Dawn Snyder is an attorney as well as a regular contributor at Injury Lawyer News. Her special areas of interest include the relationship between the FDA and the pharmaceutical companies, circumstances surrounding voluntary recalls, and the settlement process.
In late October, an Illinois man sued Invokana manufacturers Jannsen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson Co., and Mitsubishi Tanaba Pharma Corp. over injuries allegedly caused by the drug. The Invokana lawsuit seeks more than $75,000 in compensation and alleges a number of claims including product liability, defective... Read More
Just like the adage, “one bad apple spoils the bunch”, the wrongful actions of a few obstetricians have a costly effect on other OB/GYNs and the public. A Canadian investigation by the Toronto Star in conjunction with Ryerson University found that obstetrics is a unique... Read More
On October 28, 2015, an Illinois man filed an Invokana lawsuit seeking to hold the manufacturer responsible for his injuries. Anthony R. Allen, from Granite City, in Madison County, IL, filed his lawsuit against Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson Co., and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma... Read More
A Stockton, California woman, Jennifer Anzo, blames the diabetes drug Invokana for the diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and resulting complications she experienced in late 2013. On October 26, 2015, she filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California against... Read More
A federal jury in Georgia has awarded $11 million to plaintiff Robyn Christiansen in the first of several scheduled trials in the Wright Medical CONSERVE hip implants multidistrict litigation (MDL). As a bellwether trial, the result will likely affect the strategy that the nearly 550 remaining... Read More
A judge has awarded a 3-year-old California girl $9.6 million in damages on her medical malpractice claim against the doctor who delivered her. Judge John Mendez, sitting on the federal court in Sacramento, found that the doctor on call at the hospital negligently delayed calling... Read More
Last week,Washington parents filed a birth injury lawsuit naming the United States of America as the sole defendant. The lawsuit, filed on November 12, 2015, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, seeks to hold the federal government responsible for alleged... Read More
Last week, a Delaware judge cut a $100 million transvaginal mesh verdict by 90%, down to $10 million. The jury verdict was the largest ever awarded in a trial involving transvaginal mesh. Still, manufacturer Boston Scientific plans to appeal, citing legal and factual errors. Jury... Read More
