William and May Youngclaus of New Hampshire are the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit claiming Mr. Youngclaus’ bladder cancer was an Actos side effect. The case is part of the multidistrict litigation in the Western District of Louisiana against the makers of Actos, Takeda Pharmaceuticals... Read More

With at least 22 pending Neomedic sling lawsuits pending in eight different United States district courts, plaintiffs are calling for the creation of a new multidistrict litigation (MDL). Transvaginal mesh lawyers for the plaintiffs have moved to have the pending Neomedic lawsuits consolidated before U.S.... Read More

A da Vinci robot recall was announced on Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, after the manufacturer, Intuitive Surgical,  issued a “voluntary product correction” for da Vinci Patient Side Manipulators (PSMs). Intuitive Surgical warned the mechanical arms on some of its da Vinci robots could stall... Read More

Rare skin reactions that can result in permanent harm or death can be a side effect of using the anti-seizure drug Onfi (clobazam), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning. Changes to the Onfi drug label and the patient Medication Guide to describe the... Read More

Hospitals are attempting to improve training for the da Vinci surgical system due to a rising number of reports about deaths, injuries and malfunctions linked to the robotic surgery system made by Intuitive Surgical Inc., according to Bloomberg News Service. Reports of da Vinci robot surgery problems... Read More

Plaintiffs approaching their deaths due to pancreatic cancer now have a process to schedule In Extremis depositions to preserve their testimony for use during Januvia and Byetta lawsuits in federal court against their manufacturers and those of other incretin mimetic diabetes drugs. Plaintiffs’ claims in Januvia and... Read More

Currently, more than 1,500 Pradaxa lawsuits are pending as plaintiffs seek compensation for damages related to internal hemorrhaging from the blood thinning medication. Many of the plaintiff’s claims have been consolidated into a Pradaxa side effects MDL, or multidistrict litigation, and a federal judge who... Read More

Da Vinci surgery injuries have become a growing concern in recent years, as the da Vinci robot manufactured by Intuitive Surgical has increasingly been used as an alternative to traditional laparoscopic procedures.  The FDA conducted a survey earlier this year to obtain more information about... Read More