Another Louisiana Taxotere hair loss lawsuit has been filed. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against Sanofi-Aventis over the failure to warn about the side effects of Taxotere. According to Iris Guidry, in her Louisiana Taxotere hair loss lawsuit, claims that the chemotherapy…
The Bard IVC Filter Injury lawsuits heading to trial set for 2017, according to the U.S. District Judge presiding over the coordinated pretrial proceedings in Phoenix, Arizona. Judge Campbell ruled that the first “bellwether” trial will probably go before a jury in fall of 2017. Since that date is a year away, more likely…
Stryker metal hip V40 implant failure lawsuits are being filed nationwide. According to confidential sources, another huge defective hip recall is coming down the pike and Stryker Orthopedics will face the brunt of it. Stryker Metal Hip V40 Implant Failure Lawsuits Stryker Metal Hip V40 Implant Failure Lawsuits Stryker is…
The third bellwether DePuy Pinnacle Hip Failure trial has started this week. Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics division are exposed to seven alleged defective metal on metal hip cases consolidated in Dallas, Northern District of Texas. Metal on metal hip implants have a high failure rate including those manufactured by…
A recent medical study has shown that people who have taken Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI), such as Prevacid, may be at an increased risk for chronic kidney disease. A 2016 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows that people who were taking the anti-ulcer medication…
A federal judge in Louisiana has selected two lawsuits to serve as the first test trials amid more than 7,200 cases challenging the safety of Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen’s blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto. The first trial, slated to start in February, involves claims Xarelto caused a…
With thousands of lawsuits involving testosterone products currently pending, eight of those cases have now been selected by a federal judge for early trials. Known as bellwether trials, these first lawsuits may provide insight into how juries will react to evidence and testimony in the more than 5,500 cases currently…
The latest and largest Risperdal jury award is the fifth instance where juries found that the makers of Risperdal did not provide adequate warning of Risperdal’s risks to patients and doctors. A Philadelphia jury awarded Andrew Yount $70 million after he suffered from Risperdal side effects. The Tennessee boy started…
Some people might it difficult to believe that Abilify can cause an addiction to gambling. In fact, one former Abilify consumer, who we will call Tony, developed such a compulsive gambling issue that his wife left him. “I was on this medication for five years and my gambling addiction was…
Plaintiffs’ lawyers have requested a new multidistrict litigation for lawsuits alleging that Sanofi SA’s chemotherapy drug Taxotere can cause permanent hair loss in women, particularly those being treated for breast cancer. In a July 22 motion, lawyers for two plaintiffs asked the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to send…