Driscoll of The Driscoll Firm, LLC says the FDA’s proposal to require more stringent pre-market scrutiny of metal-on-metal hip implants won’t help those currently suffering health problems. St. Louis, MO (Vocus/PRWEB) February 1, 2013 – John J. Driscoll, a nationally recognized defective medical products attorney, said today that he endorses the U.S. Food and Drug […]
Year: 2013
New research shows that women who use Merck & Company’s NuvaRing contraceptive device and suffer from migraine headaches may have an even higher risk of suffering from a potentially deadly blood clot. More Bad News For NuvaRing Users NuvaRing, Merck & Company’s transparent plastic contraceptive device which is inserted in the vagina and releases hormones […]
Serious concerns about Pradaxa’s side effects are underscored by the FDA’s new warning that the blood thinner should not be used to prevent stroke or blood clots in patients with mechanical heart valves, says Driscoll of The Driscoll Firm, LLC. St. Louis, MO (Vocus/PRWEB) January 31, 2013 – John J. Driscoll, a nationally recognized drug […]
Proctor & Gamble’s Actonel, a class of bisphosphonates used to treat osteoporosis, has been linked to many serious side effects – including Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) or jaw death. A recent Actonel jaw death victim has filed a $1.5 million product liability lawsuit against Proctor & Gamble for his injuries. Like so many other […]
Bellwether trials in the NuvaRing MDL (multi-district litigation) have been postponed, again, until July 2013. Legal experts familiar Merck’s vaginal ring contraceptive serious side effects – which include blood clots, heart attacks, strokes and death – say that settlements might be on the horizon. Over 1,000 NuvaRing Injury Lawsuits Pending Over 1,000 NuvaRing injury lawsuits […]
Federal District Court Judge Rodney Sippel has ordered Organon BioSciences USA, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., to release safety information on NuvaRing that manufacturers had tried to keep out of court. Only time will tell how that ruling – and what’s contained in these confidential documents – will affect the 1,000 NuvaRing injury lawsuits […]
The founder of The Driscoll Firm, LLC says patients may have developed illness related to the diabetes drug prior to a June 2011 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety announcement and labeling change. St. Louis, MO (Vocus/PRWEB) January 25, 2013 – Nationally recognized drug injury lawyer John J. Driscoll said today that his firm […]
The Chief Judge for both Yaz injury lawsuits and Pradaxa bleeding lawsuits says that litigation is moving forward despite more and more lawsuits being transferred into multi-district litigation (MDL). The Yaz MDL now has 10,484 cases and 12,650 plaintiffs; the Pradaxa MDL stands at 176 cases and has 192 plaintiffs. Very Busy Judge Discusses Yaz […]
Thousands of lawsuits have been filed against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals over Yaz and Yasmin – its fourth-generation oral contraceptives. However, more and more lawsuits are now being filed against manufacturers of generic Yaz and Yasmin, alleging that users suffered serious side effects or have died. Gianvi & Ocella Are Really Yaz & Yasmin In A […]
Thousands of women in Illinois and across the nation have been injured by NuvaRing, Organon Pharmaceutical’s vaginal hormonal contraceptive device. If you’ve been injured, it’s important to know that you don’t have to go it alone. While there are many attorneys out there, not all have the experience to go up against a major a […]