Zyprexa, an antipsychotic drug also known as Olanzapine, normally prescribed for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar mania, has been linked to serious side effects including diabetes, hyperglycemia, pancreatitis, ketoacidosis, and diabetic coma. To this point there have been 288 reported diabetes cases in Zyprexa patients, with 23 of them being fatal.
The drug has been [...]
Zyprexa Class Action Lawsuit
Asbestos Class Action Lawsuit
It has been estimated that roughly half a million lawsuits have been filed due to injuries, illness and death resulting from asbestos exposure. Most of these lawsuits have been brought against manufacturers and distributors of materials or products that contained asbestos. Some lawsuits have even been filed against the owners of mines where workers were [...]
Medtronic Class Action Lawsuit
Medtronic Inc. issued an alert to doctors on February 10, 2005, regarding its product line of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD) and CRT-D devices with batteries that were manufactured before December 2003. The ICD is a pacemaker-like device that is surgically implanted in patients who suffer from irregular heartbeat. Unfortunately, it has been found that some [...]
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