Zicam Settlement in the Works
Recently, over $15 million was set aside for victims of Zicam, a nasal spray and swab product. The Special Master is currently reviewing the Plaintiffs' information for the Settlement. Already, several cases have been approved by the Special Master. Within the next few months the Special Master and ...
Read More posted by: on: Jul 19, 2011 @ 12:28
DePuy Pinnacle Recall
DePuy's ASR Hip Implant has been making the new lately for the implant's high failure rate. Yet, the problems present in the ASR model appear to be present in another DePuy product, the DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement System.The ASR model was approved using the FDA Section 510(k) approval process. Th...
Read More posted by: on: Apr 12, 2011 @ 11:49
Darvocet Decision Postponed
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") decided to postpone the decision to consolidate the ongoing Darvocet/Darvon litigation. The JPML stated at the current time the available information is less than ideal on whether the litigation should be consolidated. Furthermore, the JPML not...
Read More posted by: on: Apr 12, 2011 @ 11:44
Darvocet Recall
In November of 2010, the FDA contacted the manufacturers of propoxyphene drugs, including Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals (the manufacturer of Darvocet and Darvon), to withdrawal their products from the market. The FDA issued the recall because new clinical data showed that the use of Darvocet (propoxyphen...
Read More posted by: on: Mar 21, 2011 @ 12:27
Levaquin Victory
In the first Levaquin bellwether trial, the federal jury awarded John Schedin, the plaintiff, $700,000 in compensatory damages and $1.15 million in punitive damages. Mr. Schedin had previously taken Levaquin, an antibiotic manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, and experienced ruptures in both his A...
Read More posted by: on: Jan 04, 2011 @ 12:04
Fosamax Update 11.23.10
Merck has won another bellwether
trial regarding the bisphosphonate drug Fosamax. The New York federal court jury rejected the
claims of a Florida woman. The woman
claimed that Fosamax had destroyed her jawbone.
The jury sided with Merck, the maker of Fosamax, and deter...
Read More posted by: on: Nov 23, 2010 @ 11:40
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