Public Citizen Files Lawsuit To Get FDA to Add Impulse Control Warning Added To Requip, Similar Parkinson’s Disease Drugs
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Ozempic Lawsuit Lawyers are pursuing Ozempic lawsuits, Wegovy lawsuits and Mounjaro lawsuits over gastroparesis or stomach paralysis, which can leave users with long-term gastrointestinal side effects
Suboxone Tooth Decay Lawsuit Lawsuits are being pursued by users of Suboxone who experienced tooth loss, broken teeth or required dental extractions. Settlement benefits may be available.
Change Healthcare Lawsuit Lawyers are reviewing Change Healthcare class action lawsuits for individuals who had their personal information stolen due to the data breach.
Bard PowerPort Lawsuit Serious and life-threatening injuries have been linked to problems with Bard PowerPort. Lawsuits are now being pursued by individuals who suffered injuries from the implantable port catheter fracturing or migrating.
AngioDynamics Port Catheter Lawsuit Serious and life-threatening injuries have been linked to problems with Bard PowerPort. Lawsuits are now being pursued by individuals who suffered injuries from the implantable port catheter fracturing or migrating.
Processed Food Lawsuit Lawsuits are being pursued against the food industry over their manufacturing and advertising of ultra-processed foods, which have caused a generation of children to face an increased risk of developing childhood diabetes and other chronic illnesses.
Trials for Six “Fast-Tracked” Abilify Gambling Cases Expected To Begin in Summer 2019 December 12, 2018 Austin Kirk Add Your Comments A group of six cases involving compulsive gambling problems associated with Abilify are being prepared for trial next summer, as part of a “bellwether” process designed to help the parties gauge how juries may respond to certain evidence and testimony that is likely to be repeated throughout the litigation. There are currently more than 2,000 Abilify gambling cases pending in the federal court system, each involving similar allegations that Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals failed to adequately warn consumers and the medical community that their atypical antipsychotic drug may cause users to experience sudden and uncontrollable urges to gamble or engage in other destructive behaviors. Plaintiffs each maintain that they could have avoided devastating financial losses and damage to their families if information had been provided about the link between Abilify and gambling addictions, which lawsuits typically indicate emerged shortly after starting use of the drug or changing dosage. Learn More About Abilify Lawsuits Side Effects of Abilify May Increase the Risk of Compulsive Gambling, Shopping and Other Addictive Behaviors Learn More SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR COMPENSATION Learn More About Abilify Lawsuits Side Effects of Abilify May Increase the Risk of Compulsive Gambling, Shopping and Other Addictive Behaviors Learn More SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR COMPENSATION Earlier this year a series of three trials were scheduled, but the parties settled those Abilify cases weeks before they were set to go before juries. After the drug makers failed to reach a global Abilify settlement structure to resolve large numbers of cases in the litigation, the U.S. District Judge presiding over the litigation selected a second group of cases that were prepared for trial on an expedited basis In an order (PDF) issued last week, the Court outlined the discovery schedule for six cases selected for a “fast-tracked discovery and trial,” including complaints filed by Bruce Bletz, Licente Harned, Christine Kennedy, Annette Northcutt, Louis Ortiz and Valerie Stingley. Case specific discovery in the cases will begin in January 2019, and must be completed by March 15, 2019. Expert depositions must then be completed by April 29, with the Court indicating that trials will begin in the Summer of 2019. The parties are scheduled to meet for a case management conference in late January 2019, and it is expected individual trial dates will be set in a separate order. While the outcomes of these bellwether cases will not binding on other Abilify gambling claim, if the parties fail to reach an agreement to settle or otherwise resolve the litigation after the trials, large numbers of individual cases may be remanded to U.S. District Courts nationwide for individual trial dates. Tags: Abilify, Antipsychotic, Bristol Myers Squibb, Gambling, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co More Abilify Lawsuit Stories Public Citizen Files Lawsuit To Get FDA to Add Impulse Control Warning Added To Requip, Similar Parkinson’s Disease Drugs May 6, 2019 Settlement for Abilify Gambling Cases To Be Reviewed With Parties and Judge This Week February 19, 2019 21 Abilify Lawsuits Over Gambling Addictions Remanded to California State Court November 13, 2018 1 Comments Richard July 21, 2024 I developed an addiction while taking a drug, cabergoline/dostinex, after having a pituitary tumor removed., I had no idea that was why I was going with a fervor to the casino and spending all my money. If I started with a big win, I wouldn’t leave, the addiction made me keep on playing until I lost it all. The drug was the reason for my addiction and now Gamblers Anonymous is helping me be free from the casino. 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