Sarah May brings a unique perspective to her work with Injury Lawyer News. After over ten years of practicing law, she is now focused on raising awareness about ongoing pharmaceutical litigation.
In early January, Johnson & Johnson and its Janssen Pharmaceuticals unit agreed to enter into a settlement in advance of trial in a case brought by male plaintiff who alleged that the drug maker's antipsychotic medication Risperdal caused unwanted breast growth. The resolution of this... Read More
Pursuant to an October 10 transfer order filed by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, cases involving claims against the maker of breast cancer drug Taxotere have been consolidated under the supervision of U.S. District Judge Lance Africk in the Eastern District of... Read More
A recent survey of research published in renowned journal PLOS One has prompted the authors behind it to declare that the widely advertised and high-touted benefits of testosterone therapy drugs to address common complaints of aging males are essentially non-existent. After analyzing over 200 studies... Read More
One of the latest in the onslaught of lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson stemming from its talcum powder-based consumer products contains claims that the size and scope of the litigation as it now stands requires a grant of class action status. The complaint, lodged... Read More
Multidistrict (MDL) litigation established in order to consolidate all federal cases related to Xarelto has now progressed to the point where U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon has chosen a series of four representative cases which will be heard in early 2017. The purpose of these... Read More
A recently filed lawsuit is alleging that the dangers of talcum powder are far more serious than most consumers realize and that the makers of talc-based personal products intentionally withheld knowledge of the risk of cancer posed to women using them and marketed them in... Read More
A Tennessee teen has prevailed against drug giant Johnson & Johnson (J & J) and its Janssen unit, receiving a jury verdict in his favor and an award of $70 million in a Risperdal gynecomastia lawsuit. The jurors in the case found that officials from... Read More
The tally of talcum powder lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson has again grown with yet another case having been filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California earlier this month. The plaintiff alleges that decades of using the company's Baby Powder... Read More
