On the anniversary of her daughter’s death, a Pennsylvania woman chose to file a birth defects lawsuit against Zoloft manufacturer Pfizer, Inc. for allegedly failing to warn about the risks for serious cardiac birth defects after Zoloft use that ultimately contributed to her daughter’s death.... Read More

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered in April of 2012 that all federal lawsuits dealing with the hair loss drug Propecia be consolidated into a multi district litigation case that would encompass side effects cases dealing with the sexual side effects of the medication.... Read More

DePuy multidistrict litigation (MDL) is progressing as a status conference was held last month in West Palm Beach to discuss issues including bellwether trials and later status conferences.  The conference followed a March 15th conference between lead counsel for both DePuy and the plaintiffs regarding... Read More

An Illinois woman has filed a lawsuit against vaginal mesh manufacturer Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, alleging complications from Ethicon's Gynecare TVT vaginal mesh device. The plaintiff, Denise Burkhart of Antioch, Ill., filed her lawsuit on May 21, 2012 in the U.S. District... Read More

On May 22, 2012, Yaz litigation filed by Ellen and Warren Hollingsworth was transferred to federal multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (East St. Louis). The Mississippi residents charge Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals with failure to warn the public... Read More

On May 23, 2012, Diana Jean Taylor filed Actos litigation in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois on behalf of her father, Virgil Mason McCallister's estate. Taylor names as defendant manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceuticals, and alleges that her father developed bladder cancer from Actos. The... Read More

In a move that indicates they will be placing further pressure on pharmaceutical maker Merck, the FDA has announced that it is actively seeking testimonials from men who have suffered from side effects after Propecia use. This decision comes in response to the high number... Read More

A Texas woman is the latest to join the multidistrict Chantix litigation occurring in federal court in Alabama. The woman filed her lawsuit against Pfizer, alleging that their popular smoking cessation drug caused her emotional side effects that eventually lead her to attempt suicide after... Read More