Published April 20, 2012 on Injury Lawyer News A distributor of Zoloft has been removed from a California lawsuit that alleges the drug caused Zoloft birth defects in her son. The Court of the Central District of California ruled that plaintiffs Lisa and Jacob Gray did not provide sufficient evidence to prove that the drug Full Article…
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Abbott to Pay $1.6B to Settle Depakote Claims
Published May 7, 2012 by Chicago Tribune Abbott Laboratories said Monday it will pay $1.6 billion to settle federal and state claims that it illegally marketed the anti-seizure medication Depakote for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. As part of the settlement agreement, North Chicago-based Abbott said it would pay $800 million Full Article…
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Suspicious Link Between Actos and Doctor Raises Safety Concerns
Published May 8, 2012 on drugwatch When Dr. Steve Nissen, one of the top cardiologists in the country, heralded the death knell for Avandia by finding the diabetes drug increased the risk of heart attack and found that its competitor Actos lowered the risk, the good doctor was hailed as the unsung hero to diabetes Full Article…
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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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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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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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Takeda Concealed Bladder Cancer Link, Kentucky Couple Claims
Posted April 20, 2012 by PR Web Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 20, 2012 Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C. has filed an Actos lawsuit (case no. BC483069) in Los Angeles Superior Court against Japanese-based Takeda Pharmaceuticals and its subsidiaries and Eli Lilly on behalf of Kentucky resident William Pierce and his wife Sharon Pierce, 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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Zoloft Lawsuit Underscores Parents’ Heartbreak
Posted March 18, 2012 on Lawyers & Settlements St. Louis, MO: The recent filing of a Zoloft birth defects lawsuit underscores the pain, heartbreak and frustration evident in the plaintiffs—parents of innocent children who came into the world saddled with life-altering defects allegedly at the behest of the SSRI antidepressant, Zoloft. It is no secret Full Article…
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