Category: Legal Case Updates
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Drug Industry Document Archive Has Over 1500 Documents Regarding Big Pharma Conduct
Includes Previously Secret Documents That Were Released During Lawsuits Against Merck & Co., Parke-Davis, Warner-Lambert, and Pfizer (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The Drug Industry Document Archive (DIDA), created by the University of…
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A Theory Of How Yasmin Or YAZ Might Cause Pulmonary Embolism (PE) And Other Blood Clot Related Side Effects
Combination Of Ethinylestradiol And Drospirenone Increases Serum Copper, A Situation That Could Be Associated With Increased Cardiovascular Risk (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In the August 1, 2009 edition of the medical journal…
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Diabetes Drug Avandia Associated With Liver Injury And Liver Failure, Again
July 2009 Medical Journal Article Follows 2008 Public Citizen's Petition For FDA To Ban Sales Of Avandia In U.S. (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In October 2008 Public Citizen petitioned the FDA to…
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Yasmin / YAZ Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Motion Filed Late July 2009
Requests Consolidation Of Federal Court Lawsuits Alleging Yasmin Or YAZ Caused Injury Such As Stroke, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Thrombosis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, And Death (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________ Update: On October 1,…
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July 2009 Medical Journal Article Suggests That Zelnorm May Not Cause Heart Attacks And Strokes
FDA And Health Canada Had Zelnorm Removed From Respective Markets In March 2007 Due To Concerns About Cardiovascular Safety (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In November 2008 a national class action was filed…
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Levaquin Federal Court Cases Already Have MDL; Now “Mass-Tort Treatment” Requested In New Jersey State Court
While Levaquin Is Just One Of Several Antibiotics In Fluoroquinolone Class, All Of Which Have Been Linked To Tendon Ruptures, Levaquin Has Most Tendon Injury Lawsuits Filed To Date (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ____________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: …
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The Tale Of Merck’s Fake Medical Journal As Told At A Vioxx Trial In Australia
Drug Company Paid Scientific Publisher Elsevier To Produce What Was Essentially A Marketing Publication For Vioxx And Fosamax (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In early April 2009 we heard that there had been…
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Sprint Fidelis Lead Wire Failures May Be On The Rise According To February 2009 Journal Article By Hauser And Hayes
Physicians Must Consider The Pros And Cons Of Surgical Removal Before Heart Device Shocks Unnecessarily Or Fails To Work When Patient Needed Shock (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On February 23, 2009 the…
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Digitek Update December 2008: Actavis Contends No Defective Digitek Pills Were Ever Used By Patients
At About Same Time, Drug Company Accepts FDA Consent Decree In Connection With Justice Department's Injunction Complaint (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In late December 2008 investigative reporter Jeanne Lenzer's hard-hitting article about…