The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation recently announced that all Xarelto lawsuits filed in federal courts will be centralized in the Eastern District of Louisiana, under the direction of U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon. On December 12, a transfer order was issued establishing... Read More

Over the past year, news reports have brought attention to cancer risks that are increased by power morcellation with hysterectomy procedures. But gaining less attention is the risk that the procedure may spread other benign, but still life-disrupting, uterine diseases. Earlier this year, Obstetrics &... Read More

Following a harrowing and emotional trial before a Glasgow, Kentucky jury, ten out of 12 jurors agreed that T.J. Samson Community Hospital engaged in negligent conduct with regard to one of its patients during the birth of her son, who now suffers from a debilitating... Read More

New blood thinners now on the market, including best-sellers Pradaxa and Xarelto, have been marketed as safer and easier to use than the long-time standard treatment, warfarin (often sold under the brand name Coumadin). However, a recent study questions whether the new drugs really offer... Read More

A court in Gwinnet County, Georgia rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff Melissa Dempsey, both individually and as the guardian of her daughter in a birth injury lawsuit. The case centered around allegations that attending nurses at Gwinnett Medical Center misinterpreted vital information from... Read More

Vaginal mesh lawsuits involving slings manufactured by Ethicon are on hold, after the judge overseeing coordinated lawsuits delayed the next pending bellwether trial. U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin is currently overseeing more than 65,000 lawsuits filed by women who claim the vaginal slings have led... Read More

A Mirena IUD lawsuit filed in the Southern District of Illinois was recently added to the Mirena multi-district litigation (MDL) pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The case joins more than 1,000 lawsuits pending against Bayer Healthcare... Read More

A mother has filed a Risperdal gynecomastia lawsuit on behalf of her minor son, claiming use of the drug during his childhood resulted in abnormal breast growth. This complaint joins hundreds of others filed in state and federal courts involving serious and sometime permanent side... Read More