On March 17, a Dallas, Texas jury ordered Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy subsidiary to pay $502 million to five plaintiffs who claim to have been injured by its DePuy Pinnacle hip implants. After a two-month trial, jurors determined the metal-on-metal system was defectively designed... Read More

A number of Zofran lawsuits have been filed against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) with regard to the drug's side effects on unborn children. One of the most recent cases filed against GSK alleges that the defendant’s wrongful conduct and fraudulent misrepresentation directly resulted in a minor child’s severe heart defects... Read More

Generic testosterone manufacturers will continue to face litigation filed by plaintiffs claiming they were not adequately warned about the risks associated with testosterone therapy products. However, the federal judge overseeing testosterone therapy litigation in Illinois denied plaintiffs the ability to file failure to warn allegations,... Read More

A Queens mother has been accused of stealing funds her daughter received from a medical malpractice settlement for her own lavish expenditures. In late February, Megan Mele was charged with second-degree grand larceny and second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, after she allegedly created... Read More

Endo has announced the closure of its Astora Women’s Health division amid massive litigation involving vaginal mesh implants. The closure was made public when Endo was unable to sell its division, in an effort to reduce the potential for more product liability lawsuits. Currently, thousands... Read More

Since it first hit the market in 2011, millions of Americans have been prescribed Xarelto, a newer generation of blood-thinning drugs touted as an alternative to warfarin (Coumadin). But recently, healthcare experts have been questioning whether the clinical trial that led to the FDA approval... Read More

A $250 million settlement has been reached between Fresenius Medical Care and the patients that claimed the company's dialysis products led to serious and deadly side effects. The settlement is “in principle,” which means the company agreed to the settlement without admitting to any defect in their product or... Read More

Two class action lawsuits have been formed against Cook Medical in Canada, resulting from allegations that the manufacturer’s inferior vena cava filters are faulty. Plaintiffs claim the small cone-shaped devices broke apart inside their bodies, which resulted in excruciating complications. One of the plaintiffs, Wendy Kopeck,... Read More