Plaintiffs now have a simpler and more efficient way to file a federal Stryker Rejuvenate hip lawsuit. A judge recently approved a master complaint, which outlines all of the common allegations made by plaintiffs in Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II hip product liability cases. The... Read More

Just one week before opening statements in the bellwether trial for the federal MDL (multidistrict litigation) involving nearly 3000 Actos bladder cancer lawsuits, Takeda Pharmaceuticals suffered a blow regarding evidence discovery. On January 27, 2014, the federal MDL judge ruled that Takeda breached its duty... Read More

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, the manufacturer of the controversial diabetes drug Actos that has been tied to an increased risk of bladder cancer, has abandoned its development on another type 2 diabetes medication due to its potential to cause liver damage. Takeda voluntarily stopped working on... Read More

A negligent misrepresentation claim against CL Medical Inc., the maker of the I-STOP pelvic sling device, has been dismissed by a federal judge in Kentucky. In a decision dated December 13, Judge Danny C. Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of... Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued two more Class II da Vinci robot recalls amid reports that parts may slip off the robots during medical procedures. The Class II designation affects more than 110,000 components of the da Vinci Surgical System.  Intuitive Surgical Inc. recalled... Read More

A Texas resident has filed a Yaz stroke lawsuit in federal court in New Jersey alleging Bayer Pharmaceutical’s birth control pills, Yaz and Yasmin, are responsible for the stroke she suffered in November 2011. Denise Jackson filed the claim in November 2013 in the U.S.... Read More

A Propecia Peyronie’s disease lawsuit has been filed against Merck & Co, Inc. by a Madison County, AL husband and wife.  The plaintiffs claim that Merck either knew, or should have known, that hair loss drug Propecia can cause serious side effects when used as... Read More

A lawsuit involving Wright Medical’s Profemur hip replacement has been settled for an undisclosed amount.  The Wright Profemur hip settlement was entered by the court on November 7, about five days before the trial was expected to start. The plaintiffs are Timothy R. Courson and... Read More