A lawsuit brought in late April alleges that the manufacturers of Nexium and Prevacid withheld information about dangerous side effects. The suit, brought by Idaho resident Terry Buzbee, states that after taking the two drugs, he suffered from an acute kidney injury. He had to be hospitalized and still needs... Read more »

A court filing in mid-March indicates that over 850 women have brought lawsuits related to Taxotere in a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL). The MDL was specifically set up for claims related to the breast cancer drug, all alleging that Taxotere’s manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis failed to warn patients and healthcare professionals about... Read more »

The conclusions of a significant new clinical trial indicate that testosterone replacement therapy increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes among men receiving it. The treatments include the widely prescribed treatment Androgel. Part of the “testosterone trials” Findings from the clinical trial were published in late February in the... Read more »

The Missouri Supreme Court recently denied a move by Johnson & Johnson to move lawsuits alleging that the company’s talcum powder caused ovarian cancer from St. Louis courts to Federal courts. Johnson & Johnson argued that, of the roughly 2,000 plaintiffs with cases pending in Missouri court alleging its products’... Read more »