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• California Judge Grants Defense Verdict For Drug Manufacturers In Opioid Crisis Lawsuit

  November 3, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson, Teva and other drug manufacturers won a bench decision in an opioid crisis trial in California, after the judge ruled there was no evidence linking the companies' actions to the ongoing drug pandemic.

• Generic Chantix Launched Following Recall of Name Brand Drug Due To Toxic Contaminant

  September 27, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  The first generic version of Chantix has been announced just days after a complete recall of the brand name smoking cessation drug.

• Opana ER Addiction Lawsuit Filed By Kentucky

  November 9, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  An Opana ER lawsuit filed by Kentucky claims that Endo Pharmaceutical illegally marketed a dangerous drug that resulted in 191 deaths last year.

• Vaginal Mesh Settlements Top $2.6B in Payments by Endo to Resolve All Lawsuits

  August 9, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Endo Pharmaceuticals plans to pay nearly $800 million to resolve thousands of remaining vaginal mesh lawsuits.

• Doctors Need To Be Educated About Opioid Risks, FDA Chief Says At Conference

  July 11, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA will soon roll out new education requirements for doctors prescribing opioid painkillers, in the face of an ongoing national drug abuse epidemic.

• Opana ER Recall Urged by FDA, Due to Opioid Abuse Risk

  June 9, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA is calling for an Opana ER recall after determining that the risk of abuse outweighs any benefits, linking the drug to outbreaks of HIV and hepatitis C.

• Opana ER Risks Outweigh Benefits, Despite “Abuse-Deterrant” Claims: FDA Panel

  March 15, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  A panel of FDA advisers is calling for an Opana ER recall, saying the drug's risks outweigh the benefits after abusers found a way to defeat its "abuse-deterrent" design by injecting it.

• Endo Health Multivitamin Fluoride Claims Result in $39M Settlement

  December 18, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Endo has agreed to pay $39 million to settle claims that its Qualitest subsidiary sold multivitamins that contained less than half the amount of fluoride listed on the label.

• Lawsuit Over Qualitest Birth Control Packaging Mixup Filed By More Than 100 Women

  November 18, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  More than 100 women have filed lawsuits against Qualitest and Endo Pharmaceuticals, saying they had unwanted pregnancies due to a packaging error that led to a recall of millions of birth control pills in 2011.

• Risperdal Lawsuit Alleges Teen Diagnosed With Gynecomastia

  December 18, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A teen boy's mother says that taking Risperdal caused him to grow breasts, and is suing Johnson & Johnson and other drug companies associated with the antipsychotic.