A plaintiff who filed a lawsuit against a hernia mesh manufacturer alleges defects in the device left him with painful and permanent injuries. The plaintiff is seeking damages from the manufacturer, stating the company failed to provide proper warning about the potential dangers associated with their... Read More

A recent survey of research published in renowned journal PLOS One has prompted the authors behind it to declare that the widely advertised and high-touted benefits of testosterone therapy drugs to address common complaints of aging males are essentially non-existent. After analyzing over 200 studies... Read More

George Mullen demands compensation from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, claiming that the medication Nexium has caused him to suffer from chronic kidney disease. He filed his product liability lawsuit on August 26, 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiff’s... Read More

One of the most recent talcum powder lawsuits is alleging that prolonged use of talc and talc-based products poses an increased risk of ovarian cancer. The plaintiff in this case lost his wife last year after she lost her battle with ovarian cancer. He claims... Read More

Health Canada has issued a warning regarding inferior vena cava (IVC) filters. The agency has alerted healthcare providers to the fact that these filters can lead to serious complications, including perforation of the vein by the filter, fracture of the filter and patient death. The... Read More

An increasing number of patients have filed product liability lawsuits regarding the alleged defects of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, which are designed to capture blood clots as they pass by in the bloodstream. Although the IVC filters are intended to prevent complications in patients... Read More

Hundreds of IVC filter lawsuits alleging defective design, misrepresentation in marketing, and failure to warn have been leveled against Cook Medical since 2013. The complaints center around problems with the company’s inferior vena cava filters, small cage-like devices which are designed to prevent the development... Read More

A new class of diabetes drugs known as SGLT2 inhibitors has been associated with an increased risk of ketoacidosis, according to a May 2015 safety alert from the FDA. Medications marketed under the brand names Farxiga, Xigduo XR, Invokana and Invokamet were the topic of... Read More