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Las Vegas Jury Says Popular Diabetes Drug Not Defective

Posted by David Siegel on Dec 18, 2013 1:02:34 PM

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.

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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.

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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.

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Topics: accutane, Pharmaceutical

Verdict For Defendants In Zoloft Suicide Trial

Posted by David Siegel on May 15, 2012 3:29:10 PM

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.

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Topics: Pharmaceutical

Fosamax Trial Begins Against Merck in New Jersey

Posted by David Siegel on Mar 6, 2012 8:14:08 PM

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.

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Topics: Pharmaceutical, Mass Torts, In re: Fosamax