A plaintiff filing a new Mirena IUD migration lawsuit alleges the contraceptive device led to serious, ongoing injuries. The lawsuit was filed by Melissa Vinson on November, 12, 2013. Although the complaint was originally filed in U.S. District Court in South Carolina, the case could... Read More

Plaintiffs approaching their deaths due to pancreatic cancer now have a process to schedule In Extremis depositions to preserve their testimony for use during Januvia and Byetta lawsuits in federal court against their manufacturers and those of other incretin mimetic diabetes drugs. Plaintiffs’ claims in Januvia and... Read More

Currently, more than 1,500 Pradaxa lawsuits are pending as plaintiffs seek compensation for damages related to internal hemorrhaging from the blood thinning medication. Many of the plaintiff’s claims have been consolidated into a Pradaxa side effects MDL, or multidistrict litigation, and a federal judge who... Read More

Da Vinci surgery injuries have become a growing concern in recent years, as the da Vinci robot manufactured by Intuitive Surgical has increasingly been used as an alternative to traditional laparoscopic procedures.  The FDA conducted a survey earlier this year to obtain more information about... Read More

A court-mandated mediation of possible Stryker Rejuvenate hip settlements is about to get underway in New Jersey state court. Currently, there are more than 430 cases pending in coordinated litigation in the court, with around one-fourth of those complaints filed within the past three months.... Read More

Twenty-one Neomedic mesh lawsuits may be on their way to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia for coordinated and/or consolidated pretrial proceedings. Plaintiffs’ attorneys have asked the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to make the transfer. The Panel determines... Read More

A New York state judge has ruled that Pfizer is not liable for birth defects allegedly caused by a generic version of Zoloft. Judge Carol E. Huff of the New York County Supreme Court issued an order on October 8th, in which she explained the the... Read More

Between $700 million and $1.13 billion is the latest estimate by Stryker Corporation, the manufacturer of recalled hip replacement systems, due to the costs related the recall, lawsuits and Stryker hip settlements. In its 2013 third-quarter earnings reports and form 10-Q report, Stryker announced that... Read More