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 […]
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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 […]
A personal injury lawsuit recently filed by a man who developed bladder cancer after taking Actos, a medication used to treat Type II diabetes, alleges that Actos manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceuticals withheld important safety information from the public about the drug’s increased risk of injury. Actos Injuries “Permanent & Severe” Those are the allegations contained in […]
Marisol Touraine, France’s health minister, is petitioning the European Union to restrict the use of third- and fourth-generation birth control pills such as Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella because of potential health risks. The French government announced in January that it will stop reimbursing prescription costs for contraceptives as more and more French women report injuries, […]
Although pressure to recall NuvaRing, Organon Pharmaceutical’s controversial birth control ring, has been increasing as more and more women report suffering blood clots, strokes and heart attacks, it remains on the market. So, why hasn’t NuvaRing been recalled? NuvaRing Serious Side Effects NuvaRing is the only vaginal hormonal contraceptive sold in the United States. It […]
Three more women have filed product liability lawsuits against Bayer Healthcare, Barr Laboratories, Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and the McKesson Corporation after suffering serious Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella side effects. They join thousands of other women who allege that these fourth-generation birth control products can lead to a dangerous condition known as hyperkalemia. Yaz, […]
The first trial over Johnson & Johnson’s controversial DePuy hip implant device began last week – and 10,000 more lawsuits are still pending. The metal-on-metal hip implant device has been associated with failure rates as high as 49%, and new research continues to be published on the device’s link to metallosis (metal blood poisoning). Orthopedics […]
The Driscoll Firm, LLC, says it is evaluating potential injury claims involving the Mirena intrauterine device (IUD), including injuries that may have resulted from perforation of the uterus. St. Louis, MO (Vocus/PRWEB) January 12, 2013 – St. Louis defective medical products lawyer John J. Driscoll announced today that his law firm is taking inquiries and […]
More and more product liability lawsuits are being filed against GranuFlo and NaturaLyte manufacturer, Fresenius, as patients subjected to these dangerous dialysate solutions used in kidney dialysis machines are being injured – or dying. A South Carolina son whose father died during a routine kidney dialysis session in which GranuFlo was used has filed the […]
Pfizer’s Zoloft, an antidepressant selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medication, has been linked to birth defects for several years and the company is defending hundreds of Zoloft birth defect lawsuits. The judge presiding over cases consolidated into multidistrict litigation (MDL) recently announced that the first Zoloft birth defect injury trials will begin in 2014. Zoloft […]