A new lawsuit has been added to the ongoing multidistrict litigation case that is taking place in the United States' District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Gordon C. Loftis' case was filed by his lawyer in the multidistrict litigation case on the 23rd... Read More

A Missouri man has filed a lawsuit against Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. alleging that their popular diabetes drug contributed to his diagnosis of bladder cancer. Richard La Carte claims that cancer has caused him to suffer “permanent and life threatening injuries,” and he maintains a... Read More

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has aggregated transvaginal mesh lawsuits from across the country into four multidistrict litigations (MDLs), relating to four separate named defendants. The lawsuits all relate to allegations of mesh complications. Transvaginal mesh is surgically implanted in a patient for... Read More

The vaginal mesh MDL is progressing smoothly, with recent appointments to enable the the huge litigation to run as efficiently as possible Some background on the MDL: In February 2012, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated all of the federal lawsuits claiming complications... Read More

Lawsuits in New Jersey have recently been consolidated in a court in Middlesex County after an order signed on the 16th of March, 2012, established that plaintiffs who have decided to file a Propecia lawsuit in the state should be consolidated for pretrial processes. Centralized... Read More

Two Canadian women have recently filed a class action lawsuit dealing with complications they suffered after they were implanted with the devices. The transvaginal mesh attorney who filed suit on behalf of the two women says that the case is hoping to represent all Canadian... Read More

On March 21, 2012, Richard La Carte filed a new Actos complaint. In April 2012, at the request of Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., the manufacturer of Actos, La Carte's case has been removed to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for inclusion in... Read More

Health Canada, the Canadian equivalent of the United States' Food and Drug Administration, has recently announced on the 19th of April, 2012, that they are strengthening the side effects warnings on the packaging, namely for heart failure and bladder cancer from Actos. The organization conducted... Read More