Accutane IBD Legal News Articles & Interviews

New York, NY An Arizona man last week had his Accutane lawsuit against the Swiss pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. dismissed because he didn’t file the complaint in his home state.

Seattle, WA Shawn took Accutane for almost two years, and it did clear up his skin. However, in 2009, four years after stopping the acne treatment drug, he was diagnosed with “moderate to severe” Ulcerative Colitis - the same year Roche took Accutane off the market. “I would rather deal with the worst case of acne than live with this disease,” says Shawn.

New York, NY Thousands of Accutane claimants in the consolidated state litigation are likely waiting anxiously to hear New Jersey Judge Nelson Johnson’s decision regarding the link to Accutane and Crohn’s disease. The outcome of the hearing was supposed to be announced by February 20, 2015.