Category: Legal Case Updates
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730 NuvaRing Lawsuits Filed As Of December 31, 2010 Per Merck Annual Report
610 Cases Were In Federal Court NuvaRing MDL And 110 Complaints Filed In New Jersey State Court (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: First NuvaRing Lawsuit Trials Against Merck Are Currently Scheduled…
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Generic Drug Company Should Not Be Allowed To Use Federal Preemption To Defeat Lawsuits
U. S. Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Arguments On This Legal Issue In Drug Injury Lawsuit Involving Gladys Mensing (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: The Pliva, Inc., et al. v. Mensing case was…
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Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Alleged To Have Caused Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Just Before April 2009 Recall
2011 Raptiva Lawsuit Filed In Texas Against Drug Company: Failure To Warn About Side Effect Risks (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)Back in 2009 we told you about some of the developments which led…
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NuvaRing Update: First Trial Dates In MDL And New Jersey Mass Tort Litigation Not Until 2012, Now
Discovery Deadlines And Expert Witness Deposition Dates Are Extended To Allow Time For Additional Document Review (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: First NuvaRing Lawsuit Trials Against Merck Are Currently Scheduled To…
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Prempro Litigation Report: Here Is A Tale of Two Very Different Recent Case Outcomes
As Of December 2010 The Fourteen Jury Verdicts Are Evenly Split Between Defendant Pfizer And Plaintiffs (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) We will start with the more recent case, Torkie-Tork v. Wyeth, 04-cv-945,…
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First Levaquin Lawsuit Trial In Federal Court MDL Litigation Started In Mid-November 2010
John Schedin v. Johnson and Johnson: Man Ruptured Achilles Tendons In Both Feet After Taking Levaquin (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________________ UPDATES: "J&J Loses First Trial on Warnings of Levaquin Risk" (12/8/10,…
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Sprint Fidelis Lead Wire Defect Litigation Comes To An Apparent Disappointing End (Medtronic Wins)
8100 Pending Lawsuits Get Modest Settlement Payments; Remaining 100,000 Plus U.S. Patients Have No Legal Claim Due To Federal Preemption Ruling (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) As those who have been following the Sprint…