In its non-precedential decision filed on May 11, 2016, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Superior Court”) affirmed a $3 million Pennsylvania jury verdict in favor of the parents of a child born with a cleft lip and palate that the plaintiffs alleged were due… Read More
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$650M Pradaxa Settlement Announced Two Weeks After FDA Drug Safety Communication
On May 28, 2014, the large German pharmaceutical company, Boehringer Ingelheim, announced that it had reached a settlement of all pending state and federal claims in the United States involving its blood-thinner drug, Pradaxa. The comprehensive settlement will involve the… Read More
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Pfizer Inc. Agrees To Pay Over $60 Million To Settle Foreign Bribery Claims
Pfizer Inc. (“Pfizer”) is the world’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturer and is based in New York. The U.S. has been investigating Pfizer and other drug manufacturers for possible violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits employees and agents from paying bribes to… Read More
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Massive New York Medicaid Drug Fraud Alleged
Federal prosecutors have charged 48 people in a massive Medicaid drug fraud scheme that cost taxpayers upwards of $500 million. The fraud allegedly involved Medicaid recipients who were prescribed expensive medications who sold their drugs to third-parties for cash. The third-parties then sold… Read More
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Dog X-Ray Is Downfall Of California Pill Mill Doctor
On July 12, 2012, a California doctor was arrested for allegedly running a pill mill (a medical clinic where prescription medications are readily and easily prescribed, available, and/or dispensed with little or no proper legitimate medical need). The doctor had been… Read More
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GlaxoSmithKline Agrees To Pay $3 Billion For Alleged Wrongdoing
The giant United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline Plc (“Glaxo”), has allegedly agreed to pay $3 billion to settle criminal and civil claims that it illegally promoted two of its premiere drugs, Paxil and Wellbutrin, and that it failed to report clinical safety data… Read More
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Pharmacy Error Was The Cause Of Chicago Infant’s Death
In 2010, a couple gave birth to a son who was four months premature. The parents stayed by their baby’s bedside for six weeks in the hospital, caring for and nurturing their delicate newborn. On October 15, 2010, the baby had heart… Read More
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Aspirin: The Miracle Drug
A Brief History Of Aspirin’s Long History Naturally-occurring compounds containing salicyclic acid (similar to modern-day aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)) have been around for thousands of years, even being used by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks for pain relief and fever reduction. Synthetic salicyclic… Read More
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Teva Pharmaceuticals To Pay $285 Million To Settle Nevada Hepatitis C Claims
The giant international pharmaceutical company Teva Pharmaceuticals (“Teva”) has agreed to pay $285 million to settle approximately 120 product liability lawsuits against it that include the claims of 150 former patients at a southern Nevada endoscopy center who supposedly contracted hepatitis C from the… Read More
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Tylenol (Acetaminophen) Maximum Dosing Recommendations Changed
The main ingredient in Tylenol, which is manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, is acetaminophen. Acetaminophen is the active ingredient in other medications including the prescription medications Percocet and Vicodin, as well as over-the-counter medications NyQuil and some Sudafed products. Acetaminophen appears in more… Read More
