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…
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…
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…
General causation challenges to Benicar enteropathy lawsuits are expected to begin in early spring, paving the way for bellwether trials later this year.
Ten bellwether cases have been selected for early trial dates in Benicar enteropathy litigation.
A status conference scheduled for today will discuss how to move Benicar lawsuits forward beyond a variety of obstacles.
The first cases likely to go to trial in Benicar sprue-like enteropathy litigation have begun case-specific discovery,
A list of 30 potential Benicar sprue-like enteropathy lawsuits have been selected as possible bellwether early test cases.
A Benicar lawsuit filed by a Mississippi woman indicates that she suffered kidney failure in addition to sprue-like enteropathy, and other gastrointestinal ailments commonly associated with the medication.
A Benicar lawsuit filed by a Texas woman claims that the hypertension drug's side effects caused her to develop infected pouches in her digestive system; a condition known as diverticulitis.
