A Texas woman and her husband brought a GranuFlo lawsuit against Fresenius in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on March 20, 2012. According to the legal complaint, the Texas woman suffered from a stroke and other injuries that were allegedly caused... Read More

The Food and Drug Administration has published an editorial detailing the complications patients have encountered associated with the blood thinning medications Pradaxa and warfarin. Pradaxa is a relatively new medication that was marketed as a replacement to warfarin, which was the leading anticoagulant drug on... Read More

On March 26, 2013, a new complaint was filed against Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. regarding the blood-thinning medication, Pradaxa, which is manufactured by the defendants. The complaint was filed on behalf of Lisa R. Mulhall, the surviving daughter of Louise Newcomer, deceased. The decedent allegedly... Read More

Bard Avaulta bellwether trials are scheduled to begin in June of this year, the judge overseeing the federal vaginal mesh MDL (multidistrict litigation) has decided. Judge Joseph R. Goodwin is presiding over thousands of vaginal mesh lawsuits, including those involving Avaulta devices manufactured by C.R.... Read More

California resident Fred Marinello filed a new Actos cancer lawsuit on March 22, 2013. The case is proceeding in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The plaintiff brings counts against Actos manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceuticals, claiming they did not adequately inform consumers and doctors about... Read More

Oregon resident Richard Seal filed a Zimmer Durom Cup lawsuit on March 25, 2013. The case is currently pending in the U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Seal claims that after having his right hip replaced with the Zimmer Durom Cup device, he suffered extreme... Read More

An Ohio mom recently filed one of the many new Zoloft lawsuits pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the location of the current Zoloft MDL. The plaintiff files individually and on behalf of her child, and brings claims against... Read More

Centralization of Mirena lawsuits is currently under consideration, as more plaintiffs come forward with reports of serious injury connected to the contraceptive device. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JMPL) is currently weighing a decision to coordinate claims involving Mirena side effects into a... Read More