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

As more lawsuits continue to be filed against manufacturers of the antipsychotic drug Abilify, the growing litigation has now been centralized into multidistrict litigation. The decision was made to streamline early trial proceedings as more plaintiffs file complaints claiming the drug has led to uncontrollable... Read More

Taking combinations of medications can increase the risk of side effects like dizziness and drowsiness, which can be little more than a minor nuisance. But researchers have recently discovered that combining two widely used drugs can have a deadly complication. The heartburn drug Prevacid (lansoprazole)... Read More

A fast-paced trial schedule has been established for the first six Androgel lawsuits filed against drug manufacturer AbbVie Inc. The first bellwether trial has been scheduled for trial in June 2017. The subsequent cases are expected to begin at four-week intervals thereafter. These cases are... Read More

The most recent Risperdal lawsuit slated to go before a jury ended in a settlement before the trial even began. Risperdal manufacturer Johnson & Johnson agreed to settle the case for an undisclosed amount, possibly avoiding another massive judgement that has characterized recent Risperdal trials. The latest case, which was... Read More

Pursuant to an October 10 transfer order filed by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, cases involving claims against the maker of breast cancer drug Taxotere have been consolidated under the supervision of U.S. District Judge Lance Africk in the Eastern District of... Read More

A plaintiff who filed a lawsuit against a hernia mesh manufacturer alleges defects in the device left him with painful and permanent injuries. The plaintiff is seeking damages from the manufacturer, stating the company failed to provide proper warning about the potential dangers associated with their... Read More

A recent survey of research published in renowned journal PLOS One has prompted the authors behind it to declare that the widely advertised and high-touted benefits of testosterone therapy drugs to address common complaints of aging males are essentially non-existent. After analyzing over 200 studies... Read More