In a first of its kind decision, a St. Louis jury not only found that evidence indicated that Johnson & Johnson talcum powder caused a woman’s fatal ovarian cancer but also that the company knew about the possible dangers associated with its use. The jury found that Johnson & Johnson completely failed to act on this information and was ordered to pay some $72 million ...
Jury Finds Definitive Link Between Johnson & Johnson Talc and Cancer
Posted March 8, 2016 in Product News and Recalls
Xarelto: Higher Risk Same Reward?
Posted September 29, 2015 in xarelto
Over 1,200 Xarelto lawsuits are pending in a multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Xarelto plaintiffs allege that the anticoagulant drug’s manufacturers, including Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceutical, did not provide patients and doctors with adequate warning about Xarelto’s severe bleeding risks.
Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in ...
continue reading...Xarelto Lawsuit Filed by Wisconsin Woman
Posted July 1, 2015 in Product News and Recalls | xarelto
A Wisconsin woman has filed a Xarelto lawsuit against multiple pharmaceutical companies for damages allegedly resulting from the anticoagulant drug. The plaintiff states that the defendants, including Bayer Healthcare and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals, did not adequately warn doctors and patients of the risk of uncontrollable bleeding that Xarelto poses. The Xarelto lawsuit further claims that the drug’s manufacturers failed to provide appropriate instructions on how to intervene should serious ...
South Carolina Couple Files Power Morcellator Lawsuit
Posted June 26, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
A South Carolina man and woman have filed a power morcellator lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon unit. The couple claims that Johnson & Johnson’s device caused the woman to develop uterine fibroid cancer when it spread unsuspected cancerous tissue throughout her abdomen during a myomectomy procedure.
Power morcellators are a type of medical instrument used in minimally invasive, or laparoscopic, surgery to cut up large masses of tissue into ...
continue reading...Power Morcellator Manufacturers May Be Under Criminal Investigation
Posted June 12, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
When a medical device is thought to have contributed to the death or serious injury of a patient, the manufacturer of that device is required by federal law to report that event to government regulators. Now, there is strong evidence to suggest that the FBI is investigating the possibility of criminal wrongdoing by Johnson & Johnson, as well as other manufacturers of power morcellators, for their failure to ...
J&J Touts Ambitious Drug Pipeline Despite Legal Troubles
Posted June 2, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
The global pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has revealed its plans to seek regulatory approval for 10 new drugs by 2019, Bloomberg reports. The company is expecting potential annual sales of $1 billion for each new drug. These blockbuster products would provide a much-needed revenue boost for Johnson & Johnson’s drug division, Janssen Pharmaceutical, which is embroiled not only in fierce ...
