Las Vegas, NV - After deliberating for less than a day, a Las Vegas jury returned a verdict this week saying Actos, a medication widely prescribed to treat diabetes, did not cause bladder cancer in plaintiff Alan Alsabagh.
Las Vegas Jury Says Popular Diabetes Drug Not Defective
Posted by David Siegel on Dec 18, 2013 1:02:34 PM
Topics: Pharmaceutical, Mass Torts
Actos Lawsuit Goes to Trial in Nevada State Court
Posted by David Siegel on Nov 25, 2013 11:15:50 AM
LAS VEGAS, NV - Jurors heard opening statements last week in a civil suit brought by a man alleging Actos, a widely prescribed drug used to treat diabetes, caused his terminal bladder cancer.
Topics: Pharmaceutical
New Jersey Jury Awards $18 Million To Accutane Users
Posted by David Siegel on Jul 2, 2012 8:36:29 AM
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - A state court jury has determined Roche Holding AG, manufacturer of the popular acne medication Accutane, must pay $18 million in damages to two former users who developed inflammatory bowel disease because of the drug.
Topics: accutane, Pharmaceutical
Late last Friday, after nearly four weeks of trial proceedings, an Orlando jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants in a civil trial alleging the antidepressant Zoloft caused Gary Torrence to commit suicide.
Topics: Pharmaceutical
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Opening statements took place Monday in a civil trial against drug manufacturer Merck & Company (NYSE: MRK) involving the widely-prescribed drug Fosamax.
Topics: Pharmaceutical, Mass Torts, In re: Fosamax