What does Essure’s positive risk-benefit profile really mean?

“Essure is an important permanent birth control option with a positive benefit-risk profile.” – Bayer press release, Feb. 29, 2016 (emphasis added) Bayer has been defending its permanent birth control device...

Bayer loses bid to remove Calif. state Essure cases to federal court

Nov. 28, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- More than 180 plaintiffs saw their Essure lawsuit sent back to state court this month after a federal judge in California’s Central...

Bard continues to settle Transvaginal Mesh cases

Nov. 25, 2016 – San Diego, CA – Just days before Southern West Virginia district court recessed for the Thanksgiving holiday, C.R. Bard Inc. agreed to settle seven transvaginal mesh...

New study links heartburn meds to increased risk of stroke

Nov. 22, 2016 -- San Diego, CA — A new study unveiled at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions last week suggested a group of popular heartburn medications could increase a...

Judge approves six-attorney leadership team in Roundup MDL despite Monsanto’s resistance

Nov. 21, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- Counsel for plaintiffs in the recently created Roundup MDL won a small victory in court last week when the federal judge overseeing...

Parties unable to agree on bellwether selection in Bair Hugger MDL; judge forced to set protocol

Nov. 21, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- A federal judge overseeing the Bair Hugger MDL laid out the protocol for choosing bellwether trials in an order issued Nov. 16....

FDA approves new power morcellator despite cancer controversy

Nov. 18, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- A U.S. medical supplies company unveiled a brand new power morcellator this week after gaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval early...

Bayer posts new Essure black box warning and patient label

San Diego, CA -- A draft of Bayer’s updated label for Essure with the anticipated black box warning is now available on the company’s site. Last November, the FDA announced...

Another industry-funded trial finds Xarelto is better than warfarin

Nov. 16, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- Janssen Pharmaceuticals unveiled late-breaking results from its newest Xarelto clinical trial at the American Heart Association’s annual Scientific Sessions this week. The...

FDA signs off on Bayer’s new black box warning for Essure

Nov. 15, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration signed off on Bayer’s new black box warning for Essure permanent birth control today and said...