apogee and Elevate implants. This 800 million plus dollar settlement comes after the U.S. Food and Drug […]
Pelvic Mesh Implants
Xarelto lawsuits are on the rise. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the manufacturer of “… a rival blood thinner called Pradaxa, last May agreed to pay $650 million to settle about 4,000 lawsuits over claims the drug caused serious bleeding episodes.”… “Also last May, the […]
Xarelto Lawsuits
Zoloft lawsuits are on the rise. A federal Zoloft lawsuit is filed in the federal MDL court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and “involves allegations that Zoloft, a prescription medication approved for the treatment of depression and other ailments, causes birth defects in children when their mothers ingest the […]
Zoloft Lawsuit and MDL
Recently, the Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit issued an opinion in the Gosselin Worldwide Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit. In the Goseselin Worldwide Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit, the court held that a $24 million award in this case as proportionate to the claims made by the whistleblower. The Gosselin […]