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.
Plaintiff Donna Olson, 66, alleged that years of breathing in particles of talc powder manufactured by Johnson & Johnson resulted in her development of mesothelioma, a rare lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure. Jurors in New York agreed with the plaintiff and ordered the defendants... Read More
Thousands of plaintiffs who suffered complications from Johnson & Johnson’s metal-on-metal hip implants have agreed to a substantial settlement deal. The defendants agreed to pay roughly $1 billion to settle more than 95 percent of 6,000 product liability lawsuits. That total includes the payout from... Read More
All transvaginal mesh manufacturers in the U.S. have been ordered to cease selling and distributing their products within the U.S. effective April 16, 2019. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took this drastic step after undertaking an escalating number of safety initiatives following a... Read More
As more patients become aware of the potential complications associated with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), there have been an increasing number of lawsuits filed against the drug manufacturers. Currently, there are more than 8,400 lawsuits pending regarding the serious complications Nexium, Prilosec, Protonix, Prevacid, and... Read More
A lawsuit filed against hernia mesh maker C.R. Bard, Davol Inc., and Covidien, LP has been removed to federal court where it may join a consolidated legal action pending against the defendants. The product liability claim was initially filed in the 234th Judicial District Court... Read More
Rita Fred, a widow from North Dakota, recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Merck, alleging that the defendants’ shingles vaccine, Zostavax, resulted in complications that led to her late husband’s death. Craig Fred was diagnosed with shingles and congestive heart failure, and subsequently died... Read More
The talc powder supplier for Johnson & Johnson has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Imerys Talc America has been named as the co-defendant in thousands of product liability lawsuits that allege that talc powder caused ovarian cancer and lung cancer due to contamination with... Read More
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
