May 3, 2016
In the second major talcum powder trial loss for Johnson & Johnson this year, the pharmaceutical company was ordered by a St. Louis jury earlier this week to pay $55 million to a 62-year-old South Dakota woman who blamed…
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April 27, 2016
Amid increasing concerns about the potential health risks associated with “low-T” products like Testim and AndroGel, a new study conducted by researchers from the U.K. examines the reasons why side effects of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) may put…
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March 18, 2016
Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a $498 million verdict in the second bellwether trial in the multidistrict litigation involving allegedly defective Pinnacle hip implants manufactured by the company’s DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary. The product liability lawsuit was made…
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March 2, 2016
After more than 5,000 women have filed adverse event reports with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alleging devastating complications from Essure, the FDA is finally requiring a new “black box” warning for the permanent contraceptive device to “call…
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February 24, 2016
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay the family of an Alabama woman $72 million in damages in a product liability lawsuit alleging that the pharmaceutical giant’s talcum powder products caused her…
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January 5, 2016
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally responded to calls for stronger warnings on the use of transvaginal mesh, reclassifying mesh devices marketed for the transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) as class III high-risk devices. According to its…
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November 5, 2015
Japanese parts manufacturer Takata faces what federal regulators are calling a historic $200 million fine for problems with its airbags installed in more than 30 million vehicles in the United States, which are prone to overinflate and explode, posing a…
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