Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, the maker of Testim and Testopel, is opposing a motion by several manufacturers of testosterone replacement drugs to centralize all testosterone therapy lawsuits before a single federal judge in an industry-wide multidistrict litigation (MDL). Most of the 85 federal lawsuits already filed involve the... Read More

Drug maker Daiichi Sankyo is named defendant in a growing number of Benicar lawsuits brought by individuals who say they were inadequately warned about the blood pressure medication’s severe gastrointestinal side effects. GI problems blamed on Benicar include chronic diarrhea, dramatic weight loss, intestinal damage... Read More

The diabetes drug Actos, once highly-touted as a virtual cure-all for Type 2 diabetes sufferers, is under nationwide scrutiny due to the emerging link between the drug and the sudden onset of bladder cancer. With litigation ongoing across the U.S., a Nevada court is currently... Read More

Fresenius Medical Care North America, a manufacturer of dialysis equipment and products, is initiating a voluntary recall involving 49 lots of NaturaLyte Bicarbonate Concentrate, which was distributed between August 15, 2013 and April 7, 2014. The company has acknowledged that these lots may contain higher... Read More

A 43-year-old Chicago woman received vindication in April when a jury awarded her $14 million in damages after she suffered a stroke six years earlier, at the age of 37, within two weeks of taking the birth control pill Yasmin. (or “Yaz”). The Yasmin birth... Read More

The U.S. District Judge presiding over the Mirena IUD injury lawsuits that were centralized into a multidistrict litigation (MDL) recently issued a new order. On April 9, 2014, Judge Cathy Seibel issued the order to establish the procedure for selecting bellwether cases. In an MDL,... Read More

On April 24, 2014, the watchdog group Corporate Action Network says it will unveil new information regarding Johnson & Johnson abuses toward women. The organization, which recently launched a web campaign to alert consumers about the dangers of vaginal mesh injuries from Ethicon products, seeks... Read More

With the scope and volume of testosterone drug lawsuits continuing to increase at a rapid pace, new motions have been filed by plaintiffs seeking consolidation of cases alleging negligence on the part of drug makers. Recent weeks have seen two significant motions from plaintiffs that... Read More