Endo International agreed to pay a $775 million settlement to resolve 'virtually all known' vaginal mesh lawsuits in the United States.

Source: Endo Pays $775M Settlement in 22,000 Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits – Daily Hornet | Breaking News That Stings!

Rex Medical and Argon Medical Devices have been sued by a woman who suffered through two unsuccessful IVC filter retrieval procedures because her filter tilted, embedded in her vein, penetrated her vein into her liver, and fractured off two wire

Source: IVC Filter Lawsuit Filed in Philadelphia – Daily Hornet | Breaking News That Stings!

Risperdal lawsuits are highly sensitive because the plaintiffs involved here are psychologically compromised young boys. Risperdal (risperidone) is an antipsychotic medication that is believed to have caused mental and physical trauma and torture to young boys who grew breasts (gynecomastia), many of those who chose to a surgical remedy to remove excess breast tissue. Either …

Source: Johnson & Johnson’s Action Spikes Risperdal Cases Filed in PA Court - US Recall News

The survival of the recent talcum powder verdicts and thousands more pending cases may rest on state and federal legal battles that could clarify rules for how courts handle mass

Source: Talcum powder lawsuits find a home in St. Louis — for now | Law and order | stltoday.com

The death of a Chicago attorney, who committed suicide by jumping in front of a CTA train, was caused by a generic version of anti-depressant Paxil.

Source: Drug firm to pay $3M to widow of man who jumped in front of train | Chicago Sun-Times

​​​​​​​Merck & Co. could have a growing Zostavax problem on its hands. After several plaintiffs filed lawsuits claiming the drugmaker’s shingles vaccine caused serious injury and death, attorneys say more cases are on the way.

Source: Zostavax patients sue Merck, claiming shingles shot caused injuries and death | FiercePharma

Risperdal lawsuits involving gynecomastia (male breast growth) and other side effects allegedly associated with use of the atypical antipsychotic medication continue to move forward in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, where the state’s Risperdal docket has been centralized in a mass tort program. According to a notice posted on the Court’s website, the litigation is scheduled to convene a meeting on March 9, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. (In Re: Risperdal Litigation, Case ID: 100300296)

Source: Risperdal Gynecomastia Lawsuits Move Forward, As Pennsylvania Mass Tort Program Schedules March Meeting, Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reports – satPRnews

Patients say that type 2 diabetes drugs Invokana and Invokamet cause ketoacidosis and kidney failure. Nearly 80 lawsuits transferred to New Jersey.

Source: Invokana Lawsuits Consolidated In New Jersey Federal Court

With the $70 million Risperdal settlement from back in the summer continuing to reverberate, the sixth bellwether Risperdal lawsuit as part of the Pennsylvania Mass Tort is underway. The plaintiff, a Nebraska man, is claiming in his Risperdal gynecomastia lawsuit that Risperdal is responsible for the growth of male breast tissue.

Source: Latest Bellwether Risperdal Lawsuit Underway in Philadelphia

US District Judge F. Dennis Saylor organized discovery into five phases on Nov. 10  In Re: Zofran (Ondansetron) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2657 in the District of Massachusetts. About 3…

Source: Discovery Timetable Set in Zofran Products Liability Litigation | Mass Tort Nexus