First gadolinium injury trial yields $5M verdict 
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: April 23, 2013
Tags: gadolinium, GE Healthcare, MDL, multidistrict litigation, nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, Omniscan, product liability
A federal jury in Ohio has awarded $5 million in the first case to go to trial in the multidistrict litigation involving patients who claim injury from the body scan contrast agent gadolinium.
Jury awards $11 million in first bellwether vaginal mesh trial
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: March 7, 2013
Tags: American Medical Systems, Boston Scientific, C.R. Bard, Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson, medical device litigation, medical devices, multidistrict litigation, Prolift, vaginal mesh
In the first bellwether trial in the litigation over vaginal mesh products, a New Jersey jury awarded a 47-year-old woman $11 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
Player’s family sues NFL over brain disease
Published: February 8, 2013
Tags: chronic traumatic encephalopathy, collective bargaining agreement, concussion litigation, concussions, multidistrict litigation, National Football League, NFL, wrongful death
The name of another high-profile player was recently added to the concussion-related litigation against the National Football League.
Propecia’s sexual side effects may be ‘irreversible,’ report says
Published: February 7, 2013
Tags: ADHD, Daytrana, drug litigation, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, multidistrict litigation, Noven Therapeutics, product liability, Propecia, Proscar, QuarterWatch
Sexual side effects experienced by men taking the hair-loss drug Propecia may be permanent, according to a new report by a drug industry watchdog.
Injury claims pile up in Skechers toning shoe MDL
Published: February 5, 2013
Tags: consumer protection, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, multidistrict litigation, product liability, Skechers
More than 50 product liability suits consolidated in Kentucky federal court claim that Skechers toning shoes cause leg, ankle and foot injuries.
Pfizer avoids Chantix bellwether trial with settlement
Published: January 28, 2013
Tags: Chantix, drug litigation, multidistrict litigation, Pfizer, suicide
Pfizer has avoided a bellwether trial scheduled to begin this month in the Chantix multidistrict litigation by settling with an Alabama man who claimed he became suicidal after taking the smoking-cessation drug.
Fosamax litigation ready for next step in bellwether cases
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: December 4, 2012
Tags: drug litigation, femur fracture, Fosamax, Merck, multidistrict litigation, osteonecrosis
Six years after the first Fosamax lawsuit was filed, litigation over the osteoporosis drug is about to start a new chapter.
The suits against Merck, the drug’s manufacturer, fall into two categories: plaintiffs alleging they suffer from osteonecrosis, or jaw damage, and those claiming they suffered a non-traumatic femur fracture as a result of taking the drug.
J&J settles with 845 Levaquin plaintiffs over tendon damage
Published: November 15, 2012
Tags: drug litigation, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Johnson & Johnson, Levaquin, MDL, multidistrict litigation, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, product liability
Drug maker Johnson & Johnson has settled approximately 845 product liability suits brought by individuals who claim they suffered tendon damage as a result of taking the antibiotic Levaquin.
More trials set for vaginal mesh litigation
Published: September 13, 2012
Tags: MDL, multidistrict litigation, product liability, vaginal mesh, vaginal mesh litigation
In ongoing mass tort litigation over vaginal mesh implants, new bellwether trial dates have been set for cases over the Avaulta mesh product, manufactured by C.R. Bard.
Device maker sued over alleged hernia mesh injuries
Published: August 22, 2012
Tags: C.R. Bard, hernia mesh, medical devices, multidistrict litigation, product liability
A Texas woman has sued medical device maker Ethicon for injuries allegedly caused by Proceed surgical mesh implanted to repair her hernia.
