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Xarelto uncontrolled bleeding trigger lawsuits

Lawsuits filed against the makers of Xarelto have surpassed 4,500 since the drug was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2011. Xarelto was approved by FDA for patients recovering from knee and hip replacement surgeries, as well as patients who are…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 20 Apr 2016

Nexium and Prilosec Kidney Failure Lawsuits

Nexium and Prilosec product liability and personal injury kidney failure lawsuits are being investigated against AstraZeneca, the drugs manufacturer. These drugs and others in the same class are known as Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs). There several hundred claims under investigation alleging chronic

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 18 Apr 2016

California Xarelto Subdural Hematoma Side Effect Injury Lawsuit

Thomas Coe from California, has filed a lawsuit against Bayer and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen subsidiary, claiming that his subdural hematoma bleeding injury was caused by Xarelto, a new-generation anticoagulant. Coe recently filed his claim in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 1 Apr 2016

Taxotere Permanent Hair Loss Lawsuit

Chemotherapy permanent hair loss particularly in the treatment of breast cancer can be devastating. Now Sanofi-Aventis, the maker of a popular intravenous chemotherapy drug, Taxotere, is exposed to several lawsuits alleging that the side effects of Taxotere, may cause permanent hair loss or baldness

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 10 Mar 2016

New Xarelto Claim That J&J and Bayer Lied

According to bombshell revelations in the New York Times, did two major pharmaceutical companies, in an effort to protect their blockbuster drug, Xarelto, intentionally mislead editors at one of the world’s most prestigious medical journals? Several thousand injured plaintiffs have filed personal in

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 8 Mar 2016

Abilify Compulsive Gambling Lawsuits

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., the makers of Abilfy are under fire for the side effects of their blockbuster drug. The companies are exposed to a new product liability and personal injury lawsuit, which claims that the compulsive or pathological gambling side effects associated…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 7 Mar 2016

Arizona Xarelto Injury Lawsuit Filed For Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion

An Arizonan woman, Margaret Garvy, recently filed a product liability and personal injury lawsuit alleging that side effects of Xarelto caused her to suffer a life threatening hemorrhagic pericardial effusion. Hemorrhagic pericardial effusion, is a serious medical condition where the sac around the

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 5 Mar 2016

Georgia Xarelto Brain Bleeding Lawsuit

Oren Fells from Georgia recently filed a Xarelto uncontrollable intracranial or brain bleeding lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The lawsuit was filed against Bayer Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, and its Janssen subsidiary, the manufacturers of Xarelto. Catast

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 13 Jan 2016

Ohio AndroGel Pulmonary Embolism Side Effect Lawsuit

Timothy Wilkes from Ohio, filed a testosterone drug personal injury and product liability lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. According to Wilkes, the side effects of the popular testosterone replacement medication, AndroGel caused a deep vein thrombosis or a…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 29 Dec 2015

Louisiana Xarelto Wrongful Death Lawsuit

In the latest of recently filed cases, Ashlie Fluitt from Louisiana, filed a wrongful death claim on behalf of her grandmother who died as a result of catastrophic side effects from using Xarelto. According to the lawsuit, it is alleged that Xarelto caused severe intracranial…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 19 Nov 2015

Byetta, Januvia Pancreatic Cancer Lawsuits Dismissed

Bad news for those plaintiffs who developed incurable pancreatic cancer from using incretin mimetic Byetta, Januvia, Janumet and Victoza diabetic medications. U.S. District Judge Anthony Battaglia has ruled that Byetta, Januvia, Janumet and Victoza diabetic medication manufacturers should be shielde

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 18 Nov 2015

Kansas Zofran Hole in Heart Morning Sickness Lawsuit

Samantha Brosseau, from Kansas recently filed a personal injury and product liability lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the manufacturer of Zofran. According to Brosseau, the side effects of Zofran, which she used during her pregnancy caused her daughter to be born with an atrial septal defect…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 16 Nov 2015

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