In 2001, the publication of Study 329 prompted a 36 percent increase in prescriptions for Paxil (paroxetine), as it led healthcare providers to believe that Paxil was safe for use in adolescents. Yet, a reassessment of the same clinical data questions the accuracy of the... Read More

Shoulder dystocia is a delivery room emergency that occurs when the baby's head is delivered but the shoulder is unable to pass through the birth canal. Extracting a child in this scenario can be difficult, and permanent nerve damage can occur if the delivery is not... Read More

Sonja Zimmerman, a resident of Pennsylvania, is one of the latest plaintiffs to file a Mirena lawsuit against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals. She filed her complaint earlier in September 2015 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. However, it is possible that the... Read More

A three-judge panel in the District IV Court of Appeals affirmed a jury verdict in a case of delivery room negligence, rejecting the defendant’s argument that the testimony of an expert witness did not meet the standard of admissibility for expert testimony. The defendant, Dr.... Read More

Federal health regulators have recently raised concerns about diabetic ketoacidosis, a possible side effect of Invokana and other SGLT2 inhibitors. Researchers suggest that ensuring doctors are very clearly informed of the risk may help identify most cases and avert severe harm. The medical journal Diabetes... Read More

A retired Illinois judge turned attorney has returned to the bench in Madison County, forcing him to withdraw from a malpractice case filed on behalf of his client on February 20. Ralph Mendelsohn had provided legal counsel for an Illinois woman and her minor child,... Read More

A new study has confirmed the link between Risperdal and gynecomastia, even as the number of lawsuits involving this drug continue to be filed. The recent study found a statistically significant risk of male breast growth in young men and male adolescents that took this antipsychotic.... Read More

A Kentucky man has filed Pinnacle hip lawsuit in the DePuy Pinnacle multidistrict litigation (MDL). The MDL is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, located in Dallas. The plaintiff, Ronald G. Aller, of Harrodsburg, Mercer County, KY, seeks... Read More