According to testimony in the first federal trial over Bard vaginal mesh injuries, the jury heard evidence about how the company knew about the risk of serious and catastrophic injuries associated with the Avaulta mesh products. This is the first federal vaginal mesh product liability…
The FDA issued a warning letter to Intuitive Surgical, which hammers the makers of the da Vinci surgical robot for failing to notify the federal regulators about information the company sent to doctors using the robotic surgery machine. The FDA letter was issued after a…
According to the FDA, there is no scientific evidence to confirm that a group of type 2 diabetes drugs called GLP-1 inhibitors is linked to pancreatic cancer. The FDA decision comes on the heels of the European Medicines Agency, which stated that they have been…
According to experts, the blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor may increase the risk of diabetes. What is Lipitor? Lipitor (atorvastatin) is a statin-based cholesterol drug manufactured by the Pfizer subsidiary Warner-Lambert. The cholesterol drug is a best seller and has achieved blockbuster status
In April, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated all product liability lawsuits involving Tylenol. Plaintiffs allege that Johnson & Johnson failed to adequately warn about the risk of liver failure or liver damage from Tylenol. These Tylenol federal lawsuits are centralized
FDA issued a safety warning on July 26, regarding the use of the antifungal medication, Nizoral (ketoconazole). FDA limits usage of Nizoral (ketoconazole) oral tablets due to potentially fatal liver injury and risk of drug interactions and adrenal gland problems. Nizoral is manufactured by Johnson…
The Kalamazoo River oil spill occurred in July 2010 when a pipeline operated by Enbridge (Line 6B) burst and flowed into Talmadge Creek, a tributary of the Kalamazoo River. The pipeline carries diluted bitumen (dilbit), a heavy crude oil from Canada’s Alberta Athabasca oil sands…
In the past 3 years, there have been least three ruptured pipelines that have spilled oil into U.S. neighborhoods. Local officials had to make rapid evaluations on whether residents would be harmed if they breathed the polluted air. Unfortunately there are no clear federal guidelines…
As a Texas medical doctor and Benzene Leukemia attorney, I am providing this update of the recent Benzene lawsuits over the past 3 years. Texas ExxonMobil Benzene Lawsuit On February 4th, 2013 a widow filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County District Court (case no. B193-888)…
There are concerns doctors and other medical experts about risk of pancreatic cancer from Januvia. Januvia (sitagliptin) is a type 2 diabetes drug released by Merck in 2006, which is a new class of medications called incretin mimetics. Janumet, a combination pill containing Januvia and…
There are consolidated proceedings for all product liability lawsuits involving recalled Stryker Rejuvenate or ABG II hip stems. New Jersey cases have been centralized before Judge Martinotti in Bergen County as part of an MCL, or Multi-County Litigation. There are 273 complaints filed throughout th
The first federal transvaginal mesh lawsuit is to go before a new jury on Monday July 29, following an earlier mistrial. This is a product liability lawsuit brought by Donna Cisson against C.R. Bard. Cisson claims that she suffered complications from Bard Avaulta mesh that…