Testosterone supplementation for older men has become big business for companies like Abbott Laboratories and AbbVie as they have marketed their testosterone products to the general population. Unfortunately, the benefits touted by these manufacturers may be overstated, new studies are finding. In fact, the risks associated with testosterone therapy might... Read more »

A plaintiff claims that use of diabetes drug Invokana led to kidney failure. The plaintiff only took the medication for two months before she began having life-threatening side effects that forced her to stop taking Invokana and seek medical treatment for her kidney problems. Judith Buchanan filed her lawsuit on September 16 in... Read more »

A plaintiff who recently filed a talcum powder lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson involving their talc-based products has also laid grounds for the possibility of a class action to be formed. The plaintiff in this case states that the hundreds and possibly thousands of women who have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer as... Read more »

A woman has filed a talcum powder lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, alleging the pharmaceutical giant failed to warn women about the potential risks associated with using their products containing talc. The plaintiff claims she used the products regularly for many years, leading to a diagnosis of ovarian cancer in... Read more »

Eight Androgel lawsuits have been selected out of around 5,500 cases currently pending to serve as bellwether trials in the coordinated litigation. The bellwether trials are carefully selected to provide insight into how juries might respond to evidence and testimony in future trials. These early trials also can serve as... Read more »

A woman that developed ketoacidosis after taking the diabetes drug Invokana has filed a lawsuit against the drug’s manufacturers. Sheryl Desalis is claiming in her complaint that Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma failed to provide proper warnings about the risks of diabetic ketoacidosis associated with their... Read more »

A teenager has been awarded $70 million by a jury in his Risperdal lawsuit – the largest jury award to date involving Risperdal litigation. The plaintiff and his mother allege use of Risperdal for a number of years during childhood led to the growth of male breasts, a condition known... Read more »

Xarelto, a highly touted alternative to the blood-thinning medication Warfarin, has come under fire with questions about the clinical trial that led to its approval. Faulty equipment used to monitor some of the patients in the trial may have contributed to results that made Xarelto look superior to warfarin, leading... Read more »

A Missouri jury has awarded $72 million to the family of a woman after determining her ovarian cancer was directly linked to decades of use of talcum powder products manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. The verdict was the first to award damages to a plaintiff after determining the pharmaceutical giant... Read more »

Metabolic acidosis is a risk associated with Invokana that was recently highlighted in a report by the Institute for Safe Medical Practices (ISMP). Invokana is one of the drugs recently touted for its ability to manage type 2 diabetes, but potential side effects have raised concerns and led to a... Read more »