An Arkansas mother has filed a birth injury lawsuit against the healthcare center where her son was born. According to the claim, in 2013 the plaintiff was a gestational diabetic 27-year-old woman pregnant with her third child. While her due date wasn’t until March 21, 2013, she... Read More

Periodically, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requests reviews of medications to determine if they present a potential safety risk. Diabetes medications in particular have proven problematic because of potential complications. These include a possible risk of bladder cancer for those taking Actos, and... Read More

A seven-year-old girl and her parents are expecting to receive a birth injury settlement that could total in the millions. According to a report at BBC and Chronicle Live, the hospital where the child was born has admitted liability for the girl’s catastrophic injuries that... Read More

Cheryl Butler is one of the most recent plaintiffs to seek damages against Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Bayer HealthCare for injuries allegedly caused by Xarelto side effects. Her product liability complaint was filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, where similar... Read More

On January 21, 2015, a Xarelto lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California alleging severe and life-threatening complications with the drug, requiring immediate medical attention. The lawsuit names several defendants, including Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, and... Read More

A Risperdal lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as key officials in those departments. The complaint, which was filed by a Pennsylvania law firm, alleges these agencies... Read More

The many stresses of caring for an elderly parent with dementia have been well chronicled. Yet, the challenges parents of children with disabilities face every day are often just as significant. A child with special needs, such as deficits caused by cerebral palsy, typically requires... Read More

A Portland, Oregon father has filed a $27.25 million birth injury lawsuit in Multnomah County Circuit Court against the hospital where his daughter was born. He claims medical negligence caused the infant child to be born with severe brain damage and seizures. The baby was... Read More