Multiple plaintiffs who have filed gadolinium deposition disease lawsuits had filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to centralize the federal lawsuits in a multidistrict litigation (MDL). That motion was originally filed in July, with the plaintiffs’ counsel arguing for... Read More

Over 10,000 women and family members are suing Johnson & Johnson regarding the company’s Baby Powder and Shower-to-Shower talcum powder products. The plaintiffs claim that prolonged use of the talc powder for feminine hygiene purposes can lead to ovarian cancer, and that the company failed... Read More

On September 4, 2018, a new product liability lawsuit was filed against Bayer Healthcare by a plaintiff who claims the medical implant Mirena left her with blurry vision and severe headaches. Nichole Thomas, a woman from Tennessee, filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court... Read More

A report published in the August 26, 2018 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that the drug Xarelto may offer no benefit in preventing venous thromboembolism events among patients who are already hospitalized. Xarelto (rivaroxaban) is a newer generation of anticoagulant medications... Read More

Six plaintiffs who filed a joint lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson regarding the defendants’ Pinnacle hip implant recently received notice that the federal judge presiding over the case had entered a judgment of $246.1 million in their favor. The plaintiffs had presented their case during... Read More

The Scottish Parliament has received a petition requesting the total ban of the use of transvaginal mesh implants within the country. The request was filed by the Holyrood Public Petition Committee, which was prompted to take action by the thousands of reports of serious complications... Read More

A complaint was filed in late July alleging that the side effects of diabetes drug Invokana caused a Texas patient to undergo a double amputation of his legs below the knee, and to develop diabetic ketoacidosis and kidney failure. Product Liability Alleged in Invokana Lawsuit... Read More

An 86-year-old woman from Virginia has developed ovarian cancer after a lifetime of using Shower-to-Shower and Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder for feminine hygiene purposes, according to a new product liability filed against the manufacturers. Opie Lalun Forbes filed her lawsuit in the U.S. District... Read More