Drug Injury

Lawsuits alleging that drug manufacturers fueled the opioid epidemic with easy access to highly addictive pain killers have been consolidated in Ohio. The plaintiffs in the lawsuits asked the court to consolidate the opioid lawsuits to avoid duplicative discovery and avoid inconsistent rulings. Currently, there are more than 60 lawsuits pending in federal courts against various […]

The city of Greenfield, Massachusetts has lodged an opioid lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, AmerisourceBergen and other drugmakers, accusing the companies of illegally marketing and diverting prescription medications contributing to the nationwide opioid epidemic. The concept of filing an opioid lawsuit is picking up steam around the country as more cities try to grapple with the

A new stroke study shows that Xarelto bleeding rates are higher than low dose aspirin. The purpose of the clinical trial was to determine whether or not the anticoagulant could have been used to prevent embolism and stroke. The research study found that bleeding rates with Xarelto were higher than in cases in which low

A recent report by the Center of Disease Control (CDC) links over half of all opioid deaths that occurred from July to December of 2016 to fentanyl. The CDC report notes that there has been a dramatic increase in overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids in recent years. In fact, the death rate from opioid overdose

According to a recent study in Canada, the risk of Xarelto bleeding is the same as warfarin, an older oral anticoagulant Xarelto was intended to replace. Scientists looked at the records of nearly 150,000 patients who took either a new generation drug, like Xarelto, or warfarin between 2013 and 2015. Researchers discovered that major bleeding events from

An injured plaintiff from Virginia has filed a gum bleeding lawsuit based on claims his use of caused the painful side effect. Plaintiff George S. began using the medication in August of 2013. He says he was prescribed to treat deep vein thrombosis. According to the lawsuit, George developed a number of serious injuries due to

Hospitals have now joined in an opioid lawsuit alleging that drug manufacturers aggressively push these fatal medications. Two Alabama hospitals have joined the opioid lawsuit in Mississippi against opioid manufacturers. The cost of the opioid epidemic is a big one and one that is affecting some states, like Ohio, harder than others. The ripple impacts

The first verdict in favor of plaintiffs has recently been awarded in Philadelphia. The verdict is the first of its kind with nearly $28 million in damages against Bayer and Johnson & Johnson being awarded. The verdict came about as a result of patients alleging that the drug manufacturers provided improper warnings about the high

A doctor in addition to three nurse practitioners were recently arrested in Alabama after an opioid indictment officially accused them of managing a “pill mill” out of a medical office. Medically unnecessary opioids were allegedly given to many different patients. A doctor’s office in Montgomery was tied to the Opioid indictment. According to the indictment paperwork,

A North Carolina man has filed a lawsuit against the makers of alleging the drug caused severe bleeding. Plaintiff Nelson M. says was prescribed to him in June 2014. He claims he took the drug until December 2014, but was hospitalized on Dec. 11, 2014, for severe bleeding. The bleeding lawsuit alleges that the bleeding was a

A grand jury indicted a Pennsylvania doctor and his receptionist for operating an opioid pill mill that provided easy access to the addictive prescription drugs. “Defendant Martin D. Weaver, with the assistance of defendant Erica LaBoy ran a prescription ‘pill mill’ from Weaver’s offices, at which so-called ‘patients’, actually customers, could for a cash fee

A severe GI bleed prompts an Arizona patient to file a lawsuit to recover medical expenses, as well as financial compensation for physical damages and mental anguish. has been named in a number of different lawsuits, alleged by plaintiffs and surviving family members for problems including a GI bleed. The recent GI bleed lawsuit was filed after

The $500 billion toll of the opioid epidemic has hit local governments hard and they are using lawsuits to help stem the continuing damages. Fueled by easy access to prescription drugs, the opioid epidemic has ballooned out of control over the past several years in the United States. Local governments, faced with the increasing costs

Risperidone, a drug the FDA approved for use in kids in 2009, has been associated with a high risk of severe side effects, according to a recent study. The study reported in Scientific American claims that the risk of side effects due to the autism drug is much higher than initially thought. Although physicians report that Risperidone helps with

Investigators and safety advocates argue that the over-prescription of opioids and the downplaying of the significant addiction risks associated with them has caused an opioid crisis in the United States. Investigators believe that drug company tactics are responsible for the development of the opioid crisis which has led to many different instances of addiction and