It’s long been known that women who take antidepressants during pregnancy face a higher risk of miscarriage, pre-term births, neonatal health problems and long-term neurobehavioral abnormalities such as autism. However, the connection has become a growing concern and is now being addressed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. […]
Year: 2013
Just days after a California jury awarded a DePuy hip implant victim $8.3 million in damages, the second of nearly 11,000 lawsuits against medical device manufacturers DePuy Orthopaedics and parent company Johnson & Johnson is now underway. From California To Chicago The second DePuy hip injury lawsuit trial is now underway in Chicago. The plaintiff, […]
Merck & Company is defending thousands of NuvaRing lawsuits in state and federal courts across the nation filed by women who were injured by the vaginal contraceptive ring. However, another lawsuit has been filed against the pharmaceutical giant – this time alleging that it engaged in illegal activity. Merck Accused Of Lying To Government Two […]
Bayer Pharmaceuticals recently reported that it has set aside $1.5 billion to allegedly address mounting litigation regarding the thousands of severe injuries and deaths surrounding its fourth generation of birth control products Yaz and Yasmin. Over $1B In Settlements Paid – No End In Sight Although global pharmaceutical giant Bayer has already paid out over […]
A seven-year NuvaRing user claims that Organon BioScience’s vaginal contraceptive ring caused her to suffer a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) and an intracranial hemorrhage. She joins over a thousand other women who have filed NuvaRing injury lawsuits against the manufacturer. Avoiding Pregnancy Results In Lifetime Of Medical Monitoring According to a news report in […]
The first Actos bladder cancer trial is under way in California, and it’s not looking good for Takeda, Asia’s largest drug manufacturer. A key witness recently testified that internal company documents show how Takeda blatantly put sales over consumer safety. “The Product Came First” According to Bloomberg News, Howard Greenberg, a clinical pharmacologist, told jurors […]
The parents of a child born with a serious heart defect have sued Pfizer, the manufacturer of the antidepressant Zoloft. They allege that the company failed to warn users about the increased risks of birth defects in children born to mothers who take certain kinds of antidepressants, known as serotonin reuptake inhibitors, during pregnancy. Daughter […]
The same New Jersey jury that recently awarded $3.35 million in compensatory damages to a Prolift Transvaginal Mesh victim has decided to punish Johnson & Johnson by awarding the victim an extra $7.8 million in punitive damages over the company’s failure to warn about the increased risks of transvaginal mesh use. $11.1 Million Total Award […]
The first of nearly 11,000 trials pending against DePuy’s recalled ASR XL hip implant has resulted in an $8.3 million verdict for the plaintiff, 65-year-old Loren Kransky of Montana. Was this verdict an anomaly? Or could it set the bar for other victims waiting their turn in court? Breakdown Of The $8.3M Verdict The first […]
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall of Johnson & Johnson’s LPS (Limb Preservation System) Diaphyseal Sleeve, an orthopedic device used in reconstructive knee surgery. According to the FDA, the Sleeve has the potential to fracture at the joint and could result in loss of function, loss of limb, […]