Jacky is a long-time contributor to Injury Lawyer News who believes that education is a powerful tool. She hopes to empower readers with knowledge about the pharmaceutical industry so that they may become their own best advocates.
Over 12,340 lawsuits have been filed against Sanofi-Aventis with regard to allegations about complications stemming from the defendants’ chemotherapy drug, Taxotere. The plaintiffs claim that the defendants failed to provide adequate warnings to doctors and patients about the risk of permanent hair loss from this... Read More
After 46 attorney generals from states around the country filed claims against Johnson & Johnson regarding its DePuy hip implants, the embattled company agreed to a $120 million dollar settlement. Attorney General Letitia James of New York recently issued a statement announcing the consent judgment,... Read More
Hundreds of product liability lawsuits regarding the shingles vaccine, Zostavax, are currently pending in the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL). Recently, U.S. District Judge Harvey Bartle III issued a pretrial order that requires the involved parties to file a plan that would be used to select... Read More
The Zostavax shingles vaccine is intended to prevent shingles and its serious complications. But according to a woman from California, the vaccine instead caused numerous medical problems, including vertigo, polymyalgia rheumatica, and inflammatory myopathy. Patrice Robins alleges that the side effects have caused considerable pain.... Read More
The jury verdict that awarded $4.7 billion to 22 plaintiffs has been upheld by a Missouri state court judge. Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay the massive award after it was found liable for “reprehensible conduct,” including evidence that the company had known... Read More
More than 3,000 product liability lawsuits are being resolved with settlement agreements. The claims were filed by plaintiffs who made allegations regarding Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Pinnacle hip replacements—a metal-on-metal implant linked to a risk of serious complications. A settlement is not an admission of... Read More
The federal Zostavax lawsuits currently pending in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) are set to begin moving through the discovery process, according to a plan recently approved by the U.S. District Judge who is overseeing the MDL. Judge Harvey Bartle III is presiding in the U.S.... Read More
Research confirmed by the FDA suggests the use of the diabetes drug Invokana can increase the risk of lower limb amputations. Now, a more recent study suggests that the risk of amputations may extend to other diabetes drugs in the same class, including Jardiance and... Read More
