Federal Judge Denies Claim of Preemption in Zofran Birth Defect Litigation
Zofran May Cause Birth Defects. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV has denied GlaxoSmithKline's motion to dismiss all claims in multidistrict litigation alleging that the company's off-label promotion of its anti-nausea drug Zofran (ondansetron) for morning sickness led to birth defects. Judge Saylor denied the … [Read more...] about Federal Judge Denies Claim of Preemption in Zofran Birth Defect Litigation
Zofran Birth Defect Cases under Preemption
Zofran Approved by FDA in 1991 Federal Judge F. Dennis Saylor has denied a motion by drug maker GlaxoSmithKline to dismiss cases alleging that the drug Zofran (ondansetron) caused birth defects on the grounds that federal law preempts state failure-to-warn claims. Under the U.S. Constitution, federal law is the "supreme" law of … [Read more...] about Zofran Birth Defect Cases under Preemption
Federal Judge Rules Punitive Damages Claims Can Stand in Lawsuit over Boston Scientific Pelvic Mesh Device
Product Liability Lawsuit Against Pelvic Mesh Device. A federal judge has ruled that punitive damage claims can stand in a product liability lawsuit against device maker Boston Scientific over its pelvic mesh products. In February 2010, the woman who brought the suit was implanted with Boston Scientific's Advantage Fit device to … [Read more...] about Federal Judge Rules Punitive Damages Claims Can Stand in Lawsuit over Boston Scientific Pelvic Mesh Device
Case over Stryker Bone Medical Devices
Case Over Stryker Bone Medical Devices Now On The Way. For the most part, a lawsuit alleging that Stryker Corp. promoted the off-label combining of two medical devices can move forward, a Louisiana federal judge ruled. According to Law360, the plaintiff alleged that Stryker promoted the off-label combination despite being aware of … [Read more...] about Case over Stryker Bone Medical Devices
Federal Judge Denying Medtronic’s Motion to Dismiss Hundreds of Lawsuits
Thousands of patients and their families could seek for compensation. Parker & Waichman, LLP (www.yourlawyer.com) announced that it strongly supports U.S. District Judge James Rosenbaum’s decision denying Medtronic Inc.’s (NYSE: MDT) motion to dismiss hundreds of product liability cases relating to the company’s recalled … [Read more...] about Federal Judge Denying Medtronic’s Motion to Dismiss Hundreds of Lawsuits
