It is common in defective drugs claims, when a large group of people file lawsuits against a drug maker to have similar allegations that an injury was caused by a side effect of a particular drug. The plaintiffs are seeking to consolidate all Yasmin and Yaz birth control lawsuits in…
In the swath of Kentucky called the Land Between The Lakes, the Turkey Bay Off-Highway Vehicle Area is a rugged expanse of hills and woodlands crisscrossed by 100 miles of trails. Test drivers came here in July, 2002, to try out the Yamaha Rhino, a new breed of off-road vehicle…
Pfizer Inc.’s Warner-Lambert unit created a list of 13 ailments that its epilepsy medicine Neurontin could treat as part of its promotion of the drug for unapproved uses, a former employee testified. “I was trained from day one” to market the drug illegally, David Franklin testified. Franklin, who worked as…
Federal regulators on Tuesday added stronger warnings to a group of best-selling drugs used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, saying they can increase the risk of cancer in children and adolescents. After more than a year of review, Food and Drug Administration scientists said the drugs appear to…
Four Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits have been filed in Pennsylvania state court against Bayer, claiming that the company failed to warn consumers that the birth control pills increase the risk of a variety of cardiovascular health problems. The complaints were filed on July 29 in the Philadelphia Court of Common…
Merck & Co., facing more than 850 lawsuits over claims that its osteoporosis drug Fosamax may cause irreversible “jaw rot,” won’t face punitive damages in the first trial, a federal judge said. U.S. District Judge John Keenan said at a hearing today in New York that he’ll release a decision…
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday released an analysis of 19 varieties of electronic cigarettes that said half contained nitrosamines (the same carcinogen found in real cigarettes) and many contained diethylene glycol, the poisonous ingredient in antifreeze. Some that claimed to have no nicotine were found to have low…
After her family dropped its lawsuit in the midst of trial, Pfizer Inc. won’t face a lawsuit over claims its epilepsy drug Neurontin helped lead a Massachusetts woman to commit suicide, Susan Bulger’s family agreed to dismiss the suit after an anonymous donor offered to put money in a trust…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified manufacturers of fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drugs that a Boxed Warning in the product labeling concerning the increased risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture is necessary. FDA agrees to Public Citizen’s request to issue a “black box” warning in the product label and…
NJOY, the electronic cigarette brand based in Scottsdale, will continue to market the tobacco-less devices despite a warning from the Food and Drug Administration that it could pose health risks. Public health officials said last week that electronic cigarettes, or “e-cigarettes,” may not be such a healthy alternative to traditional…