Category Archives: Lawsuits
Actos Lawsuit Discusses History of Actos and Bladder Cancer
On September 9th of 2011, an Actos bladder cancer lawsuit was filed by an Actos lawyer in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Louisiana husband and wife. The husband developed bladder cancer after using Actos for a number of years. The Actos [...]
Big Pharma Could End Mass Tort Litigation, But It Is More Profitable To Get Sued
That sounds crazy, I know. But here’s my logic. The vast majority of pharmaceutical lawsuits are brought under what’s called a failure to warn theory of liability. Failure-to-warn lawsuits allege that a manufacturer of a drug didn’t accurately inform a plaintiff about the risks associated with taking a specific drug. If the manufacturer does give [...]
Trasylol Cases Settling For $510,000 or so
Back in 2008, I wrote about the sad story of Trasylol. (I’ll wait if you want to read that post as background.) Fast forward a little over two years, and many of the lawsuits filed over Trasylol are starting to settle. That’s good news for the patients injured by Trasylol: Drugmaker Bayer AG has agreed [...]
Small Settlements In Seroquel Lawsuits
The fact that the average plaintiff will receive $10,000 doesn’t surprise me. These were very, very difficult cases to prove. There are many causes of diabetes, and it’s pretty tough to prove that Seroquel is what caused it. AstraZeneca Plc agreed to pay $2 million to settle more than 200 cases over its antipsychotic drug [...]
Avandia Lawsuit Settlements Average $46,000
There are still thousands of Avandia lawsuits pending, but apparently 10,000 of them will be settled: On Tuesday, Glaxo agreed to pay $460 million to settle thousands of lawsuits over Avandia, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the settlements. Glaxo will settle about 10,000 suits for an average of $46,000 each, Bloomberg said. A source [...]
CVS Sued for selling expired products
Just goes to show you that you should always check expiration dates – even if you buy from reputable vendors. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Monday that his office is suing a unit of CVS Caremark Corp. for allegedly selling expired over-the-counter drugs and other products in its stores in Connecticut. In a statement, [...]
Class Action for Those Who Purchased Complete MoisturePlus
Unfortunately, I had the opportunity to view some of the evidence against AMO in this case. That evidence included graphic depictions of those who have lost their eyes or been forced to undergo eye surgery due to infections developed while using this solution. (shudder) Here’s some news about a class action lawsuit relating to the [...]
