A new Zoloft PPHN lawsuit has joined coordinated proceedings in Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs in the case allege use of antidepressant Zoloft during pregnancy led to a number of birth defects in their newborn, including heart defect PPHN, and hearing loss. Zoloft lawsuits piling up in... Read More

In a new Propecia sexual side effects lawsuit, the plaintiff alleges he suffered numerous sexual problems after taking the hair loss drug. The complaint was recently filed in multidistrict litigation in New York, along with more than 140 other Propecia lawsuits alleging similar side effects.... Read More

A mistrial has been declared in the first Bard Avaulta mesh lawsuit to be presented before a jury. The judge presiding over the case, and all transvaginal mesh lawsuits in multidistrict litigation, declared the mistrial on the second day of the vaginal mesh trial. Cisson... Read More

The judge overseeing pretrial coordination of federal AMS mesh lawsuits has selected four cases to serve as bellwether trials. The cases were identified by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. The first bellwether trial involving AMS... Read More

A new Stryker hip lawsuit has been filed in Michigan federal court. In the complaint, the plaintiff alleges she has experienced multiple complications since her initial hip implant procedure that will require revision surgery. The plaintiff states that due to failure to follow federal regulations... Read More

Even as the United States Panel on Multidistrict Litigation weighs Effexor lawsuit coordination, another complaint has been filed in the U.S. District Court where the federal MDL could be established. The latest complaint involves an association between taking Effexor during pregnancy and a heightened risk... Read More

A plaintiff demanding a sizable sum in damages has filed a Stryker Rejuvenate hip lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New York. The plaintiff in this complaint, who is seeking $20 million in damages from Howmedica (doing business as Stryker Orthopedics), alleges that the company... Read More

Coordinated proceedings involving transvaginal mesh implants just grew bigger, with a decision by a panel of federal judges to coordinate Cook Medical surgical mesh lawsuits into multidistrict litigation. The transfer order sends federal cases involving the Cook vaginal mesh devices to U.S. District Court, Southern District... Read More