An Alabama couple has filed an AndroGel lawsuit against AbbVie Inc. and Abbot Laboratories Inc., the makers of the product. On November 20, 2012, Richard Freeman was prescribed AndroGel to treat symptoms caused by low levels of testosterone. Shortly after, in February 2013, he began... Read More

A recent investigation into the FDA's adverse event reporting system reveals serious flaws that may delay the dissemination of timely information about risks and dangers associated with some prescription medications. The report, published by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), warns that improvements to this system... Read More

 Each year, more than 200,000 women undergo surgeries performed with power morcellators and an alarming number have gone on to develop advanced cancer. One of these women, Denise Whitfield, recently filed a morcellator-related cancer lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District... Read More

A Minnesota man recently filed a lawsuit in Minnesota District Court against the makers of the powerful antipsychotic drug Risperdal. The defendants, which include Johnson & Johnson and its wholly-owned subsidiary Ortho-McNeill-Jannsen, are alleged to have unlawfully withheld information about the known risks of gynecomastia (i.e.,... Read More

As Biomet hip settlements are being finalized, more plaintiffs are bringing claims. On January 16, 2015, a South Carolina man filed the most recent Biomet hip lawsuit in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.... Read More

When an expectant mother receives prenatal care, an important component of that care is assessing her risk of labor and delivery complications, based in part on her history of past pregnancies. A recently filed birth injury lawsuit claims that despite having two high-risk pregnancies in... Read More

A birth injury lawsuit has been filed in Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench by a Winnipeg woman whose infant suffered serious brain damage at birth. The claim alleges that doctors and nursing staff at St. Boniface General Hospital acted negligently in their treatment of the laboring... Read More

There are currently more than 3500 Actos lawsuits centralized in the Western District of Louisiana in MDL: 2299 (In Re: Actos (Pioglitazone) Products Liability Litigation) before United States Magistrate Judge Hanna Doherty. In addition, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Actos, the diabetes medication, faces 4500... Read More