A recent lawsuit slated for Zoloft multidistrict litigation has now been granted a stay by the presiding judge. The case, which was originally filed in district court in the Northern District of California, would typically be transferred to federal court in the Eastern District of... Read More

A Canadian judge has approved a Propecia class action lawsuit allowing men who were allegedly injured by the hair loss drug to seek legal compensation for their injuries. A class action suit involves a group of plaintiffs with similar complaints regarding a single defendant. In... Read More

Another Zimmer knee lawsuit has been added to federal multidistrict litigation involving Zimmer knee complications. The complaint was filed by Short Form in the District of Minnesota, and adopts allegations in the plaintiff’s Long Form Complaint on file in U.S. District Court, Northern District of... Read More

Side effects of Pradaxa, including uncontrollable bleeding, heart attack, and death, have been a source of concern for some time. Now, another risk factor associated with the anticoagulant drug has been identified in a recent North Carolina study – an increased risk for some types... Read More

A plaintiff has filed a Zoloft lawsuit against drug manufacturer Pfizer, alleging use of the antidepressant during pregnancy led to serious birth defects in her unborn child. The woman who filed the lawsuit states her child will continue to suffer from severe Zoloft side effects... Read More

A plaintiff has filed a lawsuit against Mirena IUD manufacturer Bayer, alleging insertion of the device led to perforation of the uterus and other serious complications. The plaintiff, Cynthia Solano, filed her complaint in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March... Read More

Bard Avaulta bellwether trials are scheduled to begin in June of this year, the judge overseeing the federal vaginal mesh MDL (multidistrict litigation) has decided. Judge Joseph R. Goodwin is presiding over thousands of vaginal mesh lawsuits, including those involving Avaulta devices manufactured by C.R.... Read More

Centralization of Mirena lawsuits is currently under consideration, as more plaintiffs come forward with reports of serious injury connected to the contraceptive device. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JMPL) is currently weighing a decision to coordinate claims involving Mirena side effects into a... Read More