A recent analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that 10 percent of cases where a drug causes severe harm to patients are not reported to the FDA within the specified 15-day time period. This lag time in reporting serious adverse events endangers lives needlessly,... Read More

In a complete reversal of their recent position, Bayer Healthcare has decided to pay $56.9 million in a Yaz injury settlement to 1,200 individuals who have been seeking damages in federal court for arterial thromboembolism (ATE) injuries caused by ingesting the birth control drugs Yaz... Read More

A New York mother has filed a birth injury malpractice lawsuit on behalf of her two-year-old daughter against the United States of America. She claims employees at the non-profit neighborhood health center where she gave birth to the girl were “negligent and careless.” Two physicians... Read More

Lawsuit filings alleging serious side effects and injuries stemming from the use of testosterone supplements such as Axiron, Androgel and Testim continue to accumulate in courts nationwide, with the tally of federal cases nearly reaching 2,000. Testosterone injury lawsuits have been centralized into a multidstrict litigation... Read More

A permanent injury to a newborn child led a jury in Jackson County, Oregon, to award $1 million in a shoulder dystocia lawsuit. The plaintiffs claim that negligence during labor led to the severe tearing of the baby’s brachial plexus nerves and permanent disability in her left hand. The... Read More

Plaintiffs from Bismarck, North Dakota are suing drug maker GlaxoSmithKline based on allegations that their medication Zofran caused the claimants’ son to be born with severe birth defects. According to the suit, had the plaintiffs known the truth about Zofran’s “unreasonable risk of harm, long... Read More

On the heals of Takeda Pharmaceuticals reaching a multi-billion dollar settlement agreement with thousands of Actos bladder cancer plaintiffs, a new study raises concerns about additional side effects of the drug, including increased risk of pancreatic and prostate cancers. The study, published in The Journal... Read More

Gary Kline, a California resident, had filed a Zimmer hip lawsuit claiming that the defendants’ Durom Cup implant had left him permanently disabled. A Los Angeles jury recently agreed with Kline and ordered Zimmer to pay $9.2 million to the plaintiff. The jury award is... Read More