The United States' Food and Drug Administration's advisory panel announced in December 2011 that they had come to the conclusion that warning labels on the popular birth control medication Yaz were not sufficient enough to adequately inform patients of the risks associated with the medication.... Read More

On February 22, 2012, eight DePuy lawsuit plaintiffs filed a motion to oppose transfer of their individual cases to the multidistrict litigation (MDL) currently underway in Texas. According to their DePuy hip attorney, the plaintiffs believed they should continue in state court, since they each... Read More

On December 13, 2011, Megan Armstrong filed a Zoloft lawsuit in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiff alleges that she took the antidepressant during pregnancy and as a result, her son, William Blaze Armstrong, was born with birth defects resulting from Zoloft, including hydrocephalus,... Read More

The New York Times recently reported that British health regulators, on the heels of the latest research results, have updated their guidelines for recipients of metal-on-metal hip implants. Before the update, these guidelines encouraged patients to practice careful medical monitoring of their hip replacements for... Read More

Propecia lawsuit plaintiffs await a decision from a panel of federal judges, who will rule on whether Propecia litigation should be consolidated into multidistrict litigation (MDL). An MDL would help conserve resources and streamline pretrial processes, among other advantages. The panel's decision is expected soon,... Read More

On February 10, 2012, plaintiff Cathleen Boone filed a transvaginal mesh lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Her case alleges serious side effects related to the "Advantage Fit System," a mesh device manufactured by Boston Scientific Corporation. The device was intended... Read More

Drug manufacturer Merck has shut down its Propecia website, causing many to speculate that new warnings will soon be added to the hair loss drug's side effects label. Currently, Sweden, the U.K. and Italy already issue strong warnings concerning the side effects resulting from Propecia... Read More

In December 2011, Zimmer, Inc. submitted an application to the New Jersey Supreme Court, requesting that all Zimmer knee lawsuits in the state be consolidated into centralized management. The medical device company made its request after Illinois consolidated 100 similar lawsuits into multidistrict litigation (MDL).... Read More