Hundreds of IVC filter lawsuits alleging defective design, misrepresentation in marketing, and failure to warn have been leveled against Cook Medical since 2013. The complaints center around problems with the company’s inferior vena cava filters, small cage-like devices which are designed to prevent the development... Read More

A new class of diabetes drugs known as SGLT2 inhibitors has been associated with an increased risk of ketoacidosis, according to a May 2015 safety alert from the FDA. Medications marketed under the brand names Farxiga, Xigduo XR, Invokana and Invokamet were the topic of... Read More

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a talcum powder class action lawsuit in Canada over its baby powder products containing talc. Plaintiffs argue that the company knew about cancer risks of long-term talcum use by adult women but opted to conceal these dangers... Read More

Plaintiff Gloria Ristesund says she was gratified with her $55 million talcum powder verdict, handed down by Missouri state jurors on May 2, 2016. The verdict marks the second straight loss for pharmaceutical giant, Johnson & Johnson, which is facing more than 1,200 other complaints... Read More

Ami Dodson is suing Sanofi S.A. on grounds of strict products liability regarding the manufacturer’s chemotherapy drug Taxotere. According to her suit, neither Dodson nor her treating doctors were aware of or informed of the risks of permanent alopecia that can occur with treatment of... Read More

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson was hit with a whopping $13.5 million vaginal mesh verdict last week. The judgement was rendered by a Philadelphia Court of Common pleas jury and marks the second large verdict against J&J and its Ethicon subsidiary in litigation involving surgical... Read More

A Tennessee resident took legal action against the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline LLC (GSK) in December of 2015 on behalf of her minor child. The plaintiff alleged that her baby developed a serious birth defect after she took Zofran—also known as odansetron—during her pregnancy to alleviate... Read More

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has taken measures to resolve thousands of claims involving the company’s surgical mesh products. The device maker will set aside $120 million to resolve between 2,000 and 3,000 lawsuits, reports Bloomberg. A company spokesperson has declined to comment on the accord,... Read More