Recently a South Carolina woman filed a product liability lawsuit against Pfizer, claiming that the cholesterol drug Lipitor side effect caused her to develop diabetes. The federal lawsuit was filed by Margaret Clark in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Clark alleges that Pfizer has failed…
According to experts, Johnson & Johnson, the parent company of DePuy Orthopaedics, is facing more than 4,000 lawsuits over the DePuy Pinnacle hip device. The 4,000 plus plaintiffs, allege that the DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal design is defective and prone to premature failure and metallosis caused by the release of metal…
According to recent court documents, Johnson & Johnson, the parent company of DePuy Orthopaedics, is exposed to more than 4,000 lawsuits over the DePuy Pinnacle hip device. The 4,000 plus plaintiffs, allege that the DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal design is defective and prone to premature failure and metallosis caused by the…
The first of four separate federal trials involving problems with Bard Avaulta mesh will begin in June 2013. U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin ordered that the first four Bard Avaulta lawsuits in the federal MDL will be tried individually. Judge Goodwin is overseeing the vaginal mesh injury cases in…
Recent medical research suggests that certain type 2 diabetic medications, known as Incretin Mimetics, including Januvia, Janumet, Byetta, Bydureon and Victoza, are potentially linked to an increased risk of pancreatic cancer side effects when compared to other diabetes treatment. Incretin Mimetic Investigation Timeline April 18, 2013 – Institute for Safe…
The California state court judge has tossed last week’s Actos bladder cancer verdict and has reversed the $6.5 million damage award. The judge issued a post-trial ruling rejecting key expert witness testimony. Last week, the Los Angeles County jury awarded plaintiff Jack Cooper $6.5 million for his bladder cancer injuries…
According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)’s Quarter Watch report, the number of pancreatic cancer cases are increasing involving lethal side effects of Byetta, Januvia, Victoza and other diabetes drugs known as incretin mimetics. ISMP evaluates adverse event reports submitted to the FDA, and the report, Perspectives on…
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has received a request to consolidate all federal pancreatic cancer lawsuits. These were filed by patients using Januvia, Janumet, Byetta and Victoza incretin mimetic diabetic drugs and they allege that they developed pancreatic cancer. The injured pancreatic cancer plaintiffs have requested that…
Merck & Co. (MRK) is defending a woman’s claim that its osteoporosis drug Fosamax weakened her femur, causing her leg to break when she fell in her driveway. This is the second Fosamax femur fracture injury claim going to trial. The first trial, in state court in Atlantic City, New…
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has issued an order to consolidate all Mirena IUD injury perforation injury lawsuits. This order applies to all cases filed throughout the federal court system. All Mirena IUD injury cases will be centralized before one judge as part of an MDL, or…