The Los Angeles Superior Court is the site of a new product liability suit involving Bayer’s birth control pills marketed under the brand names Yaz and Yasmin. The controversial oral contraceptives, made with a fourth-generation progestin known to increase blood clot formation, have been associated with life-threatening health complications including... Read more »

For quite some time, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI’s) have been linked to an exhaustive array of congenital birth defects. Researchers are currently aware of SSRI pregnancy side effects including club foot and cleft palate, cranial and skeletal issues, heart defects and several other serious conditions. According to a new... Read more »

Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers (ARBs) are commonly used in the treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure) and heart failure. Benicar, manufactured by Daiichi Sankyo, is one of the more widely prescribed ARBs since its FDA approval in 2002. Also known by its generic name olmesartan medoxomil, Benicar has... Read more »

The makers of several testosterone supplements are facing an impending class action lawsuit filed in California District Court early last month. The testosterone class action lawsuit raises several counts against manufacturers of over-the-counter products containing the chemical Testofen and asserts many of the claims made by these manufacturers are bogus, exaggerated... Read more »