Judge Sets Date for First 3M Earplug Bellwether Trial
A pretrial order was issued by United States District Judge Casey Rodgers on June 29, stating that the first 3M earplugs bellwether case would be going to trial...
Drug Manufacturers Fail to Understand the Dangerousness of Zantac
At the end of last year the popular heartburn medication Zantac, or ranitidine, was recalled due to unsafe levels of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) found in it. ...
Weight Loss Drug Pulled From Market After Being Linked to Cancer
The FDA recently issued a request for the manufacturer of the weight loss drug Belviq and Belviq XR (Lorcaserin) to be voluntarily pulled from the market after ...
Judge Decides on $6.8 Million in Punitive Damages for Risperdal Victim
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, has come under fire for the deceptive marketing of their antipsychotic drug Risperdal. Maryland res...
Smith & Nephew’s BHR Still Causing Injuries, Plaintiffs Allege
Smith & Nephew was an early medical device company in the U.S. to obtain approval for their metal-on-metal hip replacement system named the Birmingham Hip R...
Johnson and Johnson Recall Baby Powder
On October 18, 2019, a single batch of baby powder made by Johnson and Johnson was voluntarily recalled. The FDA stated the product tested positive for asbestos...
FDA Calls Surgical Staplers and Staples Unsafe
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released reports detailing more than 56,000 medical malfunctions related to surgical staplers that were reported betw...
Recent Studies Show Harmful Effects of E-Cigarettes
An increasing number of health studies and lawsuits have started to appear that raise concern about the use of electronic cigarettes – or e-cigarettes. While ...
Johnson & Johnson’s History with “Safe” Levels of Asbestos in Their Baby Powder
The New Jersey state trial continues against Johnson & Johnson, with the pharmaceutical giant’s representative and former company toxicologist recently ta...
Allergan Breast Implants Recalled Due to Connection with Rare Lymphoma
Allergan, a pharmaceutical company based out of Dublin, Ireland, is initiating a worldwide recall of their Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders...
