A plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Propecia drug maker Merck & Co. on the 7th of August, 2012, in the United States' District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiff, who is from Kentucky, claims that he suffered from sexual dysfunction, erectile... Read More

Serious birth defects after taking Zoloft have been reported by women who took the antidepressant while pregnant. One such birth defect is omphalocele in the newborn. When a child’s organs develop outside the body, this is known as omphalocele. It is a form of hernia... Read More

On September 1, 2014, the first bellwether trial of the Pinnacle hip replacement lawsuit MDL 2244 will consolidate complaints relating to DePuy’s Pinnacle hip devices. In May 2012, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated federal DePuy Pinnacle hip lawsuit complaints into multidistrict litigation.... Read More

Pelvic organ prolapse is a condign that manifests when one or several pelvic organs drop, or prolapse, down into the vaginal wall, which can create pressure and discomfort. The use of vaginal mesh as a treatment is common, but unfortunately this method of treatment has... Read More

A new lawsuit filed by a Zoloft plaintiff claims that drug maker Pfizer has failed to warn patients about the risk of potential birth defects associated with the popular antidepressant medication, despite mounting evidence surrounding the connection between birth defects and use of the medication... Read More

Yaz, the Bayer manufactured birth control medication, has been linked to blood clots after using Yaz, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), stroke, and other serious health complications. Lawsuits settlement amounts, to date, total $402.6 million. Bayer admits that this number may eventually exceed $1.2 billion. On... Read More

A lawsuit against drug company Pfizer  charges that the smoking cessation drug caused plaintiff Charles Quinn to experience psychological problems from Chantix, including suicidal thoughts. Quinn, a resident of Arizona, filed his lawsuit on July 27, 2012. His lawsuit was added to the Chantix MDL... Read More

On July 13, 2012, a Tennessee woman and her husband filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey alleging vaginal mesh failure. The plaintiff claims erosion and extreme pain from the vaginal mesh products, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson and American... Read More