In 2015, a former bank-teller was awarded $100 million after suffering serious side effects following a transvaginal mesh procedure. The mesh device is used in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. During the trial, which took place in May 2015 in Delaware, the plaintiff described the medical problems she … [Read more...]

Side effects such as uncontrollable bleeding have lead to thousands of lawsuits against the popular anti-blood clotting drug Xarelto.  As the number of complaints continues to rise, judges are making developments to the multidistrict litigation on the federal and state levels. Pretrial Order Sets Filing Deadline Federal litigation Judge Eldon … [Read more...]

Marketed and often prescribed off-label to expecting mothers as a morning sickness medication, anti-nausea drug Zofran has been the target of hundreds of birth defect lawsuits across the country. While the FDA initially approved Zofran for consumers in 1991, it never approved use of the drug during pregnancy.  However, plaintiffs allege that drug … [Read more...]