40 Xarelto Bellwether Cases to be Selected, Says Judge
According to a case management order issued by U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon, 40 cases will be chosen for the Xarelto bellwether pool, with each…
FDA & Prescription Drugs
Risperdal Claim Settled for $15.5M in Kentucky
Janssen Pharmaceuticals and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson, recently entered into a settlement agreement with the Commonwealth of Kentucky over allegations surrounding the drug…
Canadian Government Orders Xarelto Investigation
The number of lawsuits claiming injuries associated with Xarelto continues to grow in the U.S., and regulators in Canada recently announced a safety review into…
Bill to Improve Safety Monitoring of Medical Devices Passes House
A comprehensive medical research bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives on July 10th includes a provision designed to improve the safety monitoring of…
FDA Orders Stronger Warnings for Motrin, Advil, and Aleve
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like Motrin, Advil, and Aleve can increase the chance of heart attack or stroke as early of the first few weeks…
Mirena Linked to Development of PTC (Pseudotumor Celebri)
A new study released for the 2015 annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) links Mirena exposure to the development…
Do You Really Need Low T? (Testosterone Supplements)
Prescription medications for low testosterone levels, also known as “Low T” have been heavily advertised to U.S. men in recent years, and as a result,…
Motion Filed to Consolidate Xarelto Cases into MDL
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) is being asked to centralize approximately two dozen Xarelto lawsuits before one judge in the Southern District…
Dangerous Side Effects Linked To Xarelto
Since the drug Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat atrial fibrillation, a condition that causes blood to pool in…
GranuFlo Lawsuits-A Game Of Hide And Seek
Injured families and families of lost loved ones have filed lawsuits again Fresenius, the German-based manufacturer of GranuFlo and NaturaLyte, chemicals used in dialysis machines…