The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has aggregated transvaginal mesh lawsuits from across the country into four multidistrict litigations (MDLs), relating to four separate named defendants. The lawsuits all relate to allegations of mesh complications. Transvaginal mesh is surgically implanted in a patient for... Read More

The vaginal mesh MDL is progressing smoothly, with recent appointments to enable the the huge litigation to run as efficiently as possible Some background on the MDL: In February 2012, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated all of the federal lawsuits claiming complications... Read More

Two Canadian women have recently filed a class action lawsuit dealing with complications they suffered after they were implanted with the devices. The transvaginal mesh attorney who filed suit on behalf of the two women says that the case is hoping to represent all Canadian... Read More

When Paul Priore of New York became concerned about his hair loss, he turned to Propecia, the popular anti-baldness drug. But according to the lawsuit he filed recently, taking the drug left him with erectile dysfunction that has persisted even after he stopped taking the... Read More

Seventeen federal lawsuits which were originally pending in six different districts have been consolidated into one multidistrict Propecia litigation (MDL) in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York under Judge John Gleeson. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation established the MDL on... Read More

The consumer publication Consumer Reports has recently published a report detailing the complications and possible causes behind the complications associated with a number of hip and knee implant systems, including the NexGen knee replacement system. A number of lawsuits have been filed by patients who... Read More

The Food and Drug Administration announced in March of 2012 that they would be convening a board of medical experts in order to review the effectiveness and potential danger of metal on metal hip replacement systems such as those manufactured by Zimmer. This comes after... Read More

Jayne and Rickey Lee Graham have become some of the latest plaintiffs to file Chantix litigation, this one on behalf of decedent Jeremy Graham, who allegedly committed suicide after using Chantix. The Chantix lawsuit was filed with the help of a Chantix lawyer who is... Read More