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FDA Calls for Black Box Warnings for Essure Birth Control

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered the addition of a black box warning – its most serious type – to...

Johnson & Johnson Found Liable in Talcum Powder Case

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $72 million dollars to the family of a woman who died from...

New Analysis of Paxil Study Suggests Its Not Safe for Teens

Long thought to be safe for treating depression in teenagers, a new analysis has been published showing that Paxil should not be...

Philadelphia Jury Awards Family $2.5M in Risperdal Lawsuit

A jury in Philadelphia has returned a verdict in a lawsuit against Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., parent company Johnson and Johnson for failing...

Lawsuit or No Lawsuit – Drugs and Devices Edition

On today's WCUI installment of "Lawsuit or No Lawsuit", GWC Injury Lawyers partner Lou Cairo discusses some common prescription drug and medical device-themed issues that may - or may not - be eligible for a damages lawsuit.  

Antibiotics Being Overprescribed

There have been repeated warnings that antibiotics usually don’t do the trick when it comes to most sore throats and bronchitis.  Yet, researchers have found that for over a decade doctors have kept prescribing antibiotics for these cases. It has been shown that the rate of these prescriptions have only dropped about 10%, possibly less, since the 90’s.  They are still being given to sore-throat patients at 60% of primary-care and emergency rooms. Antibiotics should only be used when they...

FDA Warns of Pradaxa Risks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a new safety communication about the safety of Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate). Pradaxa is a potentially dangerous pharmaceutical which is sparking a wave of product liability litigation. Praxada is a blood-thinning medication (anticoagulant) often prescribed to reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots in patients with atrial fibrillation. As with all pharmaceuticals, Praxada can result in serious side effects. The most common side effect associated with Pradaxa is severe bleeding which...

J&J Hip Implant Product Liability Trial Continues

Medical device maker Johnson & Johnson is deep into a product liability trial over its defective DePuy ASR hip implants. These all-metal hip implants have extraordinarily high failure rates and it appears that J&J was aware that its implants were defectively designed long before the company announced a recall. The current ASR case is one first of 10,000 DePuy lawsuits to go to trial according to Bloomberg News. Patients allege that the company failed to adequately test these all-metal hip...

First Lawsuit Filed After Carnival Cruise Ship Incident

The first of what could be many lawsuits was filed by one of the thousands of passengers aboard the Carnival Triumph cruise ship, citing horrifying conditions that resulted in physical and emotional harm and alleging that Carnival was unable to provide a seaworthy ship and sanitary conditions. As has been reported by countless news outlets over the past week, passengers of the Triumph were effectively without power for days after a fire broke out in the engine room, eventually leading...