A North Carolina woman has filed a Mirena lawsuit against Bayer, claiming the contraceptive device caused her to develop pseudotumor cerebri — also known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension. The case joins a growing number of others brought by women who claim the birth control device caused them... Read More

In the heat of debate over how antipsychotic prescriptions may impact the health of children, a new study solidifies the link between the medications and diabetes. The medical journal JAMA Psychiatry released the report of the study late last month and the results indicate that... Read More

A discovery schedule has been proposed for the Bard IVC filter lawsuits currently pending under multidistrict litigation in Arizona. The schedule pertains to some of the initial cases filed in the MDL and should allow for the first federal trials to get underway during the... Read More

Johnson & Johnson’s attempt to get the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a $124 million Risperdal verdict has been denied. The pharmaceutical giant has been fighting the verdict in the case brought by the state of South Carolina since 2011. The company’s final hope for... Read More

The use of Paxil (paroxetine) by pregnant women during their first trimester has again been linked to birth defects in their children, according to a recent review of previous scholarly studies on the subject. Although the antidepressant is considered relatively safe, it nevertheless comes with... Read More

On December 30, 2015, a mother from California filed a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline LLC (GSK), claiming that the defendant's anti-emetic medication Zofran resulted in a congenital heart defect in her child following his birth in 2009. She is demanding compensation in excess... Read More

C.R. Bard knew that a modified version of its IVC filter was as flawed as the product it was intended to replace, according to recently surfaced internal memos obtained by NBC News. An investigative report claims that confidential company records detailed potentially fatal problems with... Read More

Mirena is an interuterine device implanted on an outpatient basis, designed to protect against unplanned pregnancies for up to five years after insertion. The device comes with a T-shaped design, and administers a daily dose of the steroid drug known as levonorgestrel. While the actual... Read More