The centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that there were more drug overdose deaths in 2014 than in any year previously. The majority involved opioids (prescription pain relievers and heroin). In 2014, drug overdose deaths in the U. S. Outnumbered motor vehicle crash deaths. The report noted that the increase in overdose…
More than 200 lawsuits filed against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have been consolidated into a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts. These lawsuits allege that the drug Zofran (Ondanestron) causes birth defects including heart defects and cleft palate. Zofran is an anti-nausea drug that was approved by the FDA for use in chemotherapy patients…
On Monday February 22, 2016, a St. Louis jury found in favor of the family of a woman who died of ovarian cancer after using Johnson & Johnson baby powder for years and awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $62 million in punitive damages. This is the first state-court case over these claims to…
J&J has agreed to a settlement with a Texas-based law firm in which it will pay $120M to resolve approximately 2,600 cases. This results in an average value of approximately $46,000.00 per case. There remain approximately 42,400 cases filed against J&J for injuries resulting from vaginal mesh products. J&J continues to take the position that…
Plaintiffs alleging a link between Viagra and melanoma have recently filed a request with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) seeking consolidation of all similar cases pending in federal court. A minimum of 24 complaints are pending in U.S. district court against Pfizer, the manufacturer of Viagra—a commonly prescribed medication for erectile dysfunction. The…
A New Jersey state judge has dismissed four women’s lawsuits in multi-county litigation over Bayer HealthCare’s intrauterine device Mirena. The women who claimed the devices perforated their uteruses filed the lawsuits too late to meet the product liability deadline. The judge held that the statute of limitations started to run when the women learned that…
Jacqueline Fox, the plaintiff in a trial set to begin on February 1, 2016 in the Circuit Court of The City of St. Louis, Missouri passed away Oct. 6, 2015, after a two-year battle with ovarian cancer. Her son Marvin Salter will now be her representative in the trial which will proceed as planned. Ms.…
The New Jersey State Court system has now consolidated all talc ovarian cancer cases in the Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division, Atlantic County, in front of Judge Nelson Johnson. The first trial in New Jersey is set to start on July 13, 2016.
Association Between Off-Label Drugs and Adverse Effects in Adults Posted by Sarah Showard | Nov 25, 2015 | 0 Comments About 12% of drugs doctors prescribe are for uses other than those approved by regulators, a recent study found. So-called off-label prescribing significantly raises the rate of negative side effects, the research showed. Doctors are…
Actos manufacturers have been hit with a $9 billion judgment. Two pharmaceutical companies are facing a $9 billion damages bill after a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in a Louisiana courtroom. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company and Eli Lilly & Co. were partners in producing the drug Actos, which has been at the center of more than 2,700 lawsuits that…