Cathy Young, Katasha Nesbitt, and five other plaintiffs filed suit on the 20th of August, 2012, against Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Each of these plaintiffs claims that she suffered blood clots from Yasmin or Yaz or other serious side effects of the popular birth control medication and... Read More

Kidney patients who have been injured by Fresenius dialysis products such as GranuFlo may be wondering about their options for seeking damages from the drug makers. Two dialysis products made by Fresenius Medical Care may have been associated with serious side effects, including heart rhythm... Read More

Massachusetts mother Kelly Botros, whose son was born with multiple birth defects after she took Zoloft while pregnant, has sued Zoloft manufacturer Pfizer. Her Zoloft attorney filed the lawsuit on behalf of Botros and her minor son Zachariah (“Zach”) Botros on August 13, 2012 in... Read More

The widow of a man who died of bladder cancer from Actos has filed a lawsuit against Takeda Pharmaceuticals, maker of the diabetes drug. The plaintiff, Nancy Harber, filed her lawsuit Nancy Harber and Thomas Harber vs. Takeda Pharmaceuticals on August 10, 2012 in the... Read More

A lawsuit alleging serious transvaginal mesh complications from Boston Scientific's “Obtryx” was recently transferred to the vaginal mesh MDL in the Southern District of West Virginia. The plaintiffs, a Tennessee woman and her husband, had originally filed the lawsuit on July 13, 2012 in the... Read More

On October 1, 2009, the U.S. Judicial Panel established the Chantix multidistrict litigation (MDL). Since its inception, over 275 cases have been consolidated into the MDL. Due to the growing number against the manufacturer of Chantix, Pfizer, the Panel found that there were common issues... Read More

A patient who had to be hospitalized for nine days due to life-threatening Pradaxa gastrointestinal bleeding has filed a lawsuit against Boehringer Ingelheim, manufacturer of the blood-thinning medication. The plaintiff filed his lawsuit on August 14, 2012 in the United States District Court, Eastern District... Read More

Three lawsuits against DePuy Orthopaedics for their DePuy ASR hip implant were resolved in early August of 2012. Residents of Nevada, Annaliese Rundle, Martha Bender, and Katherine Guy, had filed their lawsuits in the Clark County District Court. Neither the individual plaintiffs nor their legal... Read More