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

A couple who filed a DePuy hip lawsuit after the wife experienced serious complications, saw their lawsuit thrown out after it was decided that there was a lack of jurisdiction involved. The lawsuit was originally filed by California residents Marjorie and Cliff Franks with 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

An FDA advisory panel has decided to keep the controversial contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin on the market, despite the growing number of lawsuits over blood clots and other side effects. The 26-member panel voted 15 to 11 in favor of keeping Yaz (drospirenone) on the... 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

A Congressional report that reveals vaginal mesh devices were fast-tracked to FDA approval even though their predecessors were recalled may bolster the cases of plaintiffs filing a transvaginal mesh lawsuit. The report was released on March 22, 2012. The report focuses on the fast-track FDA... Read More

The Food and Drug Administration has recently announced their plans to strengthen the side effects warnings on the packaging of the popular male pattern baldness medication Propecia after a number of men have come forward with reports that their side effects from the medication were... Read More

Finally, some good news for women suffering from side effects from Yaz: A U.S. law firm is reporting that Bayer Healthcare, the manufacturer of Yaz, has consented to pay Yaz settlements for about 70 lawsuits. Women plaintiffs involved in these cases have experienced blood clots,... Read More