A recent analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that 10 percent of cases where a drug causes severe harm to patients are not reported to the FDA within the specified 15-day time period. This lag time in reporting serious adverse events endangers lives needlessly,... Read More

Plaintiffs from Bismarck, North Dakota are suing drug maker GlaxoSmithKline based on allegations that their medication Zofran caused the claimants’ son to be born with severe birth defects. According to the suit, had the plaintiffs known the truth about Zofran’s “unreasonable risk of harm, long... Read More

Massachusetts resident Andrea Larkin and her family were awarded $35.4 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against Dr. Jehane Johnston and Dedham Medical Associates. Larkin, now age 35, suffered a stroke hours after giving birth to her daughter seven years ago, and has been... Read More

Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeal upheld a 2012 move by legislators that limits the fees collected by attorneys who won a birth injury lawsuit for their clients. The case was filed against a Southwest FL hospital which was found liable for a child’s severe... Read More

In an unlikely show of bipartisan support, the House has passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which may soon become law. The Act will funnel more than $8 billion into advanced medical research to help expedite new drug development and get life-saving treatments and devices to... Read More

A Florida resident accuses a certified nurse midwife of negligence that allegedly caused her child to suffer brachial plexus injuries during childbirth. The complaint was brought in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida, where the plaintiffs are demanding a jury trial.... Read More

According to the New Jersey court system, over 100 talc body powder lawsuits alleging cancer have been brought in the state. The product liability complaints, filed against Johnson & Johnson, Personal Care Products Council and Imerys Talc America Inc. allege that plaintiffs were not sufficiently... Read More

A new study may give expectant mothers pause before scheduling an elective Cesarean section delivery. According to research published in the British Medical Journal on June 10, 2015, babies born via C-section may be at a greater risk of developing chronic health problems as adults. ... Read More