Meridia Class Action Lawsuit
Meridia is the brand name of the popular diet drug sibutramine, and is manufactured by Abbott Laboratories. It is estimated that nine million people worldwide have taken Meridia for the treatment of obesity and to promote weight loss since it was introduced to the market in 1998.
Since Meridia’s introduction to the U.S. market in March [...]
Fen-Phen Class Action Lawsuit
On January 3, 2002, a national settlement, valued at $3.75 billion, of the thousands of lawsuits brought against American Home Products to recover for injuries from taking the now-banned prescription drugs Pondimin (fenfluramine) or Redux (dexfenfluramine), both of which were manufactured by American Home Products, received final judicial approval. The drugs were often used in [...]
Ephedra Class Action Lawsuit
A United States District Court in Miami, Florida, issued an order this week refusing to certify a class action filed by six individuals against Metabolife International, Inc. relating to its over-the-counter dietary supplement Metabolife 356.
In Perez v. Metabolife International, Inc., a lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, [...]
Depo-Provera Class Action Lawsuit
Women are suing the maker of Depo-Provera birth control claiming that the birth control drug has caused them severe bone loss leading to osteoporosis. A $700-million class-action lawsuit was been filed against the drug company Pfizer. Pfizer is an international pharmaceutical conglomerate that also markets the drugs Viagra, Zoloft and Celebrex. Pfizer has already been [...]
Crestor Class Action Lawsuit
Crestor labeling includes warnings about the potential for muscle and kidney problems, but warning labels may not be adequate enough and may be insufficient if your physician lacks knowledge about the dangers crestor poses. These dangers can lead side effects that cause someone to file a Crestor lawsuit.
Crestor became the sixth cholesterol lowering statin drug [...]
Celexa Class Action Lawsuit
The SSRI Celexa has been linked with suicide, suicidal ideation and violence in children and teenagers. Celexa is used to treat depression. The antidepressant medication Celexa is thought to work by boosting serotonin levels in the brain. Serotonin, one of the nervous system’s primary chemical messengers, is known to elevate mood. Celexa has been prescribed [...]
Celebrex Class Action Lawsuit
While no definitive data is currently available that can confirm whether Celebrex may be responsible for deaths, recent studies indicate that Celebrex increases the risk of heart attacks. Celebrex is a Cox-2 inhibitor drug similar to Bextra and Vioxx. Many people are now looking to join class action lawsuits. CTV and Associated Press are reporting [...]
Bextra Class Action Lawsuit
A Law firm is investigating claims against pharmaceutical company Pharmacia on behalf of patients who have been prescribed the painkiller Bextra (valdecoxib) and later suffered a hypersensitivity reaction or a severe skin reaction due to taking Bextra. Bextra, a COX-2 inhibitor, was approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 16, 2001, [...]
Arava Class Action Lawsuit
The Kahn Gauthier Gauthier Law Group is investigating possible lawsuits against Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc., the maker of the prescription arthritis drug Arava (leflunomide), following revelations that a significant number of patients taking Arava have suffered liver damage. Due to these revelations, the highly-regarded public interest group Public Citizen submitted a petition to the U.S. Food [...]
Accutane Class Action Lawsuit
A law firm is investigating possible Accutane lawsuits against Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.,
manufacturer of the prescription acne drug Accutane, to recover for psychological damage–sometimes leading to suicide–suffered by Accutane users. As of late 2000, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had received reports of 66 suicides and 1,373 other psychiatric adverse events in Accutane users. [...]