By Michelle Llamas 
A recent study published in the BMJ revealed Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implants have a high revision surgery rate because of manufacturing problems and high levels of metal particles release into the bloodstream. Dr. David Langton, of University...
By Michelle Llamas 
Lawyers for patients suing Johnson & Johnson and Bayer over severe bleeding injuries caused by the blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto say the drug makers failed to provide clinical trial data, the New York Times reported. Documents filed in court say a re-analysis conducted...
By Michelle Llamas 
After months of deliberation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is mandating stronger warnings and more studies for Bayer’s controversial Essure Permanent Birth Control device. The decision ignited a social media firestorm among women who say the device caused...
By Michelle Llamas 
A new study on testosterone gel revealed that the benefits of drugs like AndroGel are more modest than previously thought. Some doctors are still unsure about encouraging widespread use of the drug without more data on long term health risks like heart problems and prostate...
By Michelle Llamas 
Did you develop cancer after a Hysterectomy? Get a Free Case Review A hysterectomy is a surgery for the removal of a woman’s uterus, also called the womb. This also stops a woman’s menstrual cycle and ability to become pregnant. This surgery is more common in the U.S. than...
By Michelle Llamas 
A Missouri jury awarded the family of a woman a multi-million dollar verdict against Johnson & Johnson after she sued the Big Pharma giant claiming the company’s talcum powder caused her ovarian cancer. The St. Louis jury found J&J knew about the link between talc-based...
By Michelle Llamas 
Johnson & Johnson offered a large settlement to resolve its first big group of transvaginal mesh lawsuits, Bloomberg reported. The company agreed to settle as many as 3,000 cases for more than $120 million, according to Bloomberg’s anonymous sources. Women who filed the...
By Michelle Llamas 
The federal judge overseeing lawsuits in the Zofran (ondansetron) anti-nausea drug multidistrict litigation in Massachusetts denied GlaxoSmithKline’s motion to dismiss the lawsuits. The judge sided with more than 200 families that sued GlaxoSmithKline for failing to warn them...
By Michelle Llamas 
Five former Levaquin users filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and its Janssen unit claiming the drug giant deliberately downplayed side effects of the medication to boost profits. The plaintiffs’ lawsuit said J&J mislabeled and misbranded the popular antibiotic,... Page 6 of 17
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