Another Yaz thrombosis lawsuit has been filed over Bayer’s oral contraceptive, Yaz (drospirenone, ethinyl estradiol). The lawsuit was originally filed April 30, 2013 in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York (Syracuse). On August 19, 2013, the case was transferred to the Southern... Read More

A federal judge has refused a request from the manufacturer to dismiss a Biomet hip lawsuit on the grounds of federal preemption. The complaint was brought by a man forced to undergo multiple revision surgeries after his hip replacement failed, allegedly causing bone and tissue... Read More

The makers of antidepressant Zoloft have been sued by a mother whose child was born with a birth defect. The woman blames the drug for causing her daughter’s craniosynotosis, a condition in which the fibrous joints connecting the bony plates in the skull close prematurely,... Read More

A new study reveals that antipsychotic medications, such as Risperdal (risperidone), which are being prescribed to a growing number of children, have been tied to serious side effects including increased risks for diabetes. This is not the first time that Risperdal side effects have been... Read More

On August 16, a new Actos cancer lawsuit was added to the multidistrict litigation proceedings underway against manufacturers Takeda (MDL no. 2299). The complaint was made by a man from North Carolina, and was submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of... Read More

Another plaintiff has filed a Yaz DVT lawsuit over the oral contraceptive manufactured and marketed by Bayer Healthcare. The case is now part of the coordinated proceeding being organized in California Superior Court (Central District) for Yaz lawsuits. The complaint was filed on June 10,... Read More

A transvaginal mesh lawsuit was just moved from the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On or about May 15, 2012, the plaintiff was implanted with one or more of Boston Scientific’s... Read More

Pharmaceutical company Merck is once again facing allegations of using deceptive marketing tactics and failing to adequately label their anti-baldness treatment Propecia. The product is linked with a number of side effects including erectile dysfunction and diminished libido. The latest Propecia sexual dysfunction lawsuit was... Read More