Plavix Side Effects Lawsuit Filed by 72 People in Illinois State Court
A product liability lawsuit has been filed against Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi Aventis, alleging that the manufacturers of the popular blood thinner Plavix lied about the drug’s safety and...
View ArticleMerck Drops New Heart Drug Following Multaq Problems
Concerns over potential side effects similar to those encountered with the Sanofi-Aventis heart drug Multaq may have contributed to Merck & Co.’s decision to drop development of a similar heart...
View ArticlePlavix Gastrointestinal Bleeding Lawsuits Filed in New York, Illinois
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi Aventis face more than 80 new lawsuits filed in recent weeks over gastrointestinal bleeding from Plavix, a blockbuster blood thinner that has been used by millions of...
View ArticleLawsuit Alleges Plavix Caused Gastrointestinal Bleeding
A Tennessee woman has filed a product liability lawsuit in New York state court against Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis, alleging that she sufferd gastrointestinal bleeding from side effects of...
View ArticleSecond Attempt Being Made to Centralize Federal Plavix Litigation
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis have filed a second request to consolidate and centralize all Plavix lawsuits filed in U.S. District Courts throughout the country, asking a panel of federal...
View ArticlePlaintiffs Oppose Centralization of Federal Plavix Lawsuits
In response to a second request filed by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis to centralize all Plavix lawsuits pending in the federal court system, various plaintiffs have filed responses opposing...
View ArticleOral Arguments Set For Jan. 31 Over Centralization of Federal Plavix Cases
A panel of federal judges will hear oral arguments next month over a motion to consolidate all federal Plavix lawsuits, reconsidering whether the cases should be centralized before one judge for...
View ArticlePlavix Lawsuits to be Centralized in MDL in District of New Jersey
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has decided to consolidate all Plavix lawsuits filed in the federal court system before one judge for coordinated handling during pretrial...
View ArticleOrganizational Conference in Plavix MDL to be Held Next Week
Following the centralization of all federal Plavix lawsuits earlier this year as part of an MDL or Multidistrict Litigation, an initial conference will be held early next week for the lawyers involved...
View ArticlePlavix Lawsuits Filed By More than 1,000 Plaintiffs Removed to MDL
As the number of lawsuits centralized in the Plavix MDL continues to increase, with complaints involving more than 1,000 plaintiffs transferred into the coordinated federal proceedings this week, the...
View ArticlePlavix Stent Warning Should Be Placed in Black Box: Public Citizen
A prominent consumer watchdog group is calling for the FDA to strengthen the label warnings provided about side effects of Plavix for individuals using the blood thinner after receiving a coronary...
View ArticlePlavix Cases for More than 400 Plaintiffs Transferred to MDL Since July
The U.S. District Judge presiding over all Plavix lawsuits pending in the federal court system is scheduled to meet with attorneys involved in the litigation this afternoon, after scheduling the...
View ArticleLovenox Paralysis, Spinal Bleeding Problems Result in FDA Warning
According to a new warning issued by federal health regulators, side effects of the blood thinner Lovenox could increase the risk of spinal bleeding and even paralysis when patients undergo spinal...
View ArticleLong-Term Plavix Use Increase Death Risk, But Lowers Stent Heart Risks
The findings of a new study suggest that continuing use of blood thinners, such as Plavix or Effient, for more than 30 months after placement of a stent may decrease the risk of heart attacks and blood...
View ArticleSeprafilm Recall Urged by Public Citizen, Indicating Side Effects Outweigh...
The prominent consumer watchdog group Public Citizen is calling for the FDA to recall Seprafilm, a medical device used during abdominal and pelvic surgery, indicating that it has been linked to severe...
View ArticleLong-Term Plavix Risks Do Not Include Increased Mortality, Cancer: FDA
Long-term use of the blood thinner Plavix does not appear to increase or decrease the risk of death or cancer, according to a review by federal drug regulators. In a drug safety communication issued...
View ArticleMultaq Lawsuit Filed Over Failure to Warn About Liver Injury Risks
Sanofi-Aventis faces a product liability lawsuit filed by multiple plaintiffs, which alleges that the drug maker withheld information about the risk of serious liver injury associated with side effects...
View ArticleTaxotere Side Effects Can Cause Permanent Baldness, Lawsuits Allege
Sanofi-Aventis faces a growing number of lawsuits involving allegations that the side effects of Taxotere, a breast cancer drug, may cause permanent hair loss or baldness. In one complaint (PDF) filed...
View ArticleTaxotere Alopecia Lawsuit Filed By Woman Who Suffers On-Going Hairloss Problems
After battling breast cancer, a lawsuit recently filed by a Colorado woman alleges that side effects of Taxotere caused her to experience continuing hair loss for several years after completing...
View ArticlePermanent Hair Loss Caused by Taxotere Breast Cancer Drug, Lawsuit Alleges
According to allegations raised in a recent product liability lawsuit filed against Sanofi-Aventis, inadequate warnings have been provided for patients and the medical community about the risk of...
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