The blood thinner Xarelto and other anticoagulants caused more than 3,000 deaths in 2016, according to a recent report by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP). Its QuarterWatch indicates that nearly 22,000 adverse event reports were sent to the FDA last year about anticoagulants such as Xarelto, Pradaxa, Eliquis,... Read more »

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 »

Like many other women, Lois Slemp routinely used talcum powder for feminine hygiene purposes. The Virginia resident had used Johnson & Johnson’s talc powder for four decades, and then she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Her cancer was initially discovered in 2012. After going into remission, she suffered a recurrence... Read more »

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 »

The makers of Farxiga, Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca, are facing at least 18 product liability lawsuits filed in federal courts. These have now been centralized into a multidistrict litigation (MDL) pursuant to an order issued by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) issued on April 6, 2017. The... 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 »

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 »