On December 29, 2011, the U.S. Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) centralized all federal Actos lawsuits into one court in the Western District of Louisiana. Judge Rebecca F. Doherty was appointed to oversee the proceedings. Since then, Judge Doherty has made it clear that... Read More

Zimmer Holdings Inc. will still face trial on charges of negligence and liability, after a federal judge denied their application for a summary judgement. On February 14 2013, Judge William Hart of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois asserted the testimonies... Read More

A Utah couple filed a new Zoloft birth defects lawsuit on February 26, 2013. The case is proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the location of the current Zoloft MDL (multidistrict litigation). The plaintiffs claim that because the mother took... Read More

A Granuflo wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Fresenius Medical Care, operators of the largest network of dialysis clinics in the US. The company is accused of causing the fatal heart attack of a 60 year old man who was being treated at one... Read More

A plaintiff has filed a new Mirena lawsuit in Chicago, claiming she has experienced multiple Mirena side effects since she was first implanted with the device. Although the IUD was surgically removed, she allegedly continues to suffer from pain, impairment, and a diminished quality of... Read More

A report submitted to the FDA has found blood-thinner Pradaxa to be five times riskier than the older, more established warfarin. The lack of an antidote for the former make Pradaxa bleeding problems considerably more dangerous, according to a review conducted by The Institute for... Read More

On January 22, 2013, a New York plaintiff joined other Propecia lawsuits in lodging a complaint against Merck & Co. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and alleges that the plaintiff suffers from erectile dysfunction... Read More