Category Archives: Lawsuits

By Jack Simony Hundreds of patients are suing a Baltimore cardiologist and St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland, claiming the doctor inserted stents in patients who did not need them, The New York Times reported. According to the newspaper, … Continue reading →

By Jack Simony A judicial panel on multidistrict litigation will meet next week at Duke University Law School  to hear arguments on whether MDL should be followed  for the DePuy hip replacement recall lawsuits, according to a report on Webnewswire.com. … Continue reading →

By Jack Simony The U.S. Solicitor General wants to the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by drug companies in a generic Reglan lawsuit filed over a claim about failing to adequately warn about a rare movement order associated … Continue reading →

By Jack Simony Toyota shareholders filed a consolidated complaint using Japanese securities laws against the company and several of its officers and directors claiming the company issued misleading and false statements in conference calls with investors, The National Law Journal … Continue reading →

By Jack Simony A Manhattan federal district court judge ordered Apotex to pay $442,209,362 in damages, plus interest in a patent infringement case that was first filed in 2002 by Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb, The American Lawyer reported. Blood thinner … Continue reading →

By Jack Simony Medtronic will pay $268 million to end the Meditronic Sprint Fidelis defribillation suits following a 2007 recall of the devices, Law.com reported. The company’s decision comes as the related suits are pending in Minneapolis federal multidistrict litigation … Continue reading →