A recent study has revealed the number of doctors using laparoscopic morcellation to remove uterine fibroids is on the decline. Another new study suggests that women have lower survival rates when a morcellator is used during their myomectomy or hysterectomy procedure. Both were published in... Read More
On October 28, 2015, an Illinois man filed an Invokana lawsuit seeking to hold the manufacturer responsible for his injuries. Anthony R. Allen, from Granite City, in Madison County, IL, filed his lawsuit against Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson Co., and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma... Read More
On October 30, 2015, a family from Alabama filed a Zofran lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), claiming that the defendants’ medication resulted in their child’s birth defects. They demand compensation in excess of $75,000 for past and future medical expenses, as well as other damages. The... Read More
A Stockton, California woman, Jennifer Anzo, blames the diabetes drug Invokana for the diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and resulting complications she experienced in late 2013. On October 26, 2015, she filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California against... Read More
The process for determining which cases from the Xarelto multidistrict litigation in the Eastern District of Louisiana will be included in a bellwether discovery pool has been determined. U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon issued a case management order on Nov. 20 outlining the selection criteria.... Read More
Ashley Fleming of Louisiana has filed a Mirena IUD lawsuit against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, alleging that the company’s birth control device inflicted severe internal organ damage. Ms. Fleming filed her complaint on September 24, 2015 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. She... Read More
Texas parents, both individually and as next of friends of their minor child, have filed a medical malpractice lawsuit under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The complaint involves medical service rendered at the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center in Killeen, Texas, where the plaintiffs’... Read More
