A recent case study involving Mirena side effects highlights the risks associated with this method of contraception. A 26-year old woman had to have the intrauterine device (IUD) removed from her abdomen after she discovered she was 12 weeks pregnant. The device had migrated outside... Read More

A wrongful death complaint joins Pradaxa lawsuits already assigned to multidistrict litigation (MDL) in Illinois federal court. In this recent case, the plaintiff alleges her husband experienced a brain hemorrhage that led to his death less than two months after beginning treatment with Pradaxa. The... Read More

On March 2, 2013 another transvaginal mesh lawsuit was filed in federal court, this time in the Western District of Kentucky (Bowling Green). A Kentucky couple is suing Boston Scientific Corporation in a pharmaceutical products liability complaint over transvaginal mesh complications from the company’s product... Read More

More than 10,000 plaintiffs have filed lawsuits against Bayer over life-threatening Yaz side effects. Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella are oral contraceptives that have been marketed as effective birth control methods that may also relieive symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, such as bloating and acne. However, all... Read More

Tisha P. Meredith became one of the latest patients to become involved in Pradaxa litigation after filing suit against the manufacturer of the blood thinning medication, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The plaintiff joins others who have filed similar lawsuits, claiming that they have suffered serious... Read More

Multidistrict litigation involving Zoloft lawsuits continues to proceed in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The coordination of claims alleging birth defects caused by Zoloft was assigned to the court in April, 2012, for the purpose of streamlining the legal process and... Read More

On February 25, 2013, a Yaz lawyer filed a lawsuit alleging that the Bayer manufactured birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin, as well as the generic form of the drug Ocella, caused side effects in the plaintiffs. The case involving 22 plaintiffs from 18 states... Read More

A plaintiff who filed a Zimmer hip lawsuit in the United States' District Court for the District of Illinois and then later passed away was seeking compensation for the injuries she allegedly suffered related to the Zimmer Trilogy hip replacement system. Mary Jo Ott died... Read More