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Some DePuy ASR hip implant lawsuits heading to trial this year
Posted: May 4, 2012 Pharmaceutical

The first lawsuits filed against health care giant Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics by plaintiffs alleging injuries caused by DePuy’s metal-on-metal ASR hip devices will go to court this year.

Study shows Pradaxa puts users at increased risk for heart attacks, bleeds
Posted: May 3, 2012 Pharmaceutical

The new blockbuster blood thinner Pradaxa may present serious risks of heart attacks and spontaneous bleeding events, according to a study published by the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Alabama seeks BP oil spill liability trial in July
Posted: May 3, 2012 Environmental

A trial to determine BP’s share of liability in the 2010 Gulf oil spill has been set for January 14, 2013. The state of Alabama had urged U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier to avoid delaying BP’s oil spill liability trial

Woman sues bladder sling maker for failing to warn about possible complications
Posted: April 30, 2012 Pharmaceutical

“I never had this before, nothing so bad that you could just sit down and cry. You just don’t know what’s going on with your body.” Canadian resident Diane McLaughlin recalls the severe pain she experienced shortly after surgery in 2006

Exxon Valdez a deadly precedent for health of BP oil spill victims
Posted: April 25, 2012 Environmental

When plaintiffs’ lawyers came to an agreement with BP in March, they wanted to make sure that coastal residents and cleanup workers facing medical problems tied to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill would be covered now and in

Lawsuit accuses Takeda of hiding bladder cancer Actos risks
Posted: April 25, 2012 Pharmaceutical

A Kentucky man is suing Actos manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceuticals, claiming the popular diabetes drug caused him to develop bladder cancer. The man and his wife filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, naming Japan-based Takeda and its subsidiary companies

BP oil spill agreement sets terms for economic and medical damages
Posted: April 23, 2012 Environmental

Lawyers for plaintiffs harmed by BP’s 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill announced the terms last week of the settlement agreement it reached with the oil giant in March. The settlement, which establishes new rules of compensation for some 110,000

Women file birth defect lawsuits against SSRI makers
Posted: April 13, 2012 Pharmaceutical

Attorneys are taking up the fight against pharmaceutical companies for women who say the antidepressants they were taking while pregnant caused their babies to be born with serious birth defects. The women claim that the drug companies knew the medications

DePuy fails to cover ASR revision surgery expenses, despite its assurances
Posted: April 12, 2012 Pharmaceutical

After DePuy Orthopaedics recalled its ASR XL Acetabular and ASR Hip Resurfacing System in August 2010 over concerns the devices were failing prematurely and harming patients, the manufacturer has maintained it would cover all “reasonable and customary” costs associated with

Possible sudden acceleration in Toyota Camry kills California woman
Posted: April 6, 2012 Product Liability

WHITTIER, Calif. – A 26-year-old woman is dead after being struck by a 2012 Toyota Camry that suddenly accelerated as the driver was backing out of a beauty salon parking space.