On March 1, 2018, an Arizona woman filed a new Jardiance lawsuit against manufacturers Boehringer Ingelheim, claiming the type 2 diabetes medication caused her to suffer from serious injuries. She filed the case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, and seeks…
In late February 2018, an Ohio woman, as representative of a male family member, filed a new Onglyza lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. This case now joins a number of other similar cases filed by patients who took…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a recall of certain Medtronic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds). These devices are used to treat patients with irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmia). Medtronic sen
On January 23, 2018, a North Carolina woman filed a new Kombiglyze XR (saxagliptin and metformin) lawsuit against manufacturers Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca. She claims that after taking the diabetes medication, she suffered serious injuries that required hospitalization. She filed her case
On January 9, 2018, an Illinois man filed a new Onglyza lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. He claims that after taking the diabetes medication, he suffered serious injuries. He seeks in excess of $75,000 in damages. Plaintiff Claims…
On January 28, 2018, the FDA alerted consumers and their healthcare providers to the fact that Primus Pharmaceuticals had implemented a recall of all Limbrel products due to rare but potentially serious health risks. Primus is notifying distributors and is arranging for the return of…
On February 2, 2018, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML” or “panel”) ordered that all federally-filed Onglyza (saxagliptin) lawsuits be centralized in the Eastern District of Kentucky. That means a total of 84 cases pending in over 26 districts will be transferred to…
On February 1, 2018, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) issued a Transfer Order, in which it centralized and transferred all Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler cases pending in federal court to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. This was the…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a new recall of lithium-ion batteries for HP notebook computers and mobile workstations. The batteries can reportedly overheat, posing a risk of fire and burn hazards. About 50,000 units are affected, and the company is currently telling…
Nearly 50 lawsuits have been filed against LivaNova Deutschland GmbH (LivaNova) the manufacturers of the 3T Heater-Cooler device, which is used to keep patients warm during open-heart surgery. These units have been linked with certain bacteria that can contaminate the patient in surgery and potentia
On December 5, 2017, the FDA released a safety advisory notifying doctors and patients of potential health hazards associated with Limbrel capsules. Limbrel was approved as a “medical food” that is intended to help manage the inflammation associated with osteoarthritis. It is available by prescripti
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) recently filed a deceptive advertising lawsuit against tea-maker R. C. Bigelow, Inc., in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. It claims that Bigelow should be held liable for “deceptive labeling, marketing, and sale of tea products” that they…
