A Missouri judge is allowing a Medtronic Infuse bone graft lawsuit to proceed, after dismissing a motion by the defendant to dismiss claims of fraud and intentional misrepresentation filed by the plaintiff. The plaintiff in this complaint, Laura Blankenship, alleges use of the Infuse bone... Read More

In the latest developments concerning Zoloft pregnancy lawsuits, federal Judge Cynthia Rufe of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted 25 plaintiffs’ motion to remand. The Judge determined that there was a “palpable connection” among the claims. The 25 plaintiffs hold... Read More

The popular blood pressure medication known as Benicar has been the subject of several FDA reviews and clinical studies, as scientists attempt to discern the drug’s inherent risks. Manufactured by Daiichi Sanyo, Benicar (olmesartan medoxomil) was FDA approved more than 12 years ago as one... Read More

Although Bayer has already paid more than $1.8 billion to settle Yasmin and Yaz lawsuits, the company reports that approximately 5,000 lawsuits are still pending in the court system. The company’s 2014 second-quarter financial report notes that Bayer has reached settlement agreements with more than... Read More

C.R. Bard has agreed to more than 500 transvaginal mesh settlements with clients represented by two law firms, according to a second quarter filing of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Representatives from the manufacturer indicate that they continue to negotiate with other firms... Read More

Yet another Januvia side effects lawsuit has been joined to Multi District Litigation (MDL) now proceeding against Merck and other makers of a controversial new class of incretin mimetics drugs allegedly linked to pancreatic cancer. The MDL, which was consolidated last year in the Southern District of... Read More

A Rutherford County Tennessee woman has filed suit against Intuitive Surgical, Inc., arguing she suffered severe and permanent personal injuries during a robot-assisted hysterectomy, in which her surgeon used the DaVinci surgery system.  On July 16, 2013, plaintiff Melissa Pearson underwent a daVinci hysterectomy believing... Read More

A Missouri federal judge has remanded a GranuFlo and NaturaLyte lawsuit to state court, citing a lack of complete diversity of citizenship, rejecting the defendants’ arguments that the nondiverse plaintiffs do not have a colorable claim. Judge Stephen M. Limbaugh Jr. also denied the defendants’... Read More