A woman in Halifax, Nova Scotia filed suit against Bayer on April 23, 2013 and requested certification of the suit as a class action.  If granted, the Mirena class action lawsuit will proceed on behalf of the plaintiff and of all of the women in Canada who... Read More

The children of Herese M. Patton filed a lawsuit in Louisiana on April 23, 2013 against Fresenius Medical Care, alleging that their mother died as a result of using their unreasonably dangerous dialysis products GranuFlo and NaturaLyte. The family's dialysis injury lawyer alleges in the suit that... Read More

Pennsylvania resident James O. Gipson, Jr. is suing medical device manufacturer Zimmer, Inc., over a hip implant made by Zimmer, the "Durom Cup," which caused him serious injuries due to its allegedly faulty design and manufacture. According to this Zimmer hip lawsuit, the Durom Cup was... Read More

The use of antidepressants during pregnancy may double the risk of autism in the child, according to recent research published in the British Medical Journal. The study adds to the concerns surrounding SSRI antidepressant side effects, which may also include birth defects and malformations. SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)... Read More

Metal on metal hip complications and injuries from vaginal mesh devices have plagued thousands of patients. Many of the metal hip implants and vaginal mesh products that received FDA clearance are currently the subject of personal injury lawsuits, recalls, and safety reviews. In an attempt to protect patients from... Read More

One of many Zimmer hip lawsuits pending in the U.S. has been removed from the state civil court where it was filed, and will instead be tried in federal court. The civil action was initially filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on... Read More

A new lawsuit against pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim has been added to the Pradaxa MDL in Illinois. The MDL consolidates more than 120 lawsuits filed by plaintiffs claiming that they suffered internal bleeding or other Pradaxa side effects after taking the anticoagulant drug. The Pradaxa... Read More

Media reports of side effects associated with Bayer Pharmaceuticals' once-popular birth control medications, Yaz and Yasmin, have led to a decline in sales of the controversial medications. However, drug maker Actavis, Inc. recently announced that they will resume their sales of a generic version of... Read More