Recent Food Recalls and Safety Notifications
The Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) oversees the regulation and safety of prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, medical devices, and most food. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) oversees certain food. This includes meat, poultry, and egg products. Below is a list of recent recalls and safety notifications concerning products overseen by the FDA and USDA. […]
Recent FDA Recalls and Important Notifications
The Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) oversees the regulation and safety of prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and medical devices. This agency also oversees the regulation and safety of many food items and cosmetic products. Below are recent FDA recalls and notifications concerning the safety of medical devices and drugs. Impella Blood Pumps The FDA has […]
Recent FDA Recalls and Important Notifications
The Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) oversees the regulation and safety of prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and medical devices. This agency also oversees the regulation and safety of many food items and cosmetic products. Below are recent notifications by the FDA concerning the safety of medical devices, drugs, and food products: Device Safety Notification Smartwatches […]
Recent FDA Recalls and Important Notifications
The Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) oversees the regulation and safety of prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and medical devices. It also oversees the regulation and safety of many food items and cosmetic products. Below are recent notifications by the FDA concerning the safety of drugs and medical devices: Amgen’s Prolia® (denosumab) The FDA approved Prolia […]
Supreme Court to Review OxyContin Settlement
The History Purdue Pharma’s aggressive marketing of OxyContin is often cited as a catalyst of a nationwide opioid epidemic. Oxycontin is a powerful prescription painkiller that hit the market in 1996. The company pleaded guilty to misbranding the drug in 2007 and paid more than $600 million in fines and penalties. Opioid-related overdose deaths have […]
Mass Litigation and Ozempic
The Allegations Morgan & Morgan has filed six cases, alleging that Ozempic. , known generically as semaglutide, or its sister drugs caused severe side effects. These include gastrointestinal issues such as vomiting that persisted for more than a month and required emergency room visits or hospitalization. Further, they argue that the manufacturers failed to fully […]
OxyContin Settlement Plan Analysis
The History Purdue Pharma’s aggressive marketing of OxyContin is often cited as a catalyst of a nationwide opioid epidemic. Oxycontin is a powerful prescription painkiller that hit the market in 1996. The company pleaded guilty to misbranding the drug in 2007 and paid more than $600 million in fines and penalties. Opioid-related overdose deaths have […]
Taxotere Multidistrict Litigation Update
Since 2016, lawsuits involving Taxotere, a drug used to treat metastatic breast cancer, have been consolidated in a Multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) in Federal Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Judge Triche-Milazzo oversees the litigation. Who are the plaintiffs? Plaintiffs in the MDL are women who received Taxotere to treat breast cancer. As a result […]
Global Settlements in Multidistrict Litigation
Cases involving common issues may be consolidated into a Multidistrict Litigation, or MDL. Cases in a MDL are consolidated for pretrial proceedings, but individually evaluated. The cases may also be resolved in a group setting through what is known as a global settlement. What is a global settlement? A global settlement occurs when defendants settle […]
Updates in Mass Tort Litigation
Mass Tort litigation is where many Plaintiffs have been impacted by the same product or device such that the cases are often consolidated for the Plaintiffs to bring suit against the Defendants. Juul Settlements were recently reached in litigation in federal and state court concerning Juul e-cigarettes. There are four settlements between lead plaintiffs’ counsel […]