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.
The first Zoloft lawsuit filed in federal court has been scheduled for an early trial date in March 2016. This lawsuit, known as a bellwether case, is essentially a test case that allows all parties involved with the multidistrict litigation (MDL) to gauge how juries... Read More
A mother recently brought a lawsuit against the Naval Medical Center at San Diego, claiming that because of the alleged negligence of the attending healthcare staff, her son was born with severe and permanent injuries, including brain damage that has led to significant functional impairments.... Read More
Since its founding in 1886 by three brothers, Johnson & Johnson has become a globally recognized brand. Johnson & Johnson portrays itself as the go-to brand for family-friendly products, from its 1894 launch of maternity kits to make childbirth safer to the 1954 release of... Read More
In 2001, the publication of Study 329 prompted a 36 percent increase in prescriptions for Paxil (paroxetine), as it led healthcare providers to believe that Paxil was safe for use in adolescents. Yet, a reassessment of the same clinical data questions the accuracy of the... Read More
Sonja Zimmerman, a resident of Pennsylvania, is one of the latest plaintiffs to file a Mirena lawsuit against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals. She filed her complaint earlier in September 2015 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. However, it is possible that the... Read More
A three-judge panel in the District IV Court of Appeals affirmed a jury verdict in a case of delivery room negligence, rejecting the defendant’s argument that the testimony of an expert witness did not meet the standard of admissibility for expert testimony. The defendant, Dr.... Read More
A Las Vegas jury has begun hearing arguments regarding potential safety problems linked to Actos, a medication designed and manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals. The Actos trial began on August 27th, 2015 before Judge Jerry Wiese in the Las Vegas District Court. During this high stakes... Read More
This past June, some of the plaintiffs who filed power morcellator lawsuits filed a motion to centralize the cases into multidistrict litigation (MDL). The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) is expected to hear oral arguments pertaining to this issue on October 1, 2015. Currently,... Read More
