Laura Woods is committed to patient safety issues. She enjoys breaking news about FDA recalls, sharing important events in pharmaceutical litigation, and reporting on favorable outcomes for victims of dangerous drugs and medical devices.
An Arkansas mother has filed a birth injury lawsuit against the healthcare center where her son was born. According to the claim, in 2013 the plaintiff was a gestational diabetic 27-year-old woman pregnant with her third child. While her due date wasn’t until March 21, 2013, she... Read More
A Portland, Oregon father has filed a $27.25 million birth injury lawsuit in Multnomah County Circuit Court against the hospital where his daughter was born. He claims medical negligence caused the infant child to be born with severe brain damage and seizures. The baby was... Read More
On Friday, March 20 a young man achieved a partial victory in his Risperdal lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals. The 19-year-old plaintiff, William Cirba, of Pennsylvania claimed the company failed to warn patients and the medical community that the antipsychotic drug could cause... Read More
A Florida mother and father have filed a birth injury lawsuit, claiming their child sustained several birth-related injuries, including hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. The family currently resides at Patrick Air Force Base in Brevard County, Florida. Their original claim was presented to the Department of the... Read More
A California federal judge has dismissed a talcum powder cancer lawsuit brought against Johnson & Johnson by a number of women. U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley ruled the class action lawsuit had no merit, as it was based solely on economic damages and didn’t... Read More
A Georgia couple has filed a short-form complaint to be filed into the testosterone therapy products liability litigation in the Northern District of Illinois. Their lawsuit states that the husband, David Bowden is currently taking Axiron and has been since 2002. The couple is suing Axiron... Read More
Plaintiff Janice Ollenburger has filed an Axiron lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Company on behalf of her late husband. Jerry Ollenburger was prescribed testosterone replacement therapy Axiron from May 2012 to January 2013, for symptoms he allegedly attributed to low testosterone based on advertising and... Read More
A West Palm Beach, Florida family has filed a cerebral palsy lawsuit against the obstetrician who delivered their son. The now 16-year-old boy was born with cerebral palsy and currently has the intellectual abilities of a 2-year-old. His parents are suing the doctor for millions,... Read More
