A Texas man who developed bladder cancer after using the diabetes drug Actos has sued Takeda Pharmaceuticals, manufacturer of Actos. The plaintiff, Carl T. Lampe, filed his Actos lawsuit on December 21, 2012 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. [SmartLink actoslawsuit] Plaintiff took... Read More

On December 5, 2012, a Propecia lawyer filed a new lawsuit on behalf of a client who took the male pattern baldness medication manufactured by Merck and suffered from cognitive impairment and sexual dysfunction. The case was field in Pennsylvania court and was transferred to... Read More

Kristen Estep, Emily Maddalena, and Faith Maldonado filed lawsuits on December 13, 2012, ins the Superior Court of the States of California against drug maker Bayer. They claim that Bayer's popular fourth generation birth control, sold as Yaz, caused them to suffer serious side effects.... Read More

Zoloft is a commonly prescribed antidepressant that is used in the treatment of some of the most common psychological illnesses--obsessive compulsive disorder, general anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, and depression. Although most patients claim they were led to believe that the drug is safe... Read More

Two plaintiffs who lost a loved one due to GranuFlo side effects filed a motion on December 12, 2012 with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, requesting that an MDL be established in the district of Massachusetts to consolidate lawsuits making claims against Fresenius... Read More

The Food and Drug Administration issued a safety communication on July 13, 2011, regarding vaginal mesh products. The agency warned both patients and health care practitioners about the potential risks associated with the use of these vaginal mesh devices, which are often used to treat... Read More