A Tennessee resident filed a lawsuit with the help of a personal injury lawyer against drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. after his father allegedly passed away as a result of side effects he experienced as a result of his use of Pradaxa. Melvin Giles,... Read More

New research into the popular blood thinners dabigatran (brand name Pradaxa) and warfarin (brand name Coumadin) indicate that the risks associated with dabigatran – Pradaxa internal bleeding, hemorrhaging, and even death from Pradaxa – are greater than those linked to warfarin. This information will likely... Read More

In response to the ballooning number of plaintiffs choosing to file a Pradaxa lawsuit, a motion has been filed with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation seeking to consolidate lawsuits against Pradaxa manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim that share common issues of fact. The motion seeks... Read More

A new lawsuit against Pradaxa manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals alleges that the company was aware of the risk of internal bleeding from Pradaxa, but failed to warn patients, the public, or the medical community. The lawsuit was filed by Thelma Hawthorne in the U.S. District... Read More

Pradaxa is a blood thinning medication that was introduced relatively recently as an alternative to older blood thinning drugs. However, a number of patients have experienced complications and side effects as a result of their use of the drug, and a number of them have... Read More

A growing number of plaintiffs are filing lawsuits against drug company Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals charging that they suffered internal bleeding from Pradaxa, an anticoagulant medication. Pradaxa is used to prevent stroke in patients who suffer from non-valvular atrial fibrillation, a condition that allows blood clots... Read More

Pradaxa was introduced as an atrial fibrillation treatment in 2010 by the Food and Drug Administration, who approved the drug as an alternative to the previously used warfarin, known by its brand name Coumadin most commonly. Pradaxa is manufactured by drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals.... Read More

Pradaxa is a blood thinning medication that has only been on the United States’ pharmaceuticals market for about two years, but already a number of plaintiffs claim to have been injured by serious side effects of the medication. Internal bleeding is one of the major... Read More