$6.5 Million Actos Jury Award Overturned by Judge
A California man was recently awarded $6.5 million by a jury who found that Actos, a drug for the treatment of type II diabetes, did not carry adequate warnings of the side effects and risks of long-term use. The case, the first of over 3,000 Actos lawsuits to be tried, was expedited because the plaintiff, who is terminally ill, was… Read more »
Zoloft Birth Defects Lawsuits: Update
Last month, a status update letter relating to the ongoing Zoloft MDL (multidistrict litigation) was submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where the litigation proceedings are underway. The letter stated that there are now at least 336 cases transferred to the MDL, with an additional 50+ lawsuits pending in the federal court system (but… Read more »
Mirena MDL Established in New York District Court
Litigation over Bayer’s controversial IUD has moved forward with the consolidation of all federal Mirena lawsuits citing injuries stemming from device migration. In a recent order by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML), the products liability MDL has been created in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The panel selected New York because of its… Read more »
Multidistrict Litigation Pending for Federal Mirena Lawsuits
Approved in 2000 as a contraceptive device, the Mirena IUD has been labeled as “defective” and “unreasonably dangerous” by numerous women who have sustained serious injuries after using the system. Mirena is designed and manufactured by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, which now faces increasing litigation concerning debilitating side effects and complications alleged by plaintiffs. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has… Read more »
Bayer Earmarks $1.5 Billion for Yaz Lawsuit Settlements
Settlement negotiations continue between lawsuit plaintiffs and Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals related to injuries stemming from their controversial birth control pills, Yasmin and Yaz. The billion-dollar company has earmarked $1.5 billion to cover future litigation costs and settlements, which are averaging in the six figures for each claimant. To date, more than 10,000 Yasmin and Yaz lawsuits have been filed against… Read more »
