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.
U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade of the Northern District of Texas has granted a request to stay most of the pending DePuy Pinnacle lawsuits in multidistrict litigation (MDL) No. 2244, with the exception of a small selection of bellwether trials. These bellwether cases are moving... Read More
Pharmaceutical companies are required to fully disclose the risks and side effects of their medications. When they fail to do so, patients often suffer catastrophic consequences. Many diabetes patients have filed complaints against Takeda Pharmaceuticals, alleging that its drug, Actos (pioglitazone hydrochloride) is unreasonably dangerous... Read More
On August 21, 2013, plaintiffs filed a Medtronic Infuse lawsuit in the Pike Circuit Court of Kentucky. However, on September 25, 2013, the case was removed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. This personal injury/product liability lawsuit was filed on... Read More
On September 20, 2013, U.S. District Court Judge David A. Katz issued an order that delayed a bellwether trial in the DePuy ASR multidistrict litigation (MDL) No. 2197. The complaint is one of more than 8,200 DePuy ASR hip lawsuits centralized in the MDL, which is... Read More
In recent years, clinical research has increasingly pointed to an association between the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy and the risk of birth defects, along with other complications. Now, a recent study has highlighted the potential danger of taking these types... Read More
A Propecia sexual side effects lawsuit has been added to the consolidated federal litigation proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York before Judge John Gleeson. This complaint lists a slew of life-threatening side effects that the plaintiff allegedly developed... Read More
In the latest order handed down by the Judge presiding over the Mirena lawsuits consolidated into multidistrict litigation (MDL), the parties have been informed of a timetable for the discovery process. Judge Cathy Seibel of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York... Read More
Another Actos bladder cancer lawsuit was filed against Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly regarding the alleged relationship between the medication and the high risk of bladder cancer. The complaint was filed on August 19, 2013 on behalf of Lundy Boggess, a resident of West Virginia.... Read More
