Bravelle class action survives Ferring’s attempt to dismiss

Oct. 13, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- A class action lawsuit against the makers of the fertility drug Bravelle survived the manufacturer’s attempt to quash it last month. Plaintiffs...

FDA study finds Xarelto puts patients at increased risk for bleeding compared to Pradaxa

Oct. 12, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- A new study by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published this month in JAMA Internal Medicine shows patients taking the blood-thinning...

FDA says recalled blood monitoring device did not affect Xarelto trial results

  Oct. 11, 2016 – San Diego, CA – “No changes in rivaroxaban labeling … are warranted. No other major regulatory action should be taken with respect to rivaroxaban,” the...

Plaintiffs seek to consolidate Invokana suits in state, federal courts

Oct. 10, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- Plaintiffs suing the makers of the diabetes drug Invokana are looking to consolidate lawsuits in both state and federal courts, The Legal...

BMJ accuses Janssen of withholding key Xarelto trial data from FDA

Will FDA, whose current commissioner Robert Califf helped conduct the controversial Xarelto trial, re-analyze the safety of Xarelto with an ‘independent’ eye? Oct. 7, 2016 – San Diego, CA --...

MDL Panel consolidates high-profile talc, Abilify, Roundup, Taxotere lawsuits

Oct. 6, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation handed down orders this week to consolidate many high-profile lawsuits into MDLs. The MDL Panel’s orders...

MDL Panel to consider high-profile lawsuits for consolidation

Sept. 27, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- A few high-profile lawsuits may be consolidated into MDLs when the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation meets this week in Washington, D.C. The...

‘I knew at some point that I could very well die’: Man suffers disastrous tear in artery after taking Cipro

[caption id="attachment_33899" align="alignleft" width="225"] Jerry Conway was healthy and active before the antibiotic Cipro allegedly caused serious damage to his heart.[/caption] Meet Jerry Conway. A man who went from being...

Plavix ruling paves way for more mass torts in Calif.

Calif. Supreme Court decision clarifies boundaries in exercising specific jurisdiction – What will this mean for Essure? SAN DIEGO, CALIF., Sept. 2 2016 -- A ruling made by the California Supreme...

Ky. attorney general accuses GranuFlo maker of Medicaid fraud, files lawsuit

Sept. 1, 2016 – San Diego, CA Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear filed a lawsuit today against Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc., the nation’s largest dialysis provider and maker of...