In Second Bellwether Trial, NJ Jury Awards $15M in Ethicon Mesh Case
A Bergen County jury returned a $15 million verdict Thursday against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon in a suit over alleged defects in its Prolift pelvic repair product.
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Fracking sites may raise the risk of underweight babies, new study says
Living within half a mile of a hydraulic fracturing site carries a serious risk for pregnant women, a new study has found. The drilling technique, also known as fracking, injects high-pressure water laced with chemicals into underground rock to release natural gas.
Women who lived within that distance to fracking operations in Pennsylvania were 25...
Man wrongly imprisoned for 28 years for molestation sues city of Detroit
After doing nearly 28 years for a crime he didn't commit, Bernard Young says he's not angry or bitter - though he's still got a score to settle with the City of Detroit and the police officer he claims wronged him.
On Wednesday, the 59-year-old man whose hair turned gray in the prison system sued...
A Deadly Drug Cocktail Shines a Light on an AstraZeneca Blockbuster
The last time John Nebinger spoke to his son Bradley was about thirty minutes after midnight on March 15, 2010.
Twenty-four-year-old Bradley said he couldn’t sleep—a frequent complaint. His father went to bed.
“I found him dead the next day,” Nebinger, who lives near Seattle, said in an interview. His son was in his underwear...
In Supreme Court petition, Merck argues that FDA power shields against liability
Years after suing drug giant Merck & Co. for serious injuries allegedly caused by osteoporosis drug Fosamax, more than 500 plaintiffs will have to wait to hear the U.S. Solicitor General's take on their case, and the outcome could reverberate across the pharmaceutical industry.
That's because Merck's bid at the U.S. Supreme Court seeks to...
Drugmakers lose bid to dismiss Oklahoma’s opioid lawsuit
An Oklahoma judge has denied a bid by drugmakers including Purdue Pharma LP and Johnson & Johnson to dismiss a lawsuit by the state’s attorney general claiming the companies deceptively marketed opioid painkillers.
Cleveland County Judge Thad Balkman in Norman, Oklahoma on Tuesday largely rejected the arguments put forth by Purdue, J&J, Allergan PLC and...
Jury orders Bayer, J&J to pay $28 million in Xarelto lawsuit
(Reuters) - A Philadelphia state court jury on Tuesday ordered Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson to pay $27.8 million to an Indiana couple over the drugmakers’ failure to warn of internal bleeding risks from their blood thinner Xarelto.
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Court sides with Missouri woman who claims she was harmed by Bayer birth control device
JEFFERSON CITY • A state appeals court sided with a Missouri woman Tuesday in her fight against Bayer Corp. over the safety of its controversial birth control device.
The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court had improperly dismissed Jessica Williams’ lawsuit against the German pharmaceutical company.
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Recall: Kroger pulls Comforts for Baby Purified Water with Fluoride Added over mold
Supermarket giant Kroger is recalling purified water for babies over a mold problem.
The water — Comforts for Baby Purified Water with Fluoride Added — in one-gallon containers is contaminated with Talaromyces penicillium, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
The affected drinks are jugs with sell-by dates between April 26, 2018, and Oct. 10, 2018,...
Courageous vaginal mesh campaigner, 42, DIES from sepsis after her controversial implant triggered a four-year battle with persistent infections
A prominent vaginal mesh campaigner has died from sepsis which was triggered by her controversial implant, it has been reported.
Christina Brajcic, 42, from Ontario, Canada, passed away on Thursday following a four-year battle with persistent infections - as a result of her mesh.
During her final few months, she posted an array of videos detailing...
