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.
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
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
