11 Jan

Jury tacks on extra $10.5M to Teflon cancer verdict

Jan. 10, 2017 – San Diego, CA — A federal jury in Ohio has ordered DuPont to pay an additional $10.5 million to a man who developed testicular cancer after drinking...

07 Jan

Philly judge says $13.7M verdict in Ethicon transvaginal mesh case should remain

Jan. 6, 2017 – San Diego, CA — A judge in Philadelphia said the $13.7 million verdict that came out of a transvaginal mesh case he presided over last year...

06 Jan

Know your risk for blood clots because treating them can be dangerous too

Jan. 5, 2017 – San Diego, CA — Blood clots can be dangerous. So can the remedies used to treat them. That’s why it’s important to know if you’re at risk...

05 Jan

Dallas judge slashes $1B Pinnacle hip implant verdict by half

Jan. 4, 2017 – San Diego, CA — A federal judge in Dallas cut a recent $1 billion verdict nearly in half Tuesday, lifting about $500 million worth of punitive damages...

04 Jan

A look into Essure’s postapproval studies

Jan. 3, 2017 – San Diego, CA — When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration convened an advisory panel meeting in September 2015 to discuss the safety and effectiveness of...

30 Dec

Harvard study finds trial results for majority of failed drugs are never published

Dec. 29, 2016 – San Diego, CA — Only about half of the drugs tested in humans during clinical trials actually make it to market. What happens to the results of...

29 Dec

N.J. town files lawsuit against DuPont, says company dodged $1.1 billion in environmental cleanup costs

Dec. 28, 2016 – San Diego, CA — DuPont is facing yet another lawsuit over alleged contamination of water and soil by a chemical the company once used to make Teflon....

23 Dec

DuPont to pay $2M in Teflon verdict

Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016 – San Diego, CA — DuPont was ordered to pay $2 million Wednesday after an Ohio jury found exposure to a toxic chemical the company once used...

22 Dec

FDA bans second medical device ever

Dec. 21, 2016 – San Diego, CA — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just banned its second medical device ever and it only took the agency 18 years to do...

21 Dec

Essure is a reminder of why it’s important to report problems to the FDA

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration called for an advisory meeting in September 2015 to examine the risks and benefits of the permanent sterilization device Essure, the agency had...

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