Doyle Swafford filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the type II diabetes drug Actos on the 10th of September, 2012, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The plaintiff claims that there is a link between use of the medication and the development... Read More

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation established the ongoing DePuyhip MDL in the Northern DIstrict of Ohio, under the jurisdiction of Judge David A. Katz, who has been assigned to oversee the proceedings. Thousands of lawsuits are now consolidated in the ongoing case, with plaintiffs... Read More

Propecia (finasteride) is a drug manufactured by Merck and Co., to treat male pattern hair loss. It does this by interfering with a hormone known as dihydrotestosterone. But while interfering with dihydrotestosterone can have a positive impact on preventing hair loss, it can have a... Read More

In 1991, Zoloft (sertraline) was approved by the FDA to treat depression. Not long after it was on the market, patients began to report serious complications with the drug. A warning was added to the label by the FDA in 2005 to advise doctors and... Read More

A new DePuy hip lawsuit was filed by Alfred Strauss and his wife Annie Strauss on September 18, 2012, in the District Court in the Southern District of Ohio. Plaintiff Strauss alleges failure of the device and that he required two revision surgeries as a... Read More

Yaz litigation shows no sign of slowing down as new lawsuits alleging side effects from the contraceptive continue to be filed. One such recent lawsuit against Yaz and Yasmin manufacturer Bayer was filed on September 6, 2012 in Superior Court, Los Angeles County, California by... Read More

A New York plaintiff has joined ongoing Yaz-related litigation in Illinois as of the 11th of September, 2012. Virginia R. Dodge joined the multidistrict litigation case currently ongoing in the United States' District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, naming drug maker Bayer Corporation,... Read More

The judge overseeing the Propecia MDL is preparing for an expected increase in cases in future as lawsuits alleging Propecia side effects are transferred to the MDL from state courts. Judge establishes leadership structure of MDL The judge, District Court Judge John Gleeson, of the... Read More