For over 10 years, Jenn Fusion has enjoyed a successful career as journalist and creative writer. At Injury Lawyer News, she is dedicated to raising awareness among consumers and patients all over the country.
A plaintiff is seeking $10 million in damages in the latest Actos lawsuit, filed in Lafayette District Court in Louisiana on June 26, 2013. Anthony Vavalle, a 60-year-old New York resident, was prescribed Actos to treat Type II diabetes in December 2008. By July 2010, he... Read More
At least 23 Canadian women have died as a result of Yaz birth control blood clots, according to a new CBC News report. Health Canada records show that the deaths were very unexpected. Miranda Scott, an 18-year-old woman, was working out on an elliptical machine... Read More
A new Actos side effects lawsuit was filed in Cook County Court of Illinois on June 14, 2013. The plaintiff is suing Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly Company, the manufacturers of a type 2 diabetes medication, for injuries sustained as a direct result of using... Read More
Melvin L. Brown filed a GranuFlo recall lawsuit against Fresenius USA Inc. on May 24, 2013. The plaintiff is seeking $25,000 to cover hospital expenses, lost wages, as well as future medical expenses and compensation. The Granuflo lawsuit is being handled by the superior court... Read More
A transvaginal mesh lawsuit was filed against American Medical Systems Inc. in the Superior Court of Los Angeles on June 6, 2013. The complaint stated that the “Caldera Desara Sling System” and “Xenform Mesh” caused the plaintiff to suffer organ perforation and painful intercourse. As... Read More
Actos is a drug manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals that was approved by the FDA in 1999 for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The European Medicines Agency approved the drug the following year. Though a possible link to bladder cancer arose in 2005 clinical trials,... Read More
On April 23rd 2013, a plaintiff filed a Propecia lawsuit in New Jersey District Court asking for more than $75,000 in damages from drug manufacturer Merck & Co. The suit alleges that the defendant negligently manufactured, designed, advertised, and distributed a defective drug marketed to... Read More
What do Robert James Atkin Jr., Harlan O. Erickson, Eugene Walter Gamble, Gerald Higgins, Philip L. Hughes, John Theodore Mitchell, Melvin P. Nicholas and Kenneth Trossman all have in common? The answer is that they are all suing Takeda Pharmaceuticals for manufacturing a diabetes drug... Read More
