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Washington, DC: Nearly 700 people who are suing drug maker GlaxoSmithKline in three separate lawsuits alleging severe adverse events connected with the diabetes medication Avandia, are reportedly settling with the company for nearly $60 million. Avandia, also known as rosiglitazone maleate, was developed to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. First a... - Merger Deal between Device Manufacturers Reveals Device Shortcomings
Jun-6-17 Waltham, MA: A merger originally gone bad between two medical device manufacturers, since rescued, sheds some light into previous problems Alere Inc. has had with its measuring devices and, specifically the INRatio blood monitoring system. Various plaintiffs embroiled in an INRatio lawsuit allege the expensive monitoring device was inaccurate, flawed a... - Force-Placed Insurance Companies Could Face Government Lawsuit
Jul-23-14 Washington, DC In addition to force-placed insurance lawsuits filed by homeowners who allege illegal kickbacks have been involved in lender insurance, companies could face a lawsuit from the federal government. According to reports, the government may sue some mortgage servicers over force-placed insurance kickbacks that may have cost Fannie Mae and Fr... - Plaintiffs Weigh the Pros and Cons of Testosterone—a Rising Dilemma
Aug-13-15 Chicago, IL As the number of testosterone lawsuits in multidistrict litigation continues to climb, one group of defendants embroiled in a testosterone lawsuit in an Illinois court has petitioned for dismissal, pushing back on a claim made by the plaintiffs under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). The testosterone lawsuit... - Pet Owners Report Severe Adverse Reactions with Sergeant's Flea & Tick Treatment
Rochester, MN: Two families in Minnesota have reported that their pets have suffered severe adverse health reactions which they believe are linked to Sergeant's over-the-counter flea and tick treatments. One couple had applied Sergeant's Flea and Tick gel onto their dog's back and he subsequently developed breathing difficulties, red skin and red... - A Tale of Two Unum Lawsuits
Mar-12-18 Gibsonia, PA: Tucked in amongst a seemingly never-ending barrage of positivity stemming from the Unum camp with regard to investment, expansion and financial performance are the ever-lurking Unum insurance lawsuits alleging bad faith insurance and similar frustrations after an insurer that happily accepts monthly premiums suddenly does an about-face an... - C.R. Bard Shares IVC Filter Lawsuit Update with SEC
Jun-2-17 Washington, DC: When it comes to assessing where a manufacturer is with pending litigation, there’s no better source than with the manufacturer itself. To that end, C.R. Bard released details concerning the current state of affairs over IVC filter lawsuits as part of its Form 10-K report that provides a snapshot of the company at the end of its f... - Last-Minute Maneuvering Underway Prior to Next Round of Xarelto Lawsuits
Mar-11-18 Philadelphia, PA: With three new bellwether Xarelto bleeding issue trials set to begin next month in Philadelphia, defendants Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. are pushing back against attempts by plaintiffs to amend the master complaint in the Xarelto mass tort. In spite of the fact defendants won the first three bellwe... - Zofran Lawsuit Accuses GSK of Treating Unborn Children As “Guinea Pigs”
Aug-8-15 Los Angeles, CA As lawsuits alleging Zofran birth defects continue to roll in, one of the more recent birth defect lawsuits filed on July 22 has harsh words for the conduct of Zofran manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Plaintiff Melisa Arellanes filed her complaint less than a month ago in California federal court. “GSK’s conduct was ta... - New Transvaginal Mesh Product Approved While Mesh Lawsuits Ongoing
Aug-7-15 Washington, DC Despite the fact that several transvaginal mesh manufacturers, such as American Medical Systems , have settled mesh lawsuits for millions of dollars and thousands more lawsuits are outstanding, the FDA has approved another type of vaginal mesh for pelvic organ prolapse. Approved, despite the fact that the FDA is currently considering recl... - Multidistrict Litigations Involving IVC Filters Continue to Grow
Jul-19-16 Phoenix, AZ: Two IVC filter multidistrict litigations continue to grow, as more lawsuits alleging serious complications linked to the filters have been filed. These complications reportedly include filter migration and perforation of blood vessels. In some cases, the inferior vena cava filters have been linked to patient death. The two multidistric... - CT Brain Perfusion Scan Radiation Overdose
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified health care professionals about radiation overexposure in patients who have undergone perfusion CT imaging (essentially, a CT brain scan ), done to diagnose and treat strokes. According to the FDA alert, 206 patients in an 18-month period at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center received radiation doses that were ap... - A New Way for Unum Lawsuit Plaintiffs to Fight Biased Medical Review
Mar-5-18 Washington, DC: Unum lawsuits frequently claim the insurance behemoth relies on unfair, inadequate or biased medical review to deny long term disability benefits. If and when the case goes to trial, courts tend to defer to whatever the plan administrator decided. A plaintiff could get depressed. New DOL rules may change that, however, because th... - Zimmer-Biomet Shoulder: Buyer (Patient and Surgeon) Beware
May-25-17 Minneapolis, MN: Shoulder replacement surgery is a well-established and should be a straightforward procedure, unless your orthopedic surgeon is implanting a Zimmer Biomet shoulder that has failed and you are unfortunate to have one or two of the 3,600 implants that have been recalled. According to the University of Minnesota, improvements in surgi... - Benicar Trials Postponed Until 2017
Jul-14-16 Santa Clara, CA: The first trial in the Benicar Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) has been postponed until 2017. There are 10 bellwether cases set to go to trial, which were chosen from 30 randomly selected by the court. A further 20 cases from the bellwether plaintiff list have been added. The first case has not yet been announced and is being prepare... - Washington Car Accident Injuries
Auto accidents are a major cause of injury and death in the United States, causing 3 million injuries and killing over 40,000 people per year. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), approximately 16,600 people died in motor vehicle accidents in the US between January 1, 2009 and June 30, 2009. Washington auto acciden... - Tissue Transplants may be contaminated with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis or syphilis. Contact a tissue transplant lawyer.
Tissue and bone transplants from improperly screened donors are being investigated by authorities. The FDA issued an alert to physicians, hospitals and tissue processing plants that tissue received from Biomedical Tissue Services, Ltd. (BTS) in Ft. Lee, New Jersey may not have met FDA donor requirements and may contain infectious diseases such as HIV, H... - Protopic - Cáncer de piel
Protopic (tacrolimus) es una pomada tópica utilizada para el tratamiento del eczema. Protopic fue aprobado por la Administración de Drogas y Alimentos (FDA) en diciembre de 2004. Debería utilizarse sólo en las áreas de la piel que tienen eczema, y no debería tener contacto con la piel en estado normal. En marz... - Payments Flowing to State Sponsored Terrorism Victims, but Lawsuits Continue
May-20-17 Washington, DC: Victims of state-sponsored terrorism have begun to receive compensation under the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (USVSSTA), with payments flowing as of March of this year. While that’s good news for victims and their families harmed by such acts of terror, lawsuits continue to be filed by plaintiffs allegin... - Lawsuit Filed against Energy Drink Maker
Jul-23-15 Los Angeles, CA Although the Monster Energy drink lawsuits might be the ones in the news most frequently, other energy drink makers face lawsuits of their own. Monster Energy reportedly settled two lawsuits in recent months, and faces another high-profile lawsuit in the near future. But Rockstar Beverage Corp. faces a lawsuit of its own, filed in June...