A tougher warning instituted by the US Food and Drug Administration this week cautions that azithromycin, a commonly prescribed antibiotic, most certainly can cause modifications to the heart’s electrical activity, which can cause some users to develop a deadly irregular heart rhythm. The federal agency had modified the drug’s warning…
A federal jury wants Merck & Co. to pay $285,000 in the drug injury case filed by a plaintiff who contends that the manufacturer did not warn her doctors about the risks involved with taking Fosamax. However, the jury did not agree with Rhoda Scheinberg’s contention that the osteoporosis drug…
Just two days into trial, a drug injury settlement has been reached in the DES lawsuit filed by four sisters against Eli Lilly & Co. This could pave the way for more settlements filed by scores of other women. In Massaachusetts alone, 51 women have filed Boston DES injury cases…
Four sisters are about to get their day in federal court in Boston against Eli Lilly & Co., a former manufacturer of diethylstilbestrol (DES) after the drug allegedly caused them to later develop breast cancer. This is the first DES lawsuit of many to go to trial and jury selection…
According to a study found in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, patients who developed femur fractures linked to their use of bisphosphonates, including Fosamax, tend to experience pain before the actual fracture happens, a delay in healing, and the ongoing risk of a another fracture. This is just…
November is National Diabetes Month, a time to promote greater awareness for the more than 20 million Americans who are living with this chronic illness that can lead to serious complications, including heart disease, blindness, high blood pressure, and stroke. At Altman & Altman, LLP, our drug injury lawyers are…
A jury is ordering Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. to pay plaintiff Barbara Davids $10.45 million for osteonecrosis of the jaw injuries she says she sustained because she took the drug Zometa. The award is comprised of $450,000 in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages. Per her drug injury lawsuit,…
Another dangerous drug lawsuit has been filed against Takeda Pharmaceuticals claiming that the drug Actos caused 14 plaintiffs to develop bladder cancer. All of the victims said they were diagnosed with this type of cancer after taking popular type 2 diabetes medication. Also named as defendants are the company’s subsidiaries…
A little over a year after her death, the estate of Shirley Boles has reached a confidential damage award agreement with pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. over injuries she sustained from the drug Fosamax. Boles developed osteonecrosis of the jaw after taking the medication for several years. She filed a…
According to The New York Times, fluoroquinolones, which are a class of antibiotics, may cause serious side effects. The most well-known of these meds are Avelox, Cipro, and Levaquin, which have been named in over 2,000 drug injury lawsuits. Often, fluoroquinolones are not prescribed correctly and are used to treat…