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• Ozempic Side Effects May Cause “Risky Behavior” Among Users, Study Warns

  June 3, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns Ozempic and similar drugs could lead to impulse control disorders, resulting in patients making sudden, and risky, life choices.

• Management of Ozempic Lawsuit Pretrial Proceedings To Be Reassigned Following Death of MDL Judge

  May 22, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The judge overseeing Ozempic lawsuits consolidated in federal court has died, requiring a new judge to be assigned to oversee coordinated pretrial proceedings over claims the diabetes drug and similar medications caused stomach paralysis and other intestinal complications.

• Wegovy Gastroparesis Lawsuit Filed By Woman Who Required Stomach Emptying Procedure

  May 14, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A New York woman has filed a Wegovy gastroparesis lawsuit after she developed a abdominal pain, nausea, and a food bolus that required a stomach emptying test

• Information About Link Between Ozempic and Gastroparesis, Intestinal Obstructions, Other Side Effects To Be Presented During Science Day in MDL

  May 10, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A "Science Day" to educate the court on established science regarding the link between Ozempic and similar GLP-1 drugs, gastroparesis and intestinal obstructions will be held on June 14.

• Study Finds No Link Between Thryoid Cancer and Ozempic, Mounjaro, Other GLP-1 Medications

  May 6, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  New research indicates there is no link between Ozempic and Mounjaro use and an increased risk of thyroid cancer.

• Wegovy Bowel Obstruction Lawsuit Alleges Weight-Loss Injections Caused Gastroparesis

  May 3, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A Wegovy bowel obstruction lawsuit indicates a woman suffered severe injuries and hospitalization, as well as stomach paralysis, after receiving injections of the weight loss medication.

• Group of 8 Ozempic MDL Lawyers Appointed To Serve on Plaintiffs’ Committee During Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings

  May 1, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Eight attorneys have been selected to serve as the initial Plaintiffs' Committee in GLP-1 stomach paralysis lawsuits by the federal judge overseeing the coordinated pretrial proceedings.

• Ozempic Lawsuit Filed Over Gastroparesis and Necrotizing Pancreatitis Injuries

  April 25, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  An Ozempic lawsuit blames the diabetes drug injections for causing gastroparesis and necrotizing pancreatitis in an Iowa man.

• Aspirational Pneumonia Risk Linked to Ozempic, Wegovy and Other GLP-1 Medications During Endoscopy Procedures: Study

  April 24, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study recommends patients taking Ozempic and similar drugs pause use before endoscopy procedures, due to the risk of aspiration pneumonia caused by stomach paralysis side effects.

• Lawsuits Over Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Other GLP1-RA Drugs May Hinge on Label Warnings

  April 19, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Parties involved in GLP-1 RA injury lawsuits have filed position papers staking out their arguments over the adequacy of Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy label warnings.