A settlement master was recently appointed by the U.S. District Judge presiding over all the federal Abilify lawsuits that claim the medication caused patients prescribed it to develop serious gambling addictions and engage in additional compulsive behaviors. Abilify lawsuits centralized In October of last year,... Read More

After allegations by multiple states that Bristol-Myers Squibb engaged in deceptive marketing practices regarding their drug Abilify, the company has agreed to settle claims to a total of $19.5 million. Forty-one states and the District of Columbia have brought charges against the pharmaceutical giant, stating... Read More

A plaintiff filing a lawsuit against Ethicon claims the company’s Physiomesh flexible composite hernia mesh led to serious injuries after he was treated for hernia repair. In addition to recurrence of his hernia, the plaintiff has suffered significant and permanent injuries as well as the... Read More

In an unlikely show of bipartisan support, the House has passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which may soon become law. The Act will funnel more than $8 billion into advanced medical research to help expedite new drug development and get life-saving treatments and devices to... Read More

A recent investigation into the FDA's adverse event reporting system reveals serious flaws that may delay the dissemination of timely information about risks and dangers associated with some prescription medications. The report, published by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), warns that improvements to this system... Read More

A New York couple who had filed a Botox cerebral palsy lawsuit claimed that the treatment resulted in their son’s development of life-threatening complications. A jury agreed with their allegations and recently awarded the family $6.75 million. The verdict was announced in the U.S. District... Read More

Jurors in New Jersey state court sided with the plaintiff in the Accutane lawsuit, Kamie Kendall Rees v. Hoffman-La Roche Inc. After hearing evidence and testimony from both sides, the eight-member panel of the Atlantic County Superior Court handed down a $1,587,928 judgment on March 11.... Read More

After taking a cheap room at 1am in Jamaica Queens, the goal was to be on the first plane out before the big snow hit JFK. Unfortunately, the big snow had other ideas. At 6:30am, the Jet Blue flight crew quickly ushered everyone onto flight... Read More