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Jury Awards Prolift Mesh Victim $7.7 Million

When Linda Gross received the Prolift transvaginal mesh implant in 2006 to treat her pelvic organ prolapse, she had no idea what...

Zoloft No Better Than a Sugar Pill

A new lawsuit has Zoloft manufacturer, Pfizer, in the hot seat. According to plaintiff Laura Plumlee and her counsel, the drug Zoloft...

J&J Mesh Failure Rate Exceeds 20 Percent

As jury deliberations continue in Gross v. Gynecare Inc., one of the first vaginal mesh lawsuits to reach trial, the question remains: how could...

Mirena IUD Lawsuits Continue to Escalate

When the Mirena IUD was approved for use by the FDA in 2000, it had already been used in Europe since the...

Type 2 Diabetic Duo Januvia and Byetta May Increase Risk of Cancers

Individuals with type 2 diabetes who have taken diabetic medications, such as Januvia or Byetta, may be at an increased risk for...

Granuflo Lawsuits Rise despite Manufacturer’s Denials

Even as Fresenius Medical Care continues to deny the danger of their dialysis drug Granuflo, lawsuits continue to rise. On January 14,...

Medtronic in Hot Water after Damaging Testimony to US Senate Investigators

In October 2012, damaging testimony in front of US Senate Investigators painted a dismal picture of the medical device industry and put...

GranuFlo Manufacturers Agree to MDL Amidst Rising Wrongful Death Lawsuits

New Granuflo wrongful death lawsuits are cropping up across the United States as Fresenius Medical Care now faces multi-district litigation. On December...

Federal Lawsuits against Medtronic Faulty Defibrillator Leads Begin Again

On Tuesday, December 11th, 3 men filed federal lawsuits against the medical product manufacturer, Medtronic. They claimed that the company used a...

GranuFlo Responds to Allegations That It Withheld Safety Information

Recent reports have indicated that Granuflo manufacturer, Fresenius Medical Care North America, knew about the potential health risks associated with their dialysis...

Dangerous Drug Actos Linked to Bladder Cancer and Heart Failure

When Texas native Jeffrey Zurio began taking Actos in 2004 to treat his Type II diabetes, he never imagined he was putting...

First Bellwether Trial Begins / Ethicon Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

A bellwether trial against the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon began this month, and the opening statements have been made. As expected,...

Transvaginal Mesh Products

For years, physicians and surgeons have been using surgical mesh products to repair weakened or damaged tissue in women who are suffering...

Medtronic Bone Graft Lawsuits Growing

When the Federal Drug Administration first approved Medtronic Infuse Bone Grafts in 2002, they did so with the limitations that they only...

Warnings about YAZ Continue as Lawsuits Rise

Just last month, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists issued a warning about the popular birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin....

GranuFlo Lawsuits Heat Up this Holiday Season

When Deborah Swigert lost her husband two years ago to cardiac arrest, she never imagined that his death could've been - should've...

New Life-Changing Side Effects Attached to Yaz

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Linked To Yaz Birth Control What can you do to help with the symptoms There are treatments available...

Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits to Start Soon

Bellwether Trials Are Now in Motion Federal trial against transvaginal mesh manufacturer C.R. Bard, Inc. will begin on February 5, 2013. Consumers...

Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuits Heat Up

Actos bladder cancer lawsuits are a massive concern for hundreds of Washington diabetes patients and thousands more around the country. Actos (pioglitazone),...

FDA Expands Safety Probe As Propecia Class Action Lawsuit Looms

Propecia side effects rumors surrounding erectile dysfunction started almost immediately after it was introduced to the market in 1998. It’s no wonder,...

Merck Shuts Down Website in Anticipation of Propecia Lawsuits

Merck’s marquis hair loss prevention drug Propecia has fallen upon some hard times. What was once a billion dollar annual income has...

FDA Panels – Drospirenone Effects Yaz Lawsuit

December 2011 was not a pretty month for the nearly 10,000 women seeking justice from the birth control drug Yaz. The U.S....

Zoloft Lawsuits Highlight The Danger Of Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy

Psychology professionals and people who suffer from chronic, bipolar, or general depression will tell you that the ailment should not bar women...

What Is The New FDA Transvaginal Mesh Classification?

This may not come as a shock to any of us, particularly people above retirement age, but the human design is flawed....

Actos Bladder Cancer Cases In Washington State Lead To Takeda Lawsuits

Takeda Industries, the one time bit player in the pharmaceutical industry, recently had what can only be called a major boon served...

Actos Lawyers Help Victims of Bladder Cancer Side Effects

Diabetes is a terrible disease that effects millions of Americans and can lead to a lifetime of maintenance and prescription dependency. These...

Zoloft Lawsuits Over Birth Defects Come to Washington State

Since 1992, the global pharmaceutical behemoth Pfizer has been offering the antipsychotic/antidepressant drug Zoloft to the public. It was initially approved for...

Washington Propecia Lawyer Seeks Justice For Finasteride Side Effects

Millions of men deal with hair loss in their lifetimes, some sooner than later. It seems that this billion-dollar industry is occupied...
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