Diabetes drugs including Januvia and Byetta linked to cancer, pancreatitis risks
Recently, academic researchers from the Larry L. Hillblom Islet Research Center at UCLA and the Diabetes Center at the University …
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Jury awards $524 million to patients in Las Vegas hepatitis lawsuits
A jury awarded $524 million to two patients who contracted hepatitis C from contaminated anesthetic propofol vials used during colonoscopies …
Numerous product recalls draw complaints from Johnson & Johnson shareholders
During an annual meeting held this week, Johnson & Johnson shareholders criticized the company’s business practices. Shareholders raised concerns about …
The ongoing danger of medical ‘research’ being funded by drug and device companies
One part of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act signed into law in March 2010 is the …
Jury awards $11.5 million verdict in Riddell football helmet concussion lawsuit
During football practice in 2008 at a Colorado high school, Rhett Ridolfi, now 22, suffered a concussion. He wasn’t taken …
Lawsuits filed against owner of Texas fertilizer plant following deadly explosion
At least 33 residents and four local insurance agencies have filed suit against Adair Grain Inc., the owner of the …
Jury awards $6.5M verdict in first Actos bladder cancer lawsuit trial
A California state court jury on April 26, 2013 awarded a $6.5 million verdict to plaintiff Jack Cooper in the …
Class Action Litigation News
Lawsuit accuses Dollar Rent a Car of widespread signature scam A recently filed class action lawsuit against Dollar Rent a …
Jury awards $7.25 million over violent shocks caused by Advanced Bionics cochlear implant
Breanna Sadler of Vine Grove, Kentucky, was born deaf. She had a cochlear ear device, manufactured by Advanced Bionics, implanted …
FDA finds problems with 30 of 31 compounding pharmacies inspected by agency
More than 700 people have become ill and more than 50 of them have died as a result of a …