A recent status conference for coordinated Actos bladder cancer lawsuits in federal court indicates litigation continues to move forward. Attorneys involved in the Actos MDL were scheduled to meet with the judge overseeing the coordination on August 21, to provide updates about case statuses for the... Read More

The federal judge presiding over a vaginal mesh lawsuit filed against C.R. Bard has struck down a number of allegations while upholding others. Judge Joel H. Slomsky issued the order on July 30, 2014 for the case proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the... Read More

Harry and Joseph Griggs, individually and on behalf of the estate of Charles Griggs, are suing Xarelto maker and distributor Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and Janssen Research and Development in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiffs allege that the... Read More

A Missouri judge is allowing a Medtronic Infuse bone graft lawsuit to proceed, after dismissing a motion by the defendant to dismiss claims of fraud and intentional misrepresentation filed by the plaintiff. The plaintiff in this complaint, Laura Blankenship, alleges use of the Infuse bone... Read More

In the latest developments concerning Zoloft pregnancy lawsuits, federal Judge Cynthia Rufe of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted 25 plaintiffs’ motion to remand. The Judge determined that there was a “palpable connection” among the claims. The 25 plaintiffs hold... Read More

The popular blood pressure medication known as Benicar has been the subject of several FDA reviews and clinical studies, as scientists attempt to discern the drug’s inherent risks. Manufactured by Daiichi Sanyo, Benicar (olmesartan medoxomil) was FDA approved more than 12 years ago as one... Read More

A Rutherford County Tennessee woman has filed suit against Intuitive Surgical, Inc., arguing she suffered severe and permanent personal injuries during a robot-assisted hysterectomy, in which her surgeon used the DaVinci surgery system.  On July 16, 2013, plaintiff Melissa Pearson underwent a daVinci hysterectomy believing... Read More

New research presented before the Digestive Disease Week convention suggests that Benicar users are at an increased risk for serious gastrointestinal problems after two years exposure to the blood pressure drug. The recent study on Benicar side effects, which has yet to be published online,... Read More