An Illinois multidistrict litigation (MDL) was created in an effort to quickly and effectively reach a resolution in hundreds of cases in which plaintiffs have taken the steps necessary to receive compensation for Yaz injuries. Recent reports suggest that the manufacturer of Yaz and Yasmin,... Read More

The number of plaintiffs who have filed a DePuy hip lawsuit over injuries from DePuy ASR and Pinnacle hips is growing rapidly and now number in the thousands. Two MDLs were established to consolidate federal lawsuits over these hip implants: the DePuy ASR MDL in... Read More

Yaz and Yasmin have been popular medications since their debut on the pharmaceuticals market, and are manufactured and distributed by drug making giant Bayer Pharmaceuticals. They are different from other oral contraceptives in that they contain the synthetic hormone drospirenone, which some believe is the... Read More

A Tennessee woman has filed a vaginal mesh case against the manufacturers of the vaginal mesh device she was implanted with because she claims that her device caused her serious and painful complications. The plaintiff was implanted with the Prolift+M Pelvic Floor Repair System and... Read More

According to a plaintiff’s attorney in a new vaginal mesh lawsuit, manufacturer Boston Scientific Corporation should have known about the transvaginal mesh problems associated with their product. For instance, on October 20, 2008, the FDA issued a public health notification entitled “Serious Complications Associated with... Read More

As of July 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not announced any findings from its safety review of side effects from Pradaxa. Additionally, the agency has not called for a recall of the anticoagulant drug. Instead, the FDA recommends that patients not stop... Read More

In 2009, the New Jersey Supreme Court agreed to centralize all lawsuits stemming from patients concerning the Trident hip implant into one court in Atlantic County. These cases typically involve patients who are seeking settlements for their alleged injuries when the Trident hips caused bone... Read More

In a lawsuit against drug manufacturer Merck, plaintiff Michael Gregory alleges that he suffered multiple side effects after Propecia use, including sexual dysfunction, and that these side effects have persisted even though he has stopped using the drug. His wife, Misty Gregory, is a co-plaintiff,... Read More