Takeda Pharmaceuticals has agreed to a $2.4 billion Actos settlement that would largely resolve thousands of claims regarding the drug’s risk of bladder cancer. The company said that the settlement would go into effect if at least 95% of current plaintiffs accept it; in this... Read More

The federal judge presiding over all Stryker Rejuvenate hip lawsuits has issued an order mandating that each plaintiff who undergoes surgery to correct an allegedly defective hip implant must file notice with the court. In Pretrial Order No. 26, issued on April 17, United States District... Read More

Another Risperdal lawsuit was filed on March 27 by a plaintiff who contends that he developed abnormal male breast growth while taking medication to control symptoms of ADHD and bipolar disorder as a minor. The case was filed in the United States District Court for the... Read More

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has rejected a recent request to create a Testofen multidistrict litigation (MDL) which would consolidate all existing lawsuits related to testosterone booster products. Testofen supplements, created from fenugreek seeds, are marketed to help increase free testosterone levels in men... Read More

The federal judge presiding over more than 70,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits has ordered another joint conference status meeting in order to find a way to resolve the majority of the complaints through large scale settlements. The lawsuits all allege that various brands of transvaginal mesh... Read More

A Kentucky man has filed a Da Vinci robot lawsuit over serious injuries sustained during a prostatectomy that was performed using the surgical system. Russell W. Fryman vs. Intuitive Surgical Inc. alleges that Mr. Fryman suffered injuries during his surgery that were the result of... Read More

A doctor in Asheville, North Carolina who is currently under investigation by the state’s medical board for the deaths of three infants during or just after home births he attended was also sued in 2007 in a birth injury lawsuit. The child in question was... Read More

The presiding judge in the New Jersey multicounty litigation (MCL) encompassing over 1800 Mirena IUD lawsuits has ordered the selection of a pool of lawsuits from which the second preliminary (or “bellwether”) case will be chosen. In Case Management Order 35, issued on March 17,... Read More