Legal News & Blog

FDA allows Medical Device Makers to Hide Adverse Events

The Star Tribune has published an article about medical device makers and their publication of adverse events concerning their products. According to the Star Tribune,

Clinical Trials for Testosterone Therapy Show No Benefit

A new clinical trial for drugs purporting to raise testosterone levels have shown no benefit for consumers. The drugs in question are marketed to improve

Xarelto Maker Made False Report to FDA

The British Medical Journal, better known as the BMJ, is claiming that Janssen Pharmaceutical withheld key information to the US FDA prior to the pharmaceutical

Study Shows IVC Filters Are Not Effective

A new study published in JAMA Surgery showed that IVC filters are not effective in saving the lives of trauma patients. The study showed no

Bellwether Trial Concerning Faulty Pinnacle Hip Implants Begins

The third bellwether Pinnacle hip replacement trial is underway in the United States federal court in the Northern District of Texas. Johnson & Johnson and

Big Pharma’s Role in the Drug War

A joint investigation by the Associated Press and The Center for Public Integrity reveals that we are losing the drug war. That’s not news. What

The Great Sugar Industry Cover-Up

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have uncovered decades-old organized effort by the sugar industry to exonerate sugar as a dietary culprit for

American College of Pediatricians Issue Warning Concerning Vaccine

In spite of FDA and CDC approval, the American College of Pediatricians issued a warning earlier this year against Gardasil’s Human Papillomavirus Vaccine. Gardasil, a

Kentucky Attorney General Files Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear has filed a civil lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and its Ethicon division over its surgical mesh products. In filing

Lawsuits Follow FDA’s Charge of Deceptive Marketing Practices

In June 2013, the FDA wrote to the manufacturers of Xarelto and told them to stop their deceptive marketing practices. Bayer AG and Janssen Pharmaceuticals,