A Risperdal lawsuit that was pending in a Philadelphia court resulted in a mixed outcome for the plaintiff. The 19-year-old man filed the lawsuit against Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, claiming that the defendants’ medication resulted in the abnormal growth of breast tissue. On Friday, March 20, the... Read more »

In addition to a growing number of cases in the United States, Bayer now faces a Xarelto class action lawsuit in Canada. Plaintiff Betty Samson filed the complaint in Calgary and another is likely to follow in Ontario, where an elderly woman bled to death while taking the drug. The complaint includes... Read more »

The drug Risperdal is a powerful antipsychotic medication originally designed and manufactured to treat otherwise-untreatable symptoms of adult schizophrenia. The drug was historically considered an option of last resort, as it carries a risk of several other side effects that could place patients in grave danger of injury or death.... Read more »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is charged with overseeing the safety and efficacy of new prescription medications for eventual approval. This process involves reviewing sites where clinical trials on medications are performed. Occasionally, health officials discover evidence that drug companies and their researchers have deviated from good clinical practice... Read more »

A Philadelphia law firm has filed a Risperdal lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration. The firm represents hundreds of children who have been allegedly injured as a result of ingesting Risperdal. The antipsychotic drug is used to treat a variety of mental/mood... Read more »

The drug known as Risperdal – which is a highly-powerful antipsychotic treatment option manufactured and marketed by Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals – has been implicated in yet another lawsuit alleging the unlawful promotion and marketing of the product, as well as an intentional and unlawful failure to disclose... Read more »

An Alabama couple has filed a lawsuit alleging baby powder-induced cancer against Johnson & Johnson, after the plaintiff allegedly developed the disease from use of products manufactured by the company. Johnson & Johnson baby powder has been marketed to women for years as a way to keep the skin feeling dry,... Read more »

A resident of Minnesota has filed a Risperdal lawsuit, alleging that the medication resulted in gynecomastia and other severe complications. The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, names Johnson & Johnson Company and Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, as... Read more »

Fraudulent concealment, negligence and fraud are just some of the causes of action leveled against Xarelto manufacturers by a California plaintiff who suffered personal injuries after ingesting the drug. The product liability lawsuit is just one of dozens which claim the anticoagulant is defective and inherently dangerous due to its... Read more »

With a potentially massive wave of litigation building relating to the suspected link between talcum power and cancer, a federal judge has given the green light to a plaintiff’s conspiracy claim against pharmaceutical and personal care product manufacturer Johnson & Johnson. This development may give rise to much greater scrutiny... Read more »