Earlier this month, a Philadelphia jury ordered drug makers Johnson & Johnson and Bayer to pay $28 million to an Indiana plaintiff in the state’s first Xarelto trial. Jurors concluded that the pharmaceutical giants, which developed the blood thinning medication jointly, failed to adequately warn consumers... Read More
Early hip implant failure has plagued numerous manufacturers, leading to mass litigation against companies like DePuy, Stryker Corporation, Zimmer and Wright Medical. While advancements in artificial prosthetics have promised better mobility and fewer risks of complications, emerging research suggests that newer hip replacement designs are... Read More
In mid-November, a federal jury found in favor of the plaintiffs who brought suit against Johnson & Johnson over injuries related to the company’s Pinnacle hip implants. The implants are manufactured by J&J’s DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary. Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $247 to... Read More
A bellwether trial over the risk of bleeding injury with Xarelto (rivaroxoaban) opened in Philadelphia in early November. The trial will hear a case filed by Lynn Hartman and her spouse, alleging that Xarelto’s side effects cause Ms. Hartman to experience severe internal bleeding. Xarelto... Read More
A class action suit against DePuy International Ltd.’s Pinnacle Ultamet hip replacement was filed in mid-October in the United Kingdom. The suit, with more than 300 claimants, is one of the largest ever brought against a company there. DuPuy is a subsidiary of United States-based... Read More
Johnson & Johnson officials knew that the talc used to make its products contained asbestos in the 1970s, according to documents recently unsealed as part of a court case against the drug manufacturer. The case alleges that the talc caused ovarian cancer in women who... Read More
In mid September, a North Carolina woman’s lawsuit became the latest claim added to those in multidistrict legislation (MDL) alleging that Bayer Healthcare’s Mirena IUD caused pseudotumor cerebri (PTC). Like others in the MDL, the Mirena IUD lawsuit, brought by Tabitha Lee, charges the drug... Read More
