The parents of a toddler diagnosed with cerebral palsy have filed a birth injury lawsuit against multiple defendants in Pennsylvania. The parents, who currently reside in Ohio but received care at multiple facilities in Pennsylvania, demand that the healthcare facilities and staff be held liable for... Read More

In yet another addition to the Stryker hip multi-district litigation (MDL), a Washington resident has asserted his metal-on-metal hip implant caused severe injury, resulting in economic loss and personal injury. The complaint, which was filed on March 18, 2015, is one of thousands alleging a... Read More

A California federal judge has dismissed a talcum powder cancer lawsuit brought against Johnson & Johnson by a number of women. U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley ruled the class action lawsuit had no merit, as it was based solely on economic damages and didn’t... Read More

Takeda Pharmaceuticals, manufacturer of Actos, is willing to pay $2.2 billion to resolve claims that it concealed cancer risks linked to its diabetes medicine. The proposed Actos settlement, if accepted by plaintiffs, would mark one of the largest U.S. accords of patient lawsuits involving pharmaceutical... Read More

A UK study has found a small link between a certain class of antibiotics and a higher incidence of cerebral palsy and epilepsy. While the findings have led some scientists to caution against the use of certain antibiotics during pregnancy, leaving infections untreated continues to... Read More

A Georgia couple has filed a short-form complaint to be filed into the testosterone therapy products liability litigation in the Northern District of Illinois. Their lawsuit states that the husband, David Bowden is currently taking Axiron and has been since 2002. The couple is suing Axiron... Read More

A doctor in Asheville, North Carolina who is currently under investigation by the state’s medical board for the deaths of three infants during or just after home births he attended was also sued in 2007 in a birth injury lawsuit. The child in question was... Read More

The presiding judge in the New Jersey multicounty litigation (MCL) encompassing over 1800 Mirena IUD lawsuits has ordered the selection of a pool of lawsuits from which the second preliminary (or “bellwether”) case will be chosen. In Case Management Order 35, issued on March 17,... Read More