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• Essure Lawsuit Against Bayer and Local Hospital Remanded Back to State Court

  May 8, 2018

  A federal judge has granted three plaintiffs' request to transfer an Essure birth control injury lawsuit back to state court, indicating Bayer had no right to remove the case to federal court.

• New Warnings For Cigarettes Ordered by Federal Court

  May 8, 2018

  Tobacco companies have been ordered to put corrective statements on their websites and cigarette packs detailing the risks of second-hand smoke and how they purposefully deceived the public about tobacco health risks. The order comes as the FDA considers requiring nicotine levels to drop to minimally or non-addictive levels in future tobacco products.

• Lawsuit Alleges Onglyza Caused Heart Failure, Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure

  May 7, 2018

  A lawsuit against the makers of Onglyza claims that the diabetes drug's side effects caused respiratory and heart failure.

• Zostavax Side Effects Resulted in Long, Painful Shingles Outbreak, Lawsuit Claims

  May 7, 2018

  A Zostavax lawsuit indicates that a Wisconsin woman suffered an extended and painful shingles outbreak, as well as nerve damage, due to the side effects of the vaccine.

• FDA Approves AndexXa as Reversal Agent For Xarelto, Eliquis

  May 7, 2018

  A new reversal agent has been approved for Xarelto and Eliquis but will only continue to be approved if postmarketing studies find no problems.

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Botched Delivery, Failure To Order C-Section

  May 7, 2018

  A wrongful death lawsuit indicates that the side effects of Pitocin contributed to the death of a newborn after doctors failed to order a C-section procedure when labor did not progress.