Recently, we told you that there is a lot of research suggesting that testosterone treatments for men can cause an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes, leading to serious injury and death. European drug regulators have jumped on board and have now launched their own investigation into the heart…
Stryker hip settlements are being reached Settlements are being reached in more Stryker Rejuvenate hip replacement cases filed in New Jersey state court. More resolutions of these cases are likely to be imminent. The first phase, a group of 10 cases previously selected for early mediation, has resulted in…
Cases gear up for Summer 2015 trials With more than 600 Stryker Rejuvenate hip cases centralized as part of an MDL in the federal court system [more on the MDL process], U.S. District Court Judge Donovan Frank has indicated that a small group of cases will be ready for trial…
Yesterday, I mentioned how fast the testosterone replacement heart attack litigation is progressing. Of course, to have litigation you need lawsuits. Here they come. A lawsuit has been filed against AbbVie, makers of AndroGel, a testosterone gel that is used to treat conditions in men that result from a lack…
Testosterone therapy lawsuits are quickly gaining steam. These cases seemed like a plaintiffs’ lawyers reach just a few months ago. Now the science on these cases is coming together faster than anyone could have imagined. Weeks ago, the FDA announced that it is investigating potential testosterone therapy risks. This is…
Testosterone replacement drugs are ubiquitous. It is hard to sit through an afternoon of TV without hearing a commercial for a drug that helps men fight “Low T” or “Low Testosterone.” We are seeing even more commercials now. These new commercials are from lawyers talking about testosterone replacement lawsuits.…
A new process is now in place for the filing of new Stryker Rejuvenate hip lawsuits. The new procedure will streamline the process of filing a lawsuit utilizing a Master Complaint and Short Form Complaint to standardize the process of filing additional lawsuits directly into the current federal MDL. What…
SimplyThick, LLC is facing over 20 different lawsuits from parents of children who have experienced serious injuries or death from the food thickening agent. These lawsuits claim that the infants were severely ill and/or died after experiencing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). SimplyThick & NEC SimplyThick was placed on the market in…
A Missouri federal district court judge has ordered a Medtronic bone graft lawsuit back to state court. The case stems from an off-label spinal fusion procedure. Plaintiff sued Medtronic and his surgeon claiming that Infuse bone graft was used in a manner that had not been approved by the U.S.…
Approximately five days prior to trial, and one day after a judge denied Defendants’ attempt to dismiss, a settlement was reached in a pending Wright Profemur lawsuit. This is one of at least two Wright Profemur hip settlements that have been reached just before trial. The terms of the…