In early December, 2016, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation decided that all lawsuits nationwide involving the diabetes drug Invokana will be heard by the U.S. District Court in Trenton, New Jersey. The total number of … [Read more...]
More Children Suffer Injuries from E-Cigarettes
As the sales of e-cigarettes have escalated—industry watchers estimate that vaping will be a $10 billion business by 2017—so have the number of injuries caused by the product. With adults, most of the casualties have been linked to defective … [Read more...]
Talc Lawsuits Mounting against Johnson & Johnson
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J & J) was hit earlier this year with two jury verdicts in St. Louis, with damage awards totaling $127 million. Both lawsuits were filed by women who say they used J & J's talcum powder products for … [Read more...]
Invokana Tied to Increased Risk of Stroke
Another lawsuit has been filed against Janssen Pharmaceuticals and its parent company Johnson & Johnson, alleging that the companies' type 2 diabetes drug Invokana (the trade name for canagliflozin) caused a user to suffer a stroke. The … [Read more...]
