Xarelto plaintiffs are asking that federal lawsuits be consolidated in East St. Louis, IL. Bloomberg reports that there are approximately 50 cases filed in 15 different federal courts to date. The plaintiffs have requested that a multidistrict litigation be formed to help move the cases along more efficiently.
Xarelto is a blood thinner that was first approved for use in 2011. The medication is intended to prevent blood clots in patients undergoing ...
continue reading...Lawsuits are being filed over the use of the blood-thinning drug Xarelto and, although it is early in the litigation, lawyers believe there may be a substantial number of cases filed in the future. Some Xarelto lawyers are looking to create a Philadelphia mass tort program for the Xarelto lawsuits as the numbers of cases continues to grow. A recent story in The Legal Intelligencer notes that cases are being filed against a Johnson & ...
Bayer AG, a large German pharmaceutical company, is facing its first lawsuits in the United States over its anti-clotting drug Xarelto. A June 14 article reported that there are fewer than 10 Xarelto lawsuits currently filed.
In July 2011, the FDA approved Xarelto to prevent deep vein thrombosis in patients having knee or hip replacement surgery. In November 2012, the drug was approved to prevent pulmonary embolisms. In ...
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