A new lawsuit alleging transvaginal mesh problems was filed in the Superior Court of California-Los Angeles County on September 19, 2012. The plaintiff, Janice Ann Rorie, names American Medical Systems and Caldera Medical, Inc. as defendants as she claims that she suffered the side effects... Read More

Blood clots are one of the side effects that many patients using Yaz or Yasmin birth control may be worried about. Manifesting with symptoms such as shortness of breath, leg pain, and chest pain, blood clots are potentially life threatening because they can cause complications... Read More

The Trident hip replacement system was once the most popular hip system sold by orthopedics manufacturing company Stryker, but this has changed since numerous patients complained of serious complications associated with their hip replacement devices, including squeaky joints, inflammation, and implant failure. The Food and... Read More

An Iowa man is among the more recent plaintiffs to have filed suit against Zimmer Orthopedics, as his lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, Los Angeles on September 13, 2012. He claims that he experienced complications associated with the... Read More

A New York couple has filed a lawsuit against Zoloft drug maker Pfizer, claiming that the antidepressant Zoloft is responsible for the birth defects experienced by their deceased son. The lawsuit was filed on August 17, 2012, in the United States' District Court for the... Read More

The court handling the Chantix-related multidistrict litigation case has allowed one plaintiff to sue drug maker Pfizer for punitive damages associated with side effects related to the smoking cessation medication. The United States' District Judge Inge P. Johnson approved a motion on September 18, 2012,... Read More

A plaintiff's claims of complications from a Stryker Triathlon knee implant in a new lawsuit bear striking resemblances to the allegations made in a typical Stryker hip implant lawsuit. The knee lawsuit was filed by plaintiff Elizabeth Culpepper, and on Sept. 4, 2012, the case... Read More

Pradaxa litigation continues to grow as more patients who have suffered bleeding from the anticoagulant file lawsuits against Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, the drug's manufacturer. But despite the lawsuits, there has been no announcement of a recall. Bleeding risk from Pradaxa Pradaxa was approved by the... Read More