Carrie Thompson, a resident of Granby, Connecticut, is suing McKesson Corporation and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals for the wrongful death of her husband. She claims that the defendants failed to adequately warn consumers and the prescribing health care community about the risks of Pradaxa internal bleeding,... Read More

Boehringer Ingelheim's controversial Pradaxa anticoagulant is the subject of new litigation. The plaintiff is filing the lawsuit on behalf of her deceased husband, who allegedly died as a result of using the product. The Pradaxa death lawsuit, filed on June 21, has been added to... Read More

News of more legal action related to pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim's controversial Pradaxa anticoagulant has emerged from East St. Louis, Illinois. The Pradaxa lawsuit, filed on June 17th, was added to the ongoing multidistrict litigation (MDL 2385) now underway at the U.S. District Court for... Read More

Another Pradaxa bleeding lawsuit has been filed against Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, et al. On May 24, 2013, the surviving relatives of Rose Vicari, who are Peter G., Sarah, Kathleen, and Cheryl Vicari, filed a complaint regarding the defendants’ medication, Pradaxa, and its alleged link to... Read More

A man from Texas has filed a lawsuit against Boehringer Ingelheim, alleging their blood-thinning medication Pradaxa resulted in severe gastrointestinal bleeding. Filed on May 2nd in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, it's the latest Pradaxa gastrointestinal bleed lawsuit in which... Read More

Pradaxa has been the subject of several FDA safety alerts ever since Boehringer Ingelheim introduced the blood thinning medication into the market. Based on adverse event reports submitted to the FDA and results from clinical studies, patients are at risk of suffering from serious Pradaxa... Read More

On April 30, 2013, a Pradaxa wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The complaint was filed on behalf of Henry Parnell as the executor of the estate of Wilma Parnell, deceased. Additional plaintiffs include James and Paul Parnell, and Dawn Woods. The lawsuit... Read More

Emerging research underscores the potentially fatal consequences of Pradaxa bleeding complications. The blockbuster anticoagulant was launched by drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim back in October 2010, but the lack of a Pradaxa reversal agent has resulted in hundreds of deaths among recipients, as doctors have few means to stop the... Read More