On January 24, 2012, Donna L. Praus of North Dakota filed a lawsuit against Bayer Pharmaceuticals in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Praus joins thousands of others around the country who have also filed Yaz lawsuits.  Allegations contained in these complaints include... Read More

On January 4, 2012, Ohio residents Monetta and David Rose filed a vaginal mesh lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. In the lawsuit, Monetta Rose alleges that she suffers vaginal mesh side effects due to a product manufactured by American... Read More

On January 18, 2012, Pfizer, the manufacturer of the antidepressant drug Zoloft, filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation requesting that 59 lawsuits be consolidated into multidistrict litigation (MDL). Pfizer requested that the MDL, which would incorporate cases in which plaintiffs... Read More

Cheri D. Lewis of Texas is one of many mothers claiming that Zoloft birth defects have wreaked havoc on their lives. According to the lawsuit filed on October 26, 2011, in the Southern District of New York, Lewis' child was born with multiple congenital heart... Read More

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is one of the most severe side effects associated with the cystic acne medication, Accutane, and has formed the basis for thousands of lawsuits. Some victims have successfully received significant Accutane settlements. One jury verdict handed awarded over $25 million to... Read More

Although Avandia and Actos are both type II diabetes medications, and both have been linked to significant risk factors, most Actos lawsuits cite different side effects than do patients who have complained of injury after taking Avandia. However, while bladder cancer resulting from Actos use is... Read More

Zoloft is an antidepressant in the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class of drugs. The medication is prescribed to patients diagnosed with depression and anxiety, but Zoloft can also have unfortunate and undesirable side effects. Among them, suicidal thoughts and birth defects, including persistent pulmonary... Read More

Studies that led to a French recall in June 2011 are part of the key evidence in a lawsuit filed on Nov. 8, 2011 by Linda Sawyer on behalf of Sawyer's deceased husband, Gary Sawyer. Gary Sawyer died of bladder cancer that Linda Sawyer believes... Read More