In early February, plaintiffs in product liability cases involving the drug Farxiga (dapagliflozin) requested that all cases filed with federal court system over the side effects of the drug be moved to multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.... Read More

In early January, Johnson & Johnson and its Janssen Pharmaceuticals unit agreed to enter into a settlement in advance of trial in a case brought by male plaintiff who alleged that the drug maker's antipsychotic medication Risperdal caused unwanted breast growth. The resolution of this... Read More

In a recently published study, researchers who examined the effects of the three anticoagulants Xarelto, Eliquis, and Pradaxa conclude that Xarelto was associated with more incidents of gastrointestinal bleeding than the other two. All three of the drugs, however, were associated with increased GI bleeding.... Read More

The U.S. District Judge presiding over all U.S. DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement lawsuits recently cut the amount of punitive damages awarded to plaintiffs by roughly half, from approximately $1 billion to $500 million. The judge upheld the full amount of compensatory damages. $1 billion in... Read More

In late December, a U.S. District Judge issued a court order that expands settlement claims in cases involving complications with Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II hip implants. Donovan W. Frank, the U.S. District Judge who is hearing all the U.S. Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II... 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

All Invokana lawsuits awaiting trial in the Federal court system will be centralized in multidistrict litigation (MDL), the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) said recently. The MDL will be heard before a New Jersey U.S. District Judge, Brian Martinotti. The move concerns only... Read More

Coordination of Abilify lawsuits continues to progress as the judge overseeing the centralization has now made plans to streamline the filing process. Now, plaintiffs may use a Short Form Complaint to file their lawsuits directly into the multidistrict litigation in Florida, saving time and transfers... Read More