FDA study finds Xarelto puts patients at increased risk for bleeding compared to Pradaxa

Oct. 12, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- A new study by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published this month in JAMA Internal Medicine shows patients taking the blood-thinning...

FDA says recalled blood monitoring device did not affect Xarelto trial results

  Oct. 11, 2016 – San Diego, CA – “No changes in rivaroxaban labeling … are warranted. No other major regulatory action should be taken with respect to rivaroxaban,” the...

Plaintiffs seek to consolidate Invokana suits in state, federal courts

Oct. 10, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- Plaintiffs suing the makers of the diabetes drug Invokana are looking to consolidate lawsuits in both state and federal courts, The Legal...

BMJ accuses Janssen of withholding key Xarelto trial data from FDA

Will FDA, whose current commissioner Robert Califf helped conduct the controversial Xarelto trial, re-analyze the safety of Xarelto with an ‘independent’ eye? Oct. 7, 2016 – San Diego, CA --...

MDL Panel consolidates high-profile talc, Abilify, Roundup, Taxotere lawsuits

Oct. 6, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation handed down orders this week to consolidate many high-profile lawsuits into MDLs. The MDL Panel’s orders...

Judge rules to create Essure mass tort in California

Oct. 4, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- A judge in Alameda County Superior Court recommended consolidating nearly 50 Essure lawsuits currently pending in California state courts in an order...

Jury selection begins in 3rd St. Louis talcum powder trial

Oct. 4, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- Jury selection continues in the third talcum powder trial held in Missouri state court. CBS St. Louis reported a pool of 50...

Congress members worry FDA is ‘struggling to accomplish its fundamental mission’

House Representatives call for hearing to discuss issues concerning FDA and its ability to monitor high-risk medical devices Sept. 28, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- Representative Mike Fitzpatrick is...

MDL Panel to consider high-profile lawsuits for consolidation

Sept. 27, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- A few high-profile lawsuits may be consolidated into MDLs when the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation meets this week in Washington, D.C. The...

3rd St. Louis talc case proceeds as scheduled despite J&J’s last-minute removal attempt

Sept. 26, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- The third talcum powder case to go before a jury in St. Louis began as scheduled today, after Johnson & Johnson’s last-minute...