Thousands of plaintiffs have become involved in filing an Actos lawsuit after experiencing some of the serious complications that have been linked to the drug. Actos is a medication intended for the treatment of type II diabetes, but patients who take it for an extended... Read More

A new lawsuit alleging transvaginal mesh issues was filed by an Alabama couple on October 25, 2012 in the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota (DMN) against American Medical Systems (AMS) and its subsidiaries. The case alleges that the wife sustained injuries from the vaginal... Read More

The New England Journal of Medicine recently published a study that showed that infants exposed to SSRI drugs such as Zoloft while in the womb are twice as likely as other infants to experience a birth defect known as craniosynostosis. Craniosynostosis is a condition marked... Read More

A new Stryker hip implant lawsuit was filed by plaintiff Erma Neagle on November 9, 2012, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. The plaintiff, a resident of Utah, alleges that she experienced serious injuries due to two corrective surgeries following her... Read More

On November 8, 2012, Louisiana resident Mary Weeks chose to file a Pradaxa lawsuit against manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals alleging that she suffered from serious injuries after taking the anticoagulant medication. The case joins similar filings that have been consolidated into multidistrict litigation (MDL) located... Read More

Much has been written about the link between Actos and bladder cancer, including a 2011 FDA  warning stating that use of Actos can cause bladder cancer. But several recent studies find that Actos (pioglitazone) carries another serious risk as well: the risk of bone fractures.... Read More

On November 17, 2012, a new plaintiff chose to file a Propecia lawsuit against the manufacturer of the male pattern baldness medication Merck & Co. According to the filing, the plaintiff sustained cognitive impairment and sexual dysfunction after extended use of the medication. The Iowa... Read More

The Zimmer NexGen MDL in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana added a new Zimmer knee replacement lawsuit on November 27, 2012. The plaintiff, Cynthia Souza of Rhode Island, alleges that she suffered injuries from a defective NexGen knee implant. Implant... Read More