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.
Stryker Corporation has agreed to pay a minimum of $1.43 billion to thousands of plaintiffs who had filed lawsuits against the medical device maker. The Stryker hip recall settlement comes on the heels of settlement announcements made by other medical device manufacturers. It is typical... Read More
Recently, a federal judge issued a ruling allowing new Effexor birth defect lawsuits to be directly filed into the multidistrict litigation (MDL). The MDL, which consolidates lawsuits of a similar nature for the purpose of improving efficiency, was formed in 2013 after nine product liability... Read More
When the da Vinci robotic surgery system was first introduced to the marketplace, hospitals touted it as a means of making surgeries safer for patients by reducing complications and improving precision. However, as increasing numbers of patients complain of robot surgery complications, experts are questioning... Read More
A few of the Risperdal gynecomastia lawsuits filed with regard to are set to go to trial soon in a Pennsylvania state court. Recently, the start date of the first bellwether trial was delayed until November 3, 2014. The second trial is expected to begin... Read More
The safety of testosterone therapy has come under increasing scrutiny as a growing body of studies has associated these products with an increased risk of life-threatening cardiovascular events. Now, the FDA is getting involved. On September 17, 2014, an expert panel for the FDA voiced its concern... Read More
After the serious risks of testosterone replacement products came to light about nine months ago, testosterone drug lawsuits have been piling up against the manufacturers. About 200 of those cases have been centralized into a multidistrict litigation (MDL), which is proceeding in the U.S. District... Read More
The federal judge presiding over a vaginal mesh lawsuit filed against C.R. Bard has struck down a number of allegations while upholding others. Judge Joel H. Slomsky issued the order on July 30, 2014 for the case proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the... Read More
In the latest developments concerning Zoloft pregnancy lawsuits, federal Judge Cynthia Rufe of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted 25 plaintiffs’ motion to remand. The Judge determined that there was a “palpable connection” among the claims. The 25 plaintiffs hold... Read More
