As part of the continuing fallout from a recent Supreme Court decision that prevents consumers from holding generic drug makers responsible for dangerous and defective medications they sell, all federal…
A federal judge has dismissed claims against Watson Pharmaceuticals, which alleged that their generic version of Fosamax caused femur fractures to develop suddenly, with little or no trauma at all.
A federal judge has appointed a well-respected law professor to oversee settlement talks aimed at reaching a resolution in hundreds of Fosamax jaw decay lawsuits filed by individuals throughout the…
A lawsuit has been filed against Merck by a woman from Hawaii who alleges that she suffered a broken thigh bone from Fosamax, claiming that her femur fractured for no…
All federal lawsuits claiming that Fosamax causes low-impact bone fractures have been consolidated for pretrial proceedings as part of a new MDL, or multidistrict litigation, which will be centralized in…
A class of drugs designed to strengthen bones, which includes popular osteoporosis drugs like Fosamax and Actonel, have been found to carry an increased risk of atypical femur fractures, according…
Some plaintiffs who have filed lawsuits over femur fractures from Fosamax have indicated they oppose efforts by Merck to consolidate other similar cases that have been filed in federal court…
Merck has filed a petition to consolidate and centralize all federal Fosamax bone fracture lawsuits before one judge for coordinated handing during pretrial litigation; a procedure known as an MDL…
A Pennsylvania woman has filed a lawsuit against the drug maker Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., alleging that a generic version of the popular osteoporosis drug Fosamax caused her thigh…
A New Jersey jury has returned a defense verdict for Merck in the first state court trial of a Fosamax lawsuit that alleged the osteoporosis drug caused the plaintiff to…
