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• Fosamax Fracture Lawsuits Dismissed Again, After Judge Rules FDA Rejected Label Warning Change

  March 24, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ruled that hundreds of Fosamax femur fracture lawsuits are preempted by federal law because the FDA rejected a proposed warning label change.

• Zometa Side Effects Increase Risk of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: Study

  January 14, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study suggests frequent Zometa injections increase the risk of jawbone death for some cancer patients.

• Study Questions Whether Fosamax And Similar Bone Drugs Provide Benefits After Seven Years of Use

  December 10, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study reveals that Fosamax and similar osteoporosis drugs failed to provide any benefits in preventing hip fractures after seven years of use.

• Fosamax, Similar Drugs, Increase Atypical Fracture Risk After Five Years Of Use: Study

  September 17, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that Fosamax and similar drugs greatly increase the risk of atypical femur fractures after more than five years of use.

• Show Cause Order Issued for Dismissal of Remaining Fosamax Fracture Lawsuits

  November 12, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A judge is ordering plaintiffs to show cause why remaining Fosamax femur fracture lawsuits in the federal MDL should not be dismissed, after rejecting failure to warn arguments that the drug's label was insufficient.

• Osteoporosis Drug Femur Fracture Risk Found in New Study

  September 10, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study adds to evidence that some osteoporosis drugs can lead to rare thigh bone breaks.

• Fosamax Fracture Settlement Negotiations Ordered in MDL

  September 8, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ordered parties involved in Fosamax femur fracture lawsuits into mediation to hopefully reach a Fosamax fracture settlement.

• Link Between Fosamax and Jaw Decay Found in New Study

  August 18, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study provides new evidence linking the bone drug Fosamax to an increased risk of jaw bone death, involving a rare condition known as osteonecrosis of the jaw.

• Summary Judgment Granted in Lawsuit Over Fosamax Fracture Warnings

  June 18, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  The judge presiding over all Fosamax femur fracture lawsuits has granted summary judgment in a lawsuit over the 2010 warning update, which could put hundreds of additional lawsuits in jeopardy of being dismissed.

• Lawsuits Over Fosamax Fractures Prior to Sept. 2010 Dismissed

  April 1, 2014

  Austin Kirk

  A federal judge has ruled that some Fosamax fracture cases are preempted by federal law and has thrown them out.