Published May 7, 2012 on drugwatch A judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation (MDL) regarding the oral contraceptive Yaz has cleared the way for more settlement negotiations to continue. Chief Judge David R. Herndon, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, moved back the deadlines for Yaz lawsuits, allowing for the drug’s 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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Judge Orders Selection of Initial Lawsuits on Avandia Heart Attacks
Published April 16, 2012 on PR Web According to court documents, on March 19th, 2012 US District Judge Cynthia Rufe ordered the beginning of the selection process of the initial Avandia lawsuits. More than 2,500 cases are consolidated before Judge Rufe in Avandia Litigation (07-01871) and plaintiffs claim to have suffered heart attacks attributed to Full Article…
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Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuits Spike Throughout April
Posted April 26, 2012 by drugwatch A South Beach, Oregon man is among the latest of the hundreds of injured patients to seek legal justice in an Illinois court against Takeda Pharmaceuticals and the devastating diseases linked to the company’s type 2 diabetes drug Actos. The man said he started taking Actos (pioglitazone) in April Full Article…
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Former Takeda Employee Links Actos to Epilepsy and Seizures
Posted April 22, 2012 by drugwatch The controversial type 2 diabetes drug Actos has a strong link to suicide, schizophrenia, epilepsy and grand mal seizures when compared to its dangerous predecessor, additional claims in a federal whistleblower lawsuit said. Dr. Helen Ge, who once worked for the drug’s manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceuticals, said the rate of Full Article…
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Transvaginal Mesh Injuries Ruin Lives FDA Slow To React
Posted April 11, 2012 on drugwatch As more women who have been victim to faulty transvaginal mesh devices across the United States come forward, medical device regulators here and in the United Kingdom continue their sluggish investigations into devices that have caused severe injuries and death. In the past months, the U.S. Food and Drug Full Article…
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St. Louis-based Carey, Danis & Lowe Announces Suit Against the Maker of Zoloft Sent Back to St. Louis Circuit Court
Posted April 11, 2012 by Business Wire Pfizer’s attempt to litigate lawsuit in federal court rebuffed ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–St. Louis–based law firm Carey, Danis & Lowe announces a lawsuit against Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), maker of the antidepressant drug Zoloft, that was originally filed in St. Louis Circuit Court then removed to federal court by Full Article…
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Zoloft Birth Defect Lawsuits Update
Posted March 28, 2012 by InjuryBoard Pfizer, faces at least 95 Zoloft lawsuits filed in 16 different federal district courts by families of children born with severe birth defects or malformations after being exposed to their popular antidepressant during pregnancy. A panel of federal judges is scheduled to hear oral arguments in San Diego regarding Full Article…
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St. Louis-based Carey, Danis & Lowe Files Federal Suit in Illinois Against the Maker of Zoloft
Posted March 16, 2012 by Business Wire Suit asserts Pfizer hid risks of birth defects when the antidepressant was taken during pregnancy ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–St. Louis–based law firm Carey, Danis & Lowe announces the filing of a federal lawsuit against Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) for allegedly causing birth defects in a child after the mother was Full Article…
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FDA Considering New Safety Measures for Yaz | Yaz Lawsuit Settlement Imminent
Posted March 02, 2012 on WebWire Underscoring the connection between the birth-control drug Yaz and blood clots, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is poised this week to issue new safety measures regarding its use. WEBWIRE – Friday, March 02, 2012 Pharmaceutical giant Bayer, the manufacturer of Yaz or Yasmin, is currently facing 10,458 lawsuits Full Article…
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