Plaintiffs and defendants involved in the litigation over Fleet Phospho-soda are expected to have a final settlement agreement in place by the end of the month to resolve hundreds of…
An agreement in principal has been reached to settle Fleet Phospho-soda lawsuits filed by thousands of individuals who allegedly suffered kidney damage and other injuries after using the laxative at…
Plaintiffs in more than 1,200 Fleet Phospho-Soda lawsuits have until next week to submit information about their claim to lawyers who are negotiating a global settlement for the cases, which…
Four users of OsmoPrep, a prescription drug used to clear out the bowels before colonoscopy examinations, have filed acute phosphate nephropathy lawsuits against Salix Pharmaceuticals. The complaints come approximately one…
The first Fleet Phospho-soda trials in the federal MDL, involving claims of kidney damage caused by use of the recalled laxative during colonoscopy prep, could start as early as October…
Researchers are examining a number of colonoscopy prep alternatives following reports of serious and potentially life-threatening kidney problems that resulted in a Fleet Phosphosoda recall almost a year ago.
U.S. District Judge Ann Aldrich has appointed three lawyers in the Fleet Phospho-Soda litigation to serve in leadership roles, and perform certain actions on behalf of all plaintiffs who have…
According to documents filed last week in federal court, approximately 550 claims have been presented to C.B. Fleet Co. indicating that individuals intend to file a Fleet Phospho-soda lawsuit alleging…
Health Canada announced Wednesday that over-the-counter oral sodium phosphate products in Canada are no longer indicated for bowel cleansing before a colonoscopy or other medical procedures, as such use has…
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has ordered that all federal Fleet Phospho-soda lawsuits will be consolidated and centralized for pretrial litigation in the Northern District of Ohio.
