California sisters Deborah Lower and Constance Morgan filed suit in the U.S. District Court in Oakland, California, on March 28, 2013, alleging that their mother's wrongful death from GranuFlo was a result of negligence and/or fraud on the part of NaturaLyte and GranuFlo manufacturers Fresenius Medical Care... Read More

Pradaxa multidistrict litigation continues to progress in Illinois. Judge David R. Herndon, the U.S. District judge presiding over the federal MDL, has established guidelines for selecting bellwether trials from the hundreds of Pradaxa lawsuits currently pending in the coordination. These early trials will act as a type of... Read More

While the pelvic mesh lawsuit number continues to grow, another type of surgical mesh is also making its presence known in courtrooms across the country. The Kugel Mesh Patch, manufactured by Davol and C.R. Bard and used in surgical hernia repair, has been the subject of numerous complaints. Although... Read More

Media reports of side effects associated with Bayer Pharmaceuticals' once-popular birth control medications, Yaz and Yasmin, have led to a decline in sales of the controversial medications. However, drug maker Actavis, Inc. recently announced that they will resume their sales of a generic version of... Read More

Plaintiff Kay Lanius joined Pradaxa litigation in the United States' District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville, with her Pradaxa lawsuit, which she filed on October 19, 2012. The plaintiff has named Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, as well as Boehringer Ingelheim International, as defendants... Read More

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

Citing Stryker hip complications involving the Rejuvenate system, Elaine and Nels Petersen allege Howmedica Osteonics sold a defective product while failing to disclose the risks, dangers and side effects, such as metal fretting and corrosion. The couple filed their Stryker hip lawsuit on April 9,... Read More