Category: Legal Case Updates
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YAZ And Yasmin MDL: First Trial In Federal Court Set By Judge Herndon To Start September 2011
A Pulmonary Embolism Bellwether Case Will Be Followed By Gallbladder And Venous Thromboembolic Lawsuit Trials (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: The January 9, 2012 Sims v. Bayer "bellwether", or test, trial has been postponed…
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Digitek MDL Federal Court Judge Goodwin Issues Litigation Stay In August 2010
October 2010 Meeting With State Court Judges Is Postponed; Fate Of Digitek Bellwether Trials Uncertain (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)On August 12, 2010 U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Goodwin issued Pretrial Order #62 (Re:…
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August 2010 Status Update For The Yaz / Yasmin / Ocella Federal Court MDL Litigation
More Than 2600 Lawsuits Have Been Filed To Date; First Trial May Be As Soon As September 2011 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)On August 11, 2010 Judge David R. Herndon held a Status Conference…
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Mixed Signals About The Safety Of Acne Medication Accutane (Isotretinoin) Continue To Emerge In Summer 2010
FDA Says Accutane Was Not Withdrawn Because Unsafe Drug, While Medical Journal Article Finds Link Between Isotretinoin Therapy And Ulcerative Colitis (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)When we last wrote about the acne medication Accutane…
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10,000 Avandia Lawsuits Settled For $460 Million While FDA Considers Possible Avandia Recall
During July 13-14, 2010 FDA Advisory Committee Meeting, Glaxo Settles Most Of The 13,000 Avandia Court Cases (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Bloomberg reporters Jef Feeley and Trista Kelley broke the news of…