In the latest Actos lawsuit news, a federal appeals court recently dismissed claims made by a relator in a qui tam case against Takeda Pharmaceuticals. On December 6, 2013, the 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected the theories of Dr. Helen Ge, who had... Read More
More than 15 million women across the globe have relied on the Mirena IUD for prevention of unwanted pregnancies. But the intrauterince device has arguable flaws, as evidenced by growing litigation in court rooms across the nation. Patients allege life-altering Mirena birth control complications ranging... Read More
A Propecia Peyronie’s disease lawsuit has been filed against Merck & Co, Inc. by a Madison County, AL husband and wife. The plaintiffs claim that Merck either knew, or should have known, that hair loss drug Propecia can cause serious side effects when used as... Read More
A lawsuit involving Wright Medical’s Profemur hip replacement has been settled for an undisclosed amount. The Wright Profemur hip settlement was entered by the court on November 7, about five days before the trial was expected to start. The plaintiffs are Timothy R. Courson and... Read More
Da Vinci robot surgery risks are believed to be underreported, but the FDA is investigating as more adverse events lead to more Intuitive Surgical lawsuit filings.
The DePuy ASR recall has cost Johnson & Johnson millions of dollars in litigation and medical expenses, and despite a $2.5 billion settlement proposal to compensate 8,000 hip replacement patients, the accord may still leave thousands of injured recipients in a financial lurch. Concern is... Read More
William and May Youngclaus of New Hampshire are the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit claiming Mr. Youngclaus’ bladder cancer was an Actos side effect. The case is part of the multidistrict litigation in the Western District of Louisiana against the makers of Actos, Takeda Pharmaceuticals... Read More
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. (BIPI), was fined nearly $1 million for discovery abuse in Pradaxa multidistrict litigation, currently pending in Illinois. U.S. District Judge David R. Herndon, who is overseeing the MDL, said BIPI failing to produce thousands of documents resulted in bad-faith conduct. BIPI,... Read More
