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Avandia Sales Slumped on Heart Risks: Adverse Event

Published May 3, 2012 on PR Web San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 03, 2012 The media spotlight is often a double-edged sword. No one knows this better than people who suffer from Avandia severe adverse events and have filed Avandia Lawsuits. And yet, gossip and rumor-mongering aside, the real story here is being overlooked according  Full Article…

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Not Enough Is Known About Prescription Drug Use In Pregnancy

Published April 27, 2012 on Health Canal Prescription drug use during pregnancy is prevalent, however, not enough is known about the adverse effects they may have on the developing fetus, according to a new review by academics at the UCL Institute of Child Health. The research is published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG) today.  Full Article…

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How To Find Out If Transvaginal Mesh Is Recalled

Published April 27, 2012 on InjuryBoard On July 13, 2011, The FDA issued a warning about serious complications associated with transvaginal mesh used to treat Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence. The warning was not a recall and did not necessarily order surgeons to stop using this device. Rather, the FDA communication asked doctors,  Full Article…

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Yaz Lawsuit Settlements Reach $142 Million

Published April 30, 2012 on OpenPR (openPR) – Nadrich & Cohen, LLP reports that Bayer is continuing to offer settlements to plaintiffs involved in federal Yaz side effects litigation. Los Angeles, CA, April 27, 2012 – Nadrich & Cohen, LLP reports that German drug-maker Bayer AG has settled approximately 651 Yaz side effects lawsuits totaling  Full Article…

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Lawsuit against Pfizer sent back to St. Louis Circuit Court

Published April 20, 2012 on St. Louis Business Journal A lawsuit against Pfizer Inc., maker of the antidepressant drug Zoloft, which was originally filed in St. Louis Circuit Court and removed to federal court by the drugmaker, was ordered back to the state court last week, officials from St. Louis–based law firm Carey, Danis &  Full Article…

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Defective Drugs Trigger Avalanche of Lawsuits

Published April 20, 2012 on JD Supra A lawsuit against drug manufacturer Pfizer is simmering in St. Louis, bouncing between state and federal courts while judges decide who will have the pleasure of trying the case. The class action suit is on behalf of 21 mothers who contend that their children were born with birth  Full Article…

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Houston Attorney Erin Copeland Appointed to Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for Transvaginal Mesh MDL

Published April 17, 2012 on PR Web Attorney Erin Copeland of the Fibich Hampton Law Firm in Houston has been appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the transvaginal mesh MDL actions against J&J, American Medical Systems, and Boston Scientific. Houston, TX (PRWEB) April 17, 2012 On the heels of the initial pre-trial conference in  Full Article…

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Georgia Lawyers Garrard, Wages Appointed to Lead Roles in Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits

Published April 17, 2012 on PR Web A federal court recently appointed attorneys Henry G. Garrard III and Josh B. Wages of Georgia’s Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C., to leadership positions in the ongoing multidistrict litigation cases against four transvaginal mesh manufacturers. Athens, GA (PRWEB) April 17, 2012 As the result of a recent  Full Article…

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Bayer Settles 500 Yaz Lawsuits For $110 Million

Published April 18, 2012 on drugwatch On the heels of federal drug regulators slapping a new warning label on the controversial birth control pill Yaz, the drug’s manufacturer agreed to settle 500 product-liability lawsuits to the tune of $110 million. Bayer Healthcare agreed to pay an average of about $220,000 per case to resolve claims  Full Article…

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