Shezad Malik is an Internal Medicine and Cardiology specialist, a Texas Medical Doctor (retired) and Defective Medical Device and Dangerous Drug Attorney.
A Kansas woman is has filed a product liability lawsuit which was allegedly caused by side effects of Cymbalta. Cymbalta is manufactured by Eli Lilly and Co. She developed a dangerous skin…
Topamax can result in serious birth defects such as cleft palate or cleft lip. These occur when parts of the soft and hard palate fail to completely fuse together. The defect can result in a…
Problems With SSRIs SSRIs are a widely prescribed class of drugs most often used as antidepressants to treat depression and anxiety disorders. Since September 2005, scientific information…
Merck & Co. has agreed that all Propecia lawsuits filed in federal district courts throughout the United States by men who experienced sexual problems after using their hair-loss drug should…
According to experts, the new blood thinner Pradaxa has been linked to an increased risk of serious life-threatening bleeding. Now many experts are questioning its safety. More than 500…
Talk about the fox guarding the chicken house! In December, an advisory panel for the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) voted to recommend by 15-11 margin that the benefits of Yaz, Yasmin…
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carl J. West was appointed by the California Judicial Counsel to be the Coordination Motion Judge during pretrial proceedings in all product liability complaints…
Analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative, postmenopausal women who were on a statin at study entry had almost a 50% greater risk of diabetes than those who weren't on the…
Following the lead of the Federal Court ordered mediation in the Yaz/Yasmin litigation, the Pennsylvania state court judge has entered a similar order. Judge Moss, who is managing…
Medical device manufacturers could be on the hook for billions of dollars as a result of product liability lawsuits associated with their metal-on-metal hip replacement systems. These metal on…
The off label use of Medtronic Infuse(R) bone graft has been associated with severe side effects including in some cases, death. Medtronic Infuse(R) Bone Graft What is It? Medtronic, Inc….
Bayer AG, Germany’s largest drugmaker, blinked and swallowed hard, at the end of December, when it begged the Court overseeing the YAZ litigation. Bayer managed to avoid the first trial…