In late December, a U.S. District Judge issued a court order that expands settlement claims in cases involving complications with Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II hip implants. Donovan W. Frank, the U.S. District Judge who is hearing all the U.S. Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II... Read More

One of the most recent talcum powder lawsuits is alleging that prolonged use of talc and talc-based products poses an increased risk of ovarian cancer. The plaintiff in this case lost his wife last year after she lost her battle with ovarian cancer. He claims... Read More

A Tennessee resident took legal action against the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline LLC (GSK) in December of 2015 on behalf of her minor child. The plaintiff alleged that her baby developed a serious birth defect after she took Zofran—also known as odansetron—during her pregnancy to alleviate... Read More

On December 30, 2015, a mother from California filed a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline LLC (GSK), claiming that the defendant's anti-emetic medication Zofran resulted in a congenital heart defect in her child following his birth in 2009. She is demanding compensation in excess... Read More

Abingdon, Virginia resident Sandra F. Danna has initiated legal proceedings against Medtronic, Inc. and Medtronic Sofamor Danek, USA, Inc., in connection with the serious harm she allegedly sustained following surgical implantation of Infuse bone growth protein. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern... Read More

A recent study in the British Medical Journal reported that when pregnant women take antidepressants close to their delivery date, they are at an increased risk for postpartum hemorrhaging. This study is one of many that reports that antidepressants can have very harmful effects on... Read More

A federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation against the Johnson & Johnson-owned subsidiary Ethicon over their vaginal mesh implants has ordered first trial to begin in August 2014. There are more than 10,000 Ethicon Prolift mesh lawsuits currently pending in the federal court system. Vaginal... Read More

Johnson & Johnson announced another recall last week, this time for its antipsychotic Risperdal Consta, due to concerns that the drug may not be sterile.  The Risperdal recall comes on the heels of dozens of recalls in recent years, costing the Brunswick, N.J.-based company hundreds... Read More