An Iowa man is suing Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen, claiming the defendants failed to adequately warn about Invokana side effects, which purportedly resulted in a partial leg amputation. According to the complaint, brought on December 13, 2017 in New Jersey Superior Court,... Read More

Earlier this month, a Philadelphia jury ordered drug makers Johnson & Johnson and Bayer to pay $28 million to an Indiana plaintiff in the state’s first Xarelto trial. Jurors concluded that the pharmaceutical giants, which developed the blood thinning medication jointly, failed to adequately warn consumers... Read More

Early hip implant failure has plagued numerous manufacturers, leading to mass litigation against companies like DePuy, Stryker Corporation, Zimmer and Wright Medical. While advancements in artificial prosthetics have promised better mobility and fewer risks of complications, emerging research suggests that newer hip replacement designs are... Read More

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has been hit with another courtroom loss in its ongoing talcum powder litigation. Last week, jurors in Los Angeles ordered the company to pay a record $417 million verdict to a 63-year woman who alleged that her terminal ovarian cancer... Read More

A St. Louis jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a $110 million verdict in a talcum powder trial last week. The plaintiff, 62-year-old Lois Slemp, developed ovarian cancer after using the company’s Shower-to-Shower and Baby Powder for decades, and claimed she wasn’t adequately warned... Read More

After previously denying a motion to centralize claims alleging that the Mirena IUD causes or contributes to the development of intracranial hypertension injuries, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has reconsidered, given the growing number of federal actions pending in courtrooms across the nation.... Read More

In late December, a U.S. District Judge issued a court order that expands settlement claims in cases involving complications with Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II hip implants. Donovan W. Frank, the U.S. District Judge who is hearing all the U.S. Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II... Read More

One of the most recent talcum powder lawsuits is alleging that prolonged use of talc and talc-based products poses an increased risk of ovarian cancer. The plaintiff in this case lost his wife last year after she lost her battle with ovarian cancer. He claims... Read More