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 10,000 women and family members are suing Johnson & Johnson regarding the company’s Baby Powder and Shower-to-Shower talcum powder products. The plaintiffs claim that prolonged use of the talc powder for feminine hygiene purposes can lead to ovarian cancer, and that the company failed... Read More
On September 4, 2018, a new product liability lawsuit was filed against Bayer Healthcare by a plaintiff who claims the medical implant Mirena left her with blurry vision and severe headaches. Nichole Thomas, a woman from Tennessee, filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court... Read More
A report published in the August 26, 2018 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that the drug Xarelto may offer no benefit in preventing venous thromboembolism events among patients who are already hospitalized. Xarelto (rivaroxaban) is a newer generation of anticoagulant medications... Read More
Six plaintiffs who filed a joint lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson regarding the defendants’ Pinnacle hip implant recently received notice that the federal judge presiding over the case had entered a judgment of $246.1 million in their favor. The plaintiffs had presented their case during... Read More
The Scottish Parliament has received a petition requesting the total ban of the use of transvaginal mesh implants within the country. The request was filed by the Holyrood Public Petition Committee, which was prompted to take action by the thousands of reports of serious complications... Read More
An 86-year-old woman from Virginia has developed ovarian cancer after a lifetime of using Shower-to-Shower and Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder for feminine hygiene purposes, according to a new product liability filed against the manufacturers. Opie Lalun Forbes filed her lawsuit in the U.S. District... Read More
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) recently heard arguments regarding the possible consolidation of federal hernia mesh lawsuits filed against C.R. Bard and its Davol subsidiary. If the JPML decides to consolidate the cases, it would add to the growing number of multidistrict... Read More
The use of vaginal mesh surgical products has been immediately suspended in the United Kingdom. The decision comes on the heels of widespread concerns of significant, long-term health complications that have been reported by thousands of women who have received these implants to treat stress... Read More
