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Sep-9-14 Lafayette, LA Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly, maker and marketer of Actos, have lost a bid to have a $9 billion award against them in an Actos lawsuit thrown out of court. The lawsuit, filed by Terrence Allen, alleged the companies did not properly warn about the risk of Actos side effects, including a possible link between Actos and bladder canc... - Transvaginal Mesh Material Not Intended for Permanent Use, Testimony Excluded
Sep-1-14 Boston, MA The pendulum in the second bellwether trial in the transvaginal mesh lawsuit file has swung, again, toward the defendant. While pundits muse that this is not a good sign for TVT sling plaintiffs, the attorney representing plaintiff Maria Cardenas noted that the Court excluded what the plaintiff considered important testimony. Might that t... - Of All Vytorin Side Effects, Potential for Cancer Is Getting Traction
Aug-31-14 Washington, DC One can’t help but forgive anyone filing a Vytorin lawsuit, due to not only the potential for various harms related to possible Vytorin side effects , but to the very culture that sees drugs such as these approved in the first place. Vytorin, as most familiar with the file are aware, is a combination of two drugs: Zetia (ezetimib... - Study Links Popular Oral Antibiotics to Increased Risk of Nerve Damage
Aug-23-14 Vancouver, BC A Canadian-US research team has made an important and scientifically proven link between a class of potent and commonly used antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones (FQs) and a condition known as peripheral neuropathy (PN) . “This is the first large epidemiologic study. It confirms a previous data mining study and the conclusions of the... - Fracking Lawsuit Based on Nuisance Dismissed
Aug-18-14 Karnes County, TX A Texas judge’s decision in favor of two oil companies in a recent fracking lawsuit may affect past and future hydraulic fracking claims that are based on emissions creating a nuisance and not with solid scientific and medical evidence. Earlier this year the Parr family were awarded $3 million in their fracking lawsuit t... - With Xarelto Bleeding Events, There’s No Turning Back
Aug-11-14 Burlington, VT A member of the New Oral Anticoagulant (NOAC) class of drugs heralded as the natural successor to the decades-old warfarin as a blood thinner for stroke and blood clot prevention appears to be gaining a reputation as a high-risk drug. Like Pradaxa, Xarelto has been embraced by the medical community due to the need for less frequent monitorin... - Laparoscopic Power Morcellator Pulled From the Market
Aug-1-14 Los Angeles, CA The controversial power morcellation tool made by Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), is being withdrawn from global markets. J&J announced its decision this week, because of reports that suggest the device can inadvertently spread cancer in women undergoing hysterectomies. The withdrawal of the power morce... - Oregon Reaches $4M Settlement with DePuy Over Defective Artificial Hips
Jul-18-14 The Oregon Department of Justice reached a first-of-its kind $4 million settlement on July 2 with DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. Oregon’s single-state settlement is the first government action to resolve allegations that DePuy failed to disclose to physicians and patients that its ASR XL “metal on metal” artificial hip devices had an alarming rate of fail... - Johnson & Johnson Settles State Allegations regarding Hip Implant Failures
Jul-8-14 Portland, OR Johnson & Johnson has reportedly agreed to pay $4 million to settle Oregon claims concerning deceptive marketing practices related to the company’s hip implant failures . At the heart of Oregon’s allegations were that the metal-on-metal implants were marketed as safe when the company knew or should have known about a higher... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Maker Receives FDA Warning Letter
Jun-27-14 Minnetonka, MN Back in April, the maker of the AMS transvaginal mesh was sent a warning letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning that issues found at the company’s plant required corrective action. As with other mesh makers, the company is also a defendant in transvaginal mesh lawsuits, alleging women were harmed by the use o... - GlaxoSmithKline Fined Again—The Cost of Doing Business?
Jun-26-14 It is seen as the cost of doing business. It may be illegal, but is also highly profitable, so why stop? That seems to be the attitude of many pharmaceutical companies - and the latest proof of this comes in the form of a $105 million fine leveled against GlaxoSmithKline Plc. (GSK). The California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced the fine saying h... - Study Finds Increased Risk of Diabetes with High-Potency Statin Use
Jun-26-14 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. The most recent study... - Court Decision Could Make It Easier to Sue for Debt Collector Harassment
Jun-26-14 Atlanta, GA There is a vast difference between getting a friendly call, a nudge, a gentle reminder when you’re a bit late on your debt repayment, and the intrusion and sometimes cruelty that is the bastion of debt collector harassment . And while there are various laws and statutes that govern debt collector conduct, it hasn’t stopped them f... - Filing Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuits
Jun-19-14 Oakland, CA Among the more stressful things a person can go through, having a legitimate insurance claim denied has to be close to the top of the list. After all, the person who submitted the denied disability insurance claim is likely already going through health problems and is probably off work and worried about finances while dealing with health pr... - ER Traumatic Brain Injury Visits on the Rise
Jun-5-14 Washington, DC A new study suggests that the number of emergency room visits for traumatic brain injury is on the rise. Part of the reason for this could be the increase in awareness about the risks associated with head injuries and in particular the risks associated with a brain injury. High-profile brain injury lawsuits, such as the lawsuit faced by... - To Overturn Denied Disability Insurance, Vigilance Is Key
May-27-14 Los Angeles, CA It seems apparent that the primary modus operandi for most insurance carriers is to deny insurance claims as a default, expecting that policyholders will appeal the denial and fight for their benefits. An earlier article by LawyersandSettlements.com’s Heidi Turner noted that many policyholders tend to throw in the towel at the fir... - Study Backs Claims of Hip Replacement Problems
May-23-14 London, ON A recent study appears to back up claims about increased levels of metal ions in patients who receive a metal-on-metal hip replacement . Concerns have been raised that patients who receive such a device are at an increased risk of hip implant failure or of developing a condition known as metallosis. Lawsuits have been filed against the makers... - Januvia Lawsuits Increasing and New Report Links Januvia to Pancreatic Cancer
May-21-14 Washington, DC As reports of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer associated with Januvia increase, so do Januvia lawsuits. A new report by AdverseEvents, a California-based company that analyzes post-market side effect data, says that Janumet and Januvia showed elevated signals for both pancreatitis and Januvia pancreatic cancer . “The o... - It Was the Breast of Times, It Was the Worst of Times for Risperdal Patients
May-10-14 Vancouver, BC It’s hard to ignore a medical study that involves a million participants. However, that was the size of the database researcher Mahyar Etminan, PharmD and his team at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver used in determining that Risperdal side effects , and specifically gynecomastia, can impact older men to the tune... - Opinions Split on Victoza
May-1-14 Washington, DC Concerns about Victoza side effects , including a reported possible link between Victoza and cancer, have led to some critics requesting the type 2 diabetes drug be taken off the market. Not all studies, however, have confirmed the risk of cancer in patients taking Victoza. Back in 2012, Public Citizen, the consumer advocacy group, pet...