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• Food Additives May Increase Risk of Bowel Problems: Study

  February 26, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study indicate that some food additives may disrupt gut bacteria, leading to metabolic syndromes.

• Accutane Trial Verdict Overturned on Appeal

  August 5, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A New Jersey appeals court has overturned a $2.1 million Accutane verdict own by a California woman in 2010.

• Accutane Bowel Disease Lawsuit Results in $1.5M Verdict in Retrial

  March 13, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A New Jersey jury has awarded $1.5 million to a woman who had her colon removed due to complications from ulcerative colitis, which she says was caused by Accutane

• Antabloc Manufacturers Get FDA Warning Letter Over IBD Claims

  January 2, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  The dietary supplement Antabloc's claims to fight inflammatory bowel disease mark it as a drug that requires FDA approval, the agency says after the drug became involved in a political scandal.

• Accutane Class Action Lawsuit Certification Denied in Canada

  July 11, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A Canadian judge has rejected a request for an Accutane class action lawsuit on behalf of citizens of Quebec, saying the plaintiff failed to show a link between the acne drug and bowel problems.

• Accutane Lawsuit Filed in Canada Over Bowel Problems from Acne Drug

  February 8, 2013

  Staff Writers

  A mass tort lawsuit filed in Ontario, Canada, alleges that side effects of Accutane, a popular acne medication, causes users...

• Antibiotic Overuse by Children Linked to Bowel Problems: Study

  September 27, 2012

  Martha Garcia

  Children who take antibiotics at a younger age may increase their risk of developing debilitating bowel disorders later in life,...

• Accutane Verdicts for Three Plaintiffs Overturned on Appeal

  August 13, 2012

  Austin Kirk

  A New Jersey appeals court has overturned the verdicts in three Accutane lawsuits that went to trial jointly in 2008,...

• Accutane Lawsuits Continue to Mount in New Jersey State Court

  February 13, 2012

  Staff Writers

  There are now more than 7,000 Accutane lawsuits pending in New Jersey state court, which allege that the makers of...

• Accutane Inflammatory Bowel Disease Lawsuit Results in Hung Jury

  December 30, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A New Jersey product liability trial over claims that the acne medication Accutane caused a teen to suffer inflammatory bowel...