The hearing on the Petition to consolidate the Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella product liability litigation in the Northern District of Ohio has been set for September 24, 2009 in Richmond, Virginia. The hearing will be held before the Judicial Panel on Multi -District Litigation. If the case is consolidated as…
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Dallas Attorney Plans to Reopen 15 Toyota Lawsuits
A Dallas attorney says he will file Tuesday to reopen 15 lawsuits involving rollover accidents as a result of allegations by a former Toyota lawyer that the company withheld or destroyed crash safety data it should have disclosed in up to 300 civil lawsuits. Lawyer Todd Tracy says he will…
Yasmin/Yaz Side Effects: Gallbladder Stones and Disease
Yaz gallbladder disease information and the latest news for women who have suffered from gallstones and Yaz birth control. In addition to the other injuries caused by birth control pills Yasmin, Yaz and Ocella (including pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, pancreatitis, stroke, and heart attack), Yaz drug injury lawyers are…
Yaz Lawsuits and Side Effects
Yasmin/Yaz have been associated with deep vein thrombosis (blood clots), pulmonary embolism, strokes, heart attacks and, as a result of these health consequences, death. Yasmin/Yaz lawsuits allege product liability, negligence and failure to warn claims against Bayer. There has been in recent months new medical articles have come out regarding…
Trial Set For January 2010 on Chinese Drywall
A federal judge presiding over hundreds of lawsuits against Chinese drywall makers and installers said Thursday that he plans to hold the first trial in January 2010 for the cases, which claim the imported products emit sulfur, methane and other chemical compounds that have ruined homes and harmed residents’ health.…
Number of Implicated Chinese Drywall Manufacturers Increases.
The number of Chinese drywall manufacturers responsible for corrosion and potential health problems plaguing U.S. homeowners may be about to increase substantially. With the first set of home inspections about to begin in the massive combined Chinese drywall litigation playing out in New Orleans, lawyers involved in the case were…
Update: Fosamax Lawsuit Goes to Jury
Drug executives, product liability lawyers and Wall Street analysts are closely watching a jury trial in New York over medical problems associated with Fosamax, a drug from Merck that has been taken by millions of women to offset the bone loss associated with menopause. It is the first of about…
Levaquin Side Effects Lawsuit and Tendon Rupture
Levaquin (Levofloxacin) is a fluroquinolone antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections, and is available only by prescription. On July 8, 2008, the FDA ordered the manufacturer to add a Black Box warning to Levaquin. A Black Box warning is the strongest warning available for prescription drugs. The FDA also required…
Pfizer Whistleblower’s Ordeal Reaps Rewards
Taking on corporate giants can feel like tilting at windmills, but John Kopchinski’s six-year legal battle against Pfizer Inc just made him a rich man. The Gulf War veteran and former Pfizer sales representative will earn more than $51.5 million as a result of his whistleblower lawsuit against the world’s…
Pfizer to Pay $2.3 B Agrees to Criminal Plea
Pfizer Inc agreed to plead guilty to a U.S. criminal charge relating to promotion of its now-withdrawn Bextra pain medicine and will pay a record $2.3 billion to settle allegations it improperly marketed 13 medicines. The world’s biggest drugmaker was slapped with the huge fines by the U.S. government after…