On August 23, 2012, Denise and Nicholas Ciccone filed a lawsuit on behalf of themselves and their minor daughter Noelle in the U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania. Noelle suffered birth defects after Denise Ciccone took the antidepressant drug Zoloft during pregnancy. The Ciccone’s Zoloft attorneys... Read More

A Nevada woman whose child was born with multiple congenital heart problems resulting from Zoloft use during pregnancy has filed a lawsuit against Pfizer, the maker of the antidepressant. The mother, Valentine Wolsey, filed her lawsuit on behalf of her minor child, C.W., on August... Read More

A California man filed a new lawsuit regarding side effects of the male pattern baldness drug Propecia. The lawsuit, which was filed in the United States' District Court for the Eastern District of New York, was filed on the 24th of August, 2012. The lawsuit... Read More

Multidistrict litigation surrounding the popular birth control Yaz and side effects thereof has reached a point at which it is larger than any other multidistrict litigation case taking place in the United States. The Institute for Safe Medicine Pradtices issued their "annual report issue" of... Read More

On July 11, 2012, two Colorado women—Evelyn Heidi Cottle and Tara Goggin—filed lawsuits against Bayer for their birth control medications Yaz and Yasmin. Filed in the Southern District of Illinois, the case joins the Yaz and Yasmin MDL against manufacturer Bayer. Both women claim injuries... Read More

Kentucky resident William Hunter joined MDL 2244 on August 29, 2012. The DePuy Pinnacle lawsuit is located in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Dallas) and consolidates claims of hip complications—including implant loosening and metallosis—in the hip devices. According to Hunter’s... Read More

Propecia (finasteride) was approved for the treatment of male hair loss in 1997. For men worried about going bald, Propecia seemed like the answer to their prayers. However, many men who have used the drug have suffered side effects such as cognitive impairment, impaired libido,... Read More

A woman who allegedly developed gallbladder disease from using the contraceptive Yaz filed a lawsuit against Bayer, the contraceptive's manufacturer, on August 21, 2012 in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was forced to undergo a cholecystectomy... Read More