A Propecia sexual side effects lawsuit has been added to the consolidated federal litigation proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York before Judge John Gleeson. This complaint lists a slew of life-threatening side effects that the plaintiff allegedly developed... Read More

Stryker hip lawsuit settlements may be reached by plaintiffs and defendants during mediation that was recently mandated by New Jersey Judge Brian R. Martinotti for a group of 10 Rejuvenate cases currently pending in the multi-county litigation. The MCL was created on January 15, 2013 to... Read More

Yet another Mirena migration lawsuit was filed late last month in federal court. The plaintiff, Margaret J. Ponce of North Carolina, brought the product liability suit against the makers of the intrauterine birth control device, or IUD, after the device she received in April, 2008... Read More

Nevada resident Anta Ealy filed a Naturalyte lawsuit against Fresenius Medical Care, alleging that side effects from the dialysate caused her mother’s untimely death. She brought her products liability/personal injury claim on behalf of the decedent, Francis Ealy, in New York district court on August... Read More

The Wall Street Journal reports that off-label antipsychotic use in nursing homes is a major concern, as the U.S. government has lobbied health care providers to curtail non-approved use of these drugs in senior patients based on a heightened risk of injury and death. The... Read More

A new Actos lawsuit filed in Illinois alleges use of the diabetes drug for three years led to his bladder cancer diagnosis and ongoing injuries. The complaint joins hundreds of others in state and federal courts, filed by plaintiffs who allege Actos consumption led to... Read More

A Pradaxa lawsuit filed in Texas alleges the plaintiff suffered a stroke and internal bleeding due to the drug, an anticoagulant. The complaint, filed against Pradaxa’s manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Boehringer), also alleges the defendant produced a dangerous drug, negligently manufactured it, failed to... Read More

An Arizona judge has ruled that state-level claims accusing Medtronic of improperly promoting off-label use of their Infuse bone graft product are not preempted and stand independently of federal law. On August 21, Judge G. Murray Snow issued an order explaining that when a medical... Read More