Drug and Medical Device Litigation Law Blog

Side Effects from SSRI Drugs

Friday, March 9, 2012 by James R. Ronca

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRI drugs for short, are used as antidepressants for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, and some personality disorders. It is also not uncommon for some of these drugs to be used to treat diabetic nerve pain and fibromyalgia.

How Do SSRI Drugs Work?

Posted at 15:55 PM | PERMALINK

Topic: Drug and Medical Device Litigation

Attorney For Hip Implant Litigation

Thursday, March 1, 2012 by Melissa Hague

Are you or a family member suffering indelible hip pain caused by an unsafe medical device? If the answer is yes -- now is the time to hire an attorney for hip implant litigation.

The first U.S. lawsuit against DePuy Orthopaedics, maker of the DePuy hip replacement system in question, was filed in June 2010. The lawsuit claims that the DePuy ASR... Read More

Posted at 13:23 PM | PERMALINK

Topic: Drug and Medical Device Litigation

McNeil Consumer Healthcare Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Infants' TYLENOL(R) Oral Suspension, 1 oz. Grape Due to Dosing System Complaints

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 by Simon W. Johnson

McNeil Consumer Healthcare Announces Voluntary
Nationwide Recall of Infants' TYLENOL® Oral Suspension, 1 oz. Grape Due
to Dosing System Complaints

from PR Newswire

Posted at 18:18 PM | PERMALINK

Topic: Drug and Medical Device Litigation

What is Cobalt Metallosis?

Monday, February 20, 2012 by Michael H. Monheit

There is so much to think about after hip replacement surgery. You need to make sure that you are following doctors’ orders and protecting your body. That is in the best of circumstances. If you have had a metal on metal hip replacement then you might also have to worry about cobalt metallosis.... Read More

Posted at 11:20 AM | PERMALINK

Topic: Drug and Medical Device Litigation

Actos Lawsuits

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 by Amber Racine

Diabetes can be a dangerous medical condition if left untreated. While the diabetic drug Actos is one of the most prescribed and profitable diabetic drug in today’s pharmaceutical marketplace – it is also in the public eye for Actos lawsuits.

Acquiring bladder cancer is the reason for the Actos lawsuits.

In September 2010, the Food... Read More

Posted at 14:44 PM | PERMALINK

Topic: Drug and Medical Device Litigation

Lawsuit Filed Blaming DVT on NuvaRing

Thursday, February 2, 2012 by Simon W. Johnson

Lawsuit Filed Blaming DVT on NuvaRing

from prweb.com

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/pr web9156671.htm

Posted at 16:36 PM | PERMALINK

Topic: Drug and Medical Device Litigation

Pfizer recalls Lo/Ovral and Norgestrel birth control pills

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 by Simon W. Johnson

Pfizer recalls Lo/Ovral and Norgestrel birth control pills

from philly.com

http://www.philly.com/philly/b logs/phillypharma/138469359.html

Posted at 15:10 PM | PERMALINK

Topic: Drug and Medical Device Litigation

Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorneys Question Johnson & Johnson¿s Failure to Get FDA Approval

Friday, January 27, 2012 by Joseph L. Messa

Posted at 15:01 PM | PERMALINK

Topic: Drug and Medical Device Litigation

Personal Injury Attorneys Win the Right To Settle DES-Breast Cancer Cases in Mediation

Friday, January 27, 2012 by Joseph L. Messa

A class-action suit in Boston will go to mediation after a federal judge ruled that the claims of 53 breast cancer patients exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) should not be dismissed.... Read More

Posted at 14:49 PM | PERMALINK

Topic: Drug and Medical Device Litigation