C.R. Bard negotiated a confidential transvaginal mesh settlement following a $2 million jury verdict handed down by a federal jury the week before. These cases were the first two bellwether trials for the federal multidistrict litigation involving C.R. Bard's Avaulta vaginal mesh products. Plaintiffs have brought thousands... Read More

A Zoloft birth defects lawsuit was brought against Pfizer on July 3, 2013 in the San Francisco County Superior Court, alleging that the manufacturer of the antidepressant failed to warn her of increased risks to her unborn child. The baby was born on March 10,... Read More

The controversial diabetes drugs marketed as Januvia, Janumet, Byetta and Victoza all belong to the same class of medications known as incretin mimetics. Patients have reported life-threatening side effects from each, including chronic and acute pancreatitis – a serious condition that is often a precursor... Read More

A plaintiff brought a da Vinci surgical robot lawsuit in California, alleging the device caused severe injury during his prostatectomy that led to ongoing pain, suffering and the need for additional surgery. The complaint alleges that the manufacturer of the device failed to include proper warnings about... Read More

A plaintiff has filed a lawsuit linking Propecia and cognitive impairment, as well as sexual dysfunction and depression. The plaintiff in this complaint claims he was only 22 when he began using the hair loss treatment, and continues to suffer from the side effects of... Read More

Another Yaz thrombosis lawsuit has been filed over Bayer’s oral contraceptive, Yaz (drospirenone, ethinyl estradiol). The lawsuit was originally filed April 30, 2013 in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York (Syracuse). On August 19, 2013, the case was transferred to the Southern... Read More

A federal judge has refused a request from the manufacturer to dismiss a Biomet hip lawsuit on the grounds of federal preemption. The complaint was brought by a man forced to undergo multiple revision surgeries after his hip replacement failed, allegedly causing bone and tissue... Read More

The makers of antidepressant Zoloft have been sued by a mother whose child was born with a birth defect. The woman blames the drug for causing her daughter’s craniosynotosis, a condition in which the fibrous joints connecting the bony plates in the skull close prematurely,... Read More