Tag: femur fractures
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Prolia And Femur Fractures: Three Recent Case Reports Indicate A Possible Safety Issue For This Relatively New Drug From Amgen
While Prolia Is An Alternative To Bisphosphonates Such As Fosamax, It Has Similar Increased Risk Of Low-Stress Femur Fractures Side Effect (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)The association between stress fractures of the femur,…
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June 2014 Fosamax – Femur Fracture Litigation Update: Thousands Of Cases Pending, But No Trial Dates Currently Scheduled In Federal Court MDL Nor New Jersey Multicounty Litigation
Merck Corporate SEC Filing for First Quarter 2014 Provides Information About Numbers Of Lawsuits In Various Court Jurisdictions Being Worked Up For Some Possible Trials In The Future (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)…
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Merck Faces More Than 4100 Fosamax – Femur Fracture Lawsuits As Of September 30, 2013 According To SEC Corporate Filing
Next Bellwether Trial Dates: In New Jersey, One To Three Cases Set For March 2014; And, In Fosamax Federal Court MDL, One Case Set For May 2014 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)We have an update from Merck on…
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March 2013 Fosamax Product Liability Litigation Update: Femur Fracture Cases Against Merck
December 31, 2012 Totals: 2,075 New Jersey (NJ) State Court Lawsuits, With 820 Cases Pending In Federal Court Fosamax MDL And 420 California Claims (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: "Second Fosamax – Femur…
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First Fosamax – Femur Fracture Trial In New Jersey State Court Scheduled To Start March 4, 2013
Judge Higbee Will Preside Over Joint Trial Of Unanski v. Merck Case And Su v. Merck Case; These Two Lawsuits Will Be Tried Together But With Separate Jury Verdicts (Posted by Tom Lamb at…
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Fosamax And Femur Fractures: Two New 2012 Medical Journal Articles Go From One Diagnosis To Many Long-Term Outcomes Of Patients
More Findings About Atypical Femoral Fractures And The Use Of Fosamax Or Other Bisphosphonate Therapy For Osteoporosis (But Often Osteopenia) (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In the fall of 2012 we have two more medical…
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Intramedullary Nailing Surgery Is Successful Treatment For Patients With Femur Fractures From Use Of Fosamax Or Other Bisphosphonates
People Who Suffer These Atypical Femoral Fractures Are Well Treated With This Surgical Procedure Using Rod-Like Nail, With Low Rate Of Complications (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) According a recent article about a…
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1,165 Fosamax – Femur Fracture Lawsuits Pending As Of December 2011 According To Merck Report
825 Lawsuits Are Part Of New Jersey State Court Mass Tort Consolidation; Majority Of Other Cases Are Filed In "Second" Fosamax Federal Court MDL (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The following information about the number…
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Fosamax: Femur Fractures And Osteonecrosis Of Jaw: Medical Journal Articles: May 2011 Update
One Sees Mixed Findings About These Fosamax Side Effects From Various Research Reports And Case Studies (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Last month we wrote about the status of the thousands of Fosamax…
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Fosamax Litigation: Jaw Injury And Femur Fracture Cases, Federal And NJ Courts: April 2011 Update
Secrest MDL Trial Moved From March to September 2011; Hester v. Merck ONJ Trial Set For May 2011 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________UPDATE: On May 23, 2011 the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict…