Severe side effects of Invokana – part of a new class of diabetes drugs manufactured by J&J – have prompted a wave of litigation filed throughout the United States. Most of the Invokana lawsuits have been centralized in New Jersey federal court under MDL # 2750 for more efficient pretrial... Read more »

In a case management order filed by US District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly, Androgel maker AbbVie was denied its attempt to have the first bellwether case dismissed on grounds that the statute of limitations had expired. The testosterone lawsuit, filed by Jeffrey Konrad, was originally selected as a representative case... Read more »

In mid-January, the first steps in the Invokana multidistrict litigation (MDL) began. U.S. District Judge Brian Martinotti, who is presiding over the MDL in the District of New Jersey, announced 1) the pending appointment of a special mediator to deal with discovery issues and settlement possibilities and 2) a “science... Read more »

The U.S. District Judge in charge of the pretrial proceedings for the gambling addiction claims against the drug Abilify has issued procedures aimed at streamlining the process. Under these procedures, new cases will enter the multidistrict litigation (MDL) if plaintiffs file a Short Form Complaint. The Short Form Complaint incorporates... Read more »

Chemotherapy-related hair loss is common, with about 65% of chemo patients losing their hair. However, hair loss is a harrowing event; according to studies, nearly half of female chemo patients consider it to be the most traumatic part of chemo. The profound impact of hair loss is known to strike... Read more »

Recent large scale epidemiological and retrospective studies have demonstrated links between the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and an increased risk of renal failure, myocardial infarction and dementia. On top of this, medical experts say that up to 70 percent of patients that take PPIs for treatment of heartburn... Read more »

Fresenius Medical Care North America agreed to a $250 million settlement to resolve lawsuits that claim the company was aware of risks of their dialysis products yet failed to warn the public. The litigation centers upon Granuflo and Naturalyte, two dialysates that have been blamed for heart problems, strokes and death... Read more »

An increasing number of lawsuits involving Zofran-related birth defects have been filed across the nation. One of the latest claims was brought by an Oregon mother who argues that her child’s cleft palate and laryngeal cleft are a direct result of the anti-nausea drug she took while pregnant. GlaxoSmithKline LLC... Read more »

A recent complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, where it joins the Zofran (Ondansetron) Products Liability Litigation known as MDL 2657. The case centers upon allegations that drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) negligently marketed its powerful anti-nausea drug to pregnant women without providing... Read more »

Plaintiff Gene Schurman, a resident of Illinois, claims he suffered severe kidney damage after taking the diabetes drug Invokana under the direction of his doctor. He is now suing Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation on claims of failure to warn, product liability, design defect, fraud,... Read more »