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.
A Louisiana woman filed suit on June 17, alleging that her use of breast cancer drug Taxotere (docetaxel) resulted in permanent alopecia, or a total failure of her hair to regrow following treatment with the medication. According to the complaint, drug maker Sanofi-Aventis failed in... Read More
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by the administrator of the estate of a 58-year-old woman who died in 2014 from ovarian cancer. The complaint alleges that the deceased's daily use of talc-based powder... Read More
A recently published study has given rise to new worries about the safety of popular heartburn medications such as Prilosec and Nexium, linking the drugs to an increased risk of developing bone loss and subsequent osteoporosis. Reported in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, the... Read More
In a recently filed lawsuit, a Texas woman claims that congenital defects she has lived with since birth are the result of her mother's use of anti-nausea medication Zofran (ondansetron) during pregnancy. Alleging negligence, fraud, misrepresentation and breaches of express and implied warranties on the... Read More
A 12-year-old boy has achieved financial settlement of his claims against Ireland's Health Service Executive stemming from birth injuries he is alleged to have sustained at Kerry General Hospital in March of 2003. Jeremiah Daly and his mother had initiated a negligence lawsuit in which... Read More
Large-scale resolution of lawsuits related to the popular birth control drugs Yaz and Yasmin continues to progress, with the achievement of settlements in hundreds of blood clot cases and the recent revelation that similar outcomes are likely in several hundred additional matters pending in the... Read More
Following the recent establishment of multidistrict litigation for Ethicon morcellator lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, Judge Kathryn Vratil has set an initial status and scheduling conference for November 18. The proceeding will offer the parties an opportunity to discuss... Read More
In a newly-filed birth injury lawsuit, a New Jersey couple is alleging that a series of negligent acts and omissions on the part of labor and delivery staff attending the birth of their son ultimately resulted in his death soon afterward. The highly detailed complaint... Read More
