Off-label use of prescription medications, a common practice that healthcare providers have long relied on and that pharmaceutical companies have profited from, has become the subject of a great deal of controversy. Billions in settlements have been paid out to patients who were allegedly harmed as a result of the off-label... Read more »

On May 7, 2013, Benjamin B. Reade, Sr. suffered large, bilateral pulmonary emboli and cardiac arrest. He did not survive. The previous day, he had discontinued taking AndroGel, a testosterone replacement therapy product that he had been using since March 20, 2013. On May 7, 2015, his widow, Laura Reade,... Read more »

A plaintiff that filed a Xarelto lawsuit in Georgia alleges use of the drug led to life-threatening bleeding, permanent injury and loss of enjoyment of life. The plaintiff further states that Xarelto manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals, as well as Janssen’s mother company Bayer, failed to provide proper warning about the risks... Read more »

In April, the Colgate-Palmolive Co. was ordered to pay $12.4 million in damages to a woman who filed a talc cancer lawsuit against the company. Judith Winkel and her husband John Winkel of Santa Barbara were awarded the funds after a Los Angeles jury found that an asbestos-contaminated talcum powder... Read more »

A Nashville, GA man has filed a short form complaint, which is part of the ongoing testosterone replacement therapy multidistrict litigation. George Lantis began taking Axiron in 2010 and used it until May 25, 2013. He claims testosterone replacement therapy caused him to suffer multiple serious and life-threatening blood clots.... Read more »

Researchers at Johns Hopkins are suggesting that the use of two popular “new generation” blood thinners may run as much as twice the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding as the drug they are trying to replace. Despite recent research that has established that Pradaxa and Xarelto carry a significant increase in... Read more »

Last week, Takeda Pharmaceuticals agreed to a $2.4 billion Actos settlement – one of the pharmaceutical industry’s largest settlements. The announcement was welcome news for the thousands of individuals who filed Actos lawsuits in state and federal courts. “After years of hard-fought and contentious litigation, the defendants have finally stepped... Read more »

Accusations leveled in a recent Granuflo lawsuit state that plaintiff William Cox died as an alleged result of his exposure to the dialysate. The short form complaint was filed directly into the Fresenius Granuflo/Naturalyte Dialysate Products Liability Litigation on April 22, 2015. Debra Phelps is the anticipated personal representative of... Read more »

A Texas man has filed a Xarelto lawsuit against Janssen Pharmaceuticals, claiming the drug caused him to suffer a number of serious health issues. Anthony L. Romaniello was prescribed Xarelto by his physician for atrial fibrillation on January 5, 2013. He continued to use the drug until approximately April 24,... Read more »

Two women have each filed a Zofran birth defects lawsuit, alleging their children experienced serious defects after the women took the drug to treat morning sickness during their pregnancies. The two lawsuits, filed in Texas and Massachusetts courts, accuse Zofran manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline of failing to reveal risks associated with the drug,... Read more »