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• AngioDynamics Port Catheter Lawsuit MDL Established in Southern District of California

  October 7, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  U.S. JPML has transferred all AngioDynamics port catheter lawsuits to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, for coordinated discovery and pretrial proceedings as part of a federal MDL (multidistrict litigation).

• MDL Sought for Angiodynamics Port Catheter Lawsuits Over Fractures, Infections, Blood Clots

  August 8, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of plaintiffs have asked the JPML to consolidate all AngioDynamics port catheter lawsuits before one judge for coordinated pretrial proceedings.

• Bard PowerPort Blood Clot Lawsuit Alleges Doctors, Patients Are Not Adequately Warned About Chemo Port Risks

  August 31, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Woman indicates that information about the risk of fractures and blood clots from Bard PowerPorts was known by the manufacturer for years before she received the port catheter for chemotherapy treatments

• Lawsuit Claims Bard PowerPort ClearVue Failed, Resulting In Thromboembolism Injury and Increased Stroke Risks

  August 18, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit claims a Bard PowerPort Clearvue chemo injection port failed, leading to a serious blood clot, increased risk of stroke, and the need for a woman to be placed on blood thinners for three years.

• Study Finds Racial Disparity in Which Patients Receive Advanced Pulmonary Embolism Treatment

  December 14, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that people of color are less likely to get advanced, potentially life-saving treatment for pulmonary embolism.

• Rinvoq Lawsuit Filed Against AbbVie By Investors Over Failure to Disclose Safety Concerns

  April 14, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  AbbVie faces a class action lawsuit by investors who say the company mislead them about the safety of Rinvoq before new warning labels for cancer and heart problems were added.

• Xeljanz Lawsuit Filed Over Failure to Warn About Risk of Blood Clots, Pulmonary Embolisms

  February 24, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A Xeljanz lawsuit claims Pfizer misled the public about the safety of the rheumatoid arthritis drug, leading to a man suffering a life-threatening blood clot.

• J&J Vaccine Risk Low, Pause Only Likely A Few Days, Health Officials Say

  April 14, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  U.S. health officials meet today to discuss rare cases of blood clots linked to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, saying they believe the risks are low and expect to rescind a recommended halt to the use of the vaccine in a matter of days.

• FDA Investigates Reports of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Blood Clot Problems

  April 13, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA and CDC are calling for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine until they can review incidents of rare and severe blood clots associated with the injections.

• Short Term Plavix and Aspirin Therapy May Increase Risk Of Heart Attacks: Study

  March 16, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds that there is little benefit to short term Plavix and aspirin use, as well as an increased risk of heart attack, for those implanted with coronary heart stents.