France opens investigation into chemotherapy drug Taxotere following the deaths of 5 women

March 10, 2017 – San Diego, CA — French regulators are investigating the deaths of 5 women who took the chemotherapy drug docetaxel to treat breast cancer. Docetaxel is the generic...

New trial schedule sees first Xarelto bellwether starting in April

March 9, 2017 – San Diego, CA — Plaintiffs and defendants are gearing up for the first bellwether trial in the Xarelto multidistrict litigation (MDL) set to begin next month. The...

Xarelto sales increase along with lawsuits

March 8, 2017 – San Diego, CA -- 2016 was a big year for Johnson & Johnson’s oral anticoagulant Xarelto. The blockbuster drug brought in more than $2.2 billion in...

Risperdal gynecomastia lawsuit tossed by judge a week before trial

March 7, 2017 – San Diego, CA — A Risperdal gynecomastia lawsuit slated for trial Monday was tossed by the presiding judge last week. It would have been the seventh case...

3 things you need to know about Xarelto and alcohol use

Xarelto hit the market in 2011 and has since become one of the best-selling blood thinners on the market. Last year, the drug brought in more than $2.2 billion for...

18,500 Risperdal cases and counting – J&J releases total lawsuit numbers in new annual report

Feb. 28, 2017 – San Diego, CA — 18,500. That’s how many Risperdal lawsuits are pending nationwide against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals, according to J&J’s new...

Attorneys call out Janssen’s move to require documentation of Risperdal injuries on new plaintiff fact sheets

Feb. 27, 2017 – San Diego, CA — Attorneys for plaintiffs in Philadelphia’s Risperdal litigation are pushing back against a call by Janssen Pharmaceuticals to require more medical documentation on...

Federal judge denies Invokana plaintiffs’ bid to keep cases in state court

Feb. 23, 2017 – San Diego, CA — Dozens of plaintiffs hoping to move their Invokana lawsuits back to state court in Pennsylvania were dealt a blow Wednesday. The federal judge...

J&J continues settlement trend, resolves another Risperdal lawsuit one week before its trial

Feb. 22, 2017 – San Diego, CA − One week before a Risperdal gynecomastia trial was set to begin in Philadelphia, Janssen Pharmaceuticals settled the case for an undisclosed amount. The case...

MDL Panel widens scope of Taxotere litigation, concludes generic drug complaints are allowed

Feb. 20, 2017 – San Diego, CA —Taxotere hair loss lawsuits are steadily being filed in Louisiana federal court following a massive spike during the holiday season. The Taxotere multidistrict litigation...