Lipitor Legal News Articles & Interviews

Philadelphia, PA By August 15, 2014, court records show that 1,162 Lipitor claims have been filed against Pfizer Inc., the manufacturer of the “best-selling prescription drug of all time.” The Lipitor lawsuits filed by plaintiffs who developed Type 2 diabetes allege that Pfizer failed to adequately warn patients and their doctors about the cholesterol medication’s association with diabetes and other risks associated with Lipitor.

Charleston, SCLipitor lawsuits, which allege patients who took the drug suffered serious side effects, are reportedly mounting. Plaintiffs claim Pfizer, maker of Lipitor, knew about the risks of serious side effects but did not offer adequate warnings about the risks, including a reported increased risk of type 2 diabetes.

Washington, DC The number of lawsuits alleging atorvastatin type 2 diabetes from Lipitor continues to grow, with filings almost doubling within a month, latest statistics show.

Sarasota, FL As Lipitor lawsuits and other statin lawsuits are filed against the makers of statin drugs, a new study suggests an increased risk of diabetes when patients are exposed to high-potency statins. This latest study appears to support critics who claim that statin use is associated with an increased risk of diabetes.

Philadelphia, PA Another Lipitor lawsuit has been filed alleging the plaintiff suffered serious Lipitor side effects. Meanwhile, those involved in Lipitor multidistrict litigation (MDL) are gearing up for the first bellwether trials to be heard in Lipitor litigation.

Toronto, ON Although hundreds of Lipitor lawsuits have been filed in the US, so far no lawsuits have been filed in Canada. Attorneys are now investigating possible Lipitor Canada lawsuits, alleging patients developed type II diabetes as a result of using the statin drug.

Charleston, SC If someone offered you a million dollars to identify, off the top of your head, disaccharide C12H22O11 in layman’s terms, what are your chances you’d walk away a millionaire? You might have a clue if they threw the word “sucrose” in there, but the point is already made: unless you’re a scientist or chemist, you’d have no idea that sucrose disaccharide C12H22O11 is, in reality, ordinary table sugar. And that’s the very point Lipitor plaintiff Margaret Clark is making in her Lipitor lawsuit...

Newport Beach, CA More plaintiffs have come forward, filing Lipitor lawsuits against Pfizer, Inc., maker of Lipitor. The lawsuits allege patients suffered Lipitor side effects but were not adequately warned about the risks associated with taking the statin medication. One such lawsuit, filed in California in August 2013, highlights the complaints plaintiffs have made in their Lipitor claims.

Baton Rouge, LA A woman from Louisiana finds herself as the plaintiff in a Lipitor lawsuit, claiming that the Lipitor she was prescribed for over 10 years to help control her cholesterol levels triggered atorvastatin Type 2 diabetes. Had she known about the diabetes risk, she would have avoided use of Lipitor altogether, or at the very least undertaken the regular monitoring of her blood glucose levels.

New York, NY A multidistrict litigation (MDL) has been approved for the initial Lipitor (atorvastatin) lawsuits filed against the drug’s manufacturer Pfizer, Inc. The Lipitor diabetes lawsuits allege that Pfizer has failed to adequately warn consumers of the risk for developing diabetes associated with the drug. In 2012 Pfizer updated the Lipitor labeling to include warnings of increased risk for diabetes, however, the lawsuits contend that this was insufficient.