Tag: Fosamax
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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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About 1000 Pending Fosamax – Jaw Injury Lawsuits Are Subject To Judge Keenan’s August Order Remanding Cases For Trial And Disbanding The Federal Court MDL
Fosamax – Osteonecrosis Of The Jaw (ONJ) Litigation Threatening To Become Very Active And Costly For Merck If Settlement Negotiations Continue To Fail (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)______________________________________________________________________________ Update: "Judge Delays Wind-Down In MDL Over…
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Merck Continues To Dispute Scheinberg Fosamax Plaintiff Verdict At June 2013 Hearing Before Judge Keenan Concerning The ONJ Warnings Aspect Of Case
Defense Lawyers Contend Scheinberg Trial Jury Acted Irrationally Because No Rational Juror Could Find The Fosamax Label Was Inadequate As Regards The Osteonecrosis of Jaw Side Effect Risk (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)______________________________________________________________________________…
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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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Atypical Femur Fractures: Due To Fosamax Or A Bisphosphonates Drug Class Side Effect?
Is The Fact That Fosamax Has Been The Most Prescribed — More Often Than Actonel, Aredia, Boniva, Etc. – Blurring The Answer To This Drug-Safety Issue? (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)In June 2012 the…
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January 2013 Fosamax Federal Court MDL Trial: Scheinberg vs. Merck: ONJ / Jaw Injury Case
This May Be The Final Bellwether Case Trial For IN RE: FOSAMAX PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION, MDL No. 1789 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: This just in: $285,000 plaintiff verdict on failure…
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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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Subtrochanteric Femoral Fractures With Use Of Oral Bisphosphonates: Fosamax, Actonel, And Boniva
These Fractures Have Several Atypical Characteristics: Prodromal Symptoms, Occurrence With Minimal Trauma, Distinctive Radiographic Changes (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Three new medical journal articles about bisphosphonate-related femur fractures came to our attention…