According to his complaint, on around December 17, 2002, Indiana resident Gerald Johnson started taking Actos for the long-term maintenance of his type II diabetes. He took it for six years and stopped on February 28, 2008. Johnson claims that as a result of using... Read More

A DePuy Pinnacle lawsuit charges that the Pinnacle hip was put on the market and implanted in unsuspecting patients without first undergoing necessary safety testing. The lawsuit was filed by plaintiff Darrell G. Arington, who is the executor of the estate of Wilma J. Arington.... Read More

A lawsuit filed against drug company Pfizer on June 27, 2012 charges that an Arizona child was born with multiple congenital birth defects after Zoloft use by his mother while she was pregnant. The child (referred to only as “G.S.” in court papers) was born... Read More

One of the oldest “selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors” or “SSRIs” on the market, Zoloft (sertraline hydrochloride), like other SSRIs is prescribed for the treatment of psychological conditions such as mood disorders, anxiety and depression. Though it is an effective treatment for depression, there is a... Read More

The side effects of the medication Chantix have been outlined in a report released by the Institute for Safe Medication Practice in its most recent analysis of adverse prescription drug events. These adverse events, which were reported by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration through... Read More

The family of a patient who had been prescribed Predaxa and died chose to file a Pradaxa lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, the victim died of internal bleeding. The bleeding was uncontrollable in the brain after taking the blood thinning drug. The case was filed... Read More

John Hall had the Zimmer knee device surgically implanted on August 20, 2007. He claims his Zimmer knee NexGen knee failure resulted in consistent pain and loosening of the device. Ultimately he required revision surgery to repair it in December of 2008. A claim of... Read More

With studies revealing the risks of metal-on-metal hip implants, and numerous lawsuits being filed by patients over complications from Zimmer hip implants and other metal hip replacement devices, the FDA recently held a two-day panel to “discuss recent information on these devices so that the... Read More