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• Benicar Recall Urged in FDA Petition Filed by Public Citizen

  December 8, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Public Citizen is calling for a Benicar recall, saying that the gastrointestinal injury risks outweigh the drug's benefits, especially since there are other blood pressure medications on the market that do not carry the same risk, but are just as effective.

• Benicar Settlement to Result in $300M Payment By Drug Maker for Gastrointestinal Injuries

  August 1, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A $300 million settlement has been reached to resolve cases for individuals who suffered chronic diarrhea or other gastrointestinal injuries following use of Benicar, Azor, Tribenzor or another olmesartan-based blood pressure drug.

• Benicar Lawsuits Over Diarrhea, Gastrointestinal Problems Filed By Nearly 2,000

  July 17, 2017

  Austin Kirk

  Nearly 2,000 lawsuits have been filed over claims that side effects of Benicar caused chronic diarrhea and other gastrointestinal injuries, which have commonly been misdiagnosed as celiac disease or not properly attributed to the blood pressure drug.

• Expert Challenges in Benicar Gastrointestinal Injury Lawsuits to be Heard in May 2017

  February 1, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  General causation challenges to Benicar enteropathy lawsuits are expected to begin in early spring, paving the way for bellwether trials later this year.

• No Summary Judgment On Benicar Injury Risk Causation, Judge Rules

  November 15, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  A federal judge is refusing to skip the general causation phase in the coordinated pretrial proceedings over claims that the side effects of the hypertension drug Benicar can cause chronic diarrhea and sprue-like enteropathy.

• Plaintiffs in Benicar Lawsuits Prepared To Call For Partial Summary Judgments

  August 30, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  A federal judge will soon be asked to consider ruling whether Benicar drug labels were adequate and on whether general causation has already been proven before the first cases go to trial.

• Benicar Bellwether Lawsuits Narrowed to Ten Cases Being Prepared for Trial

  April 28, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  Ten bellwether cases have been selected for early trial dates in Benicar enteropathy litigation.

• Litigation in 1,250 Lawsuits Over Benicar Diarrhea Problems Moving Forward

  March 3, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  A status conference scheduled for today will discuss how to move Benicar lawsuits forward beyond a variety of obstacles.

• Benicar Diarrhea Lawsuits Continue to Mount as First Cases Prepared for Trial

  January 25, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  The first cases likely to go to trial in Benicar sprue-like enteropathy litigation have begun case-specific discovery,

• Benicar Cases Selected by Court for Bellwether Trial Process in MDL

  December 17, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  A list of 30 potential Benicar sprue-like enteropathy lawsuits have been selected as possible bellwether early test cases.