Nutritional Supplements

This Week’s Life Science Headlines

February 6, 2014
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FDA IP Litigation Medical Device News Nutritional Supplements Pharmaceuticals Product Liability Recalls Regulatory Settlements
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Litigation

Abbott Hit with 5 AndroGel Suits in FDA Probe’s Wake (subscription required)
Pradaxa Litigation Fines Upheld, Non-Monetary Sanctions Overturned
J&J Punished for Losing Evidence in Vaginal Mesh MDL (subscription required)
Negligent Drug Design Claims May Increase in Pa. (subscription required)
9^th Circ. Urged to Reinstate Expert in Novartis Jaw Injury Suit (subscription required)
Deferred Sanctions Leave Hope for Takeda in Actos MDL (subscription required)
1^st Circ. Holds FCA Relator’s Feet to Rule 9(b) Fire (subscription required)
Biomet To

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This Week’s Science Headlines

January 31, 2014
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Design Defect FDA Litigation Medical Device News Nutritional Supplements Pharmaceuticals Product Liability Regulatory
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Litigation

Byetta Thyroid Cancer Lawsuit Centralization Request Filed with JPML
MDL Arguments Over Centralization of Lipitor Diabetes Cases Postponed
Top DOJ Atty Outline Pharma Fraud Enforcement (subscription required)
Possible Sanctions for Takeda in Actos Bladder Cancer MDL (subscription required)
Hydroxycut False Ad Claims Must Be Clarified, Judge Says (subscription required)
GNC Hit with Suit Claiming Diet Pills Led to Liver Damage (subscription required)
J&J Beats $258M Risperdal Verdict in Split La. High Court (subscription required)
Calif. Court Reverses Preemption of Medtronic

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This Week’s Life Science Headlines

January 23, 2014
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Class Action Design Defect FDA Litigation Medical Device News Nutritional Supplements Pharmaceuticals Preemption Product Liability Recalls Regulatory Supplements
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Litigation

Pharma Can Be Liable for Design Negligence: Pa. High Court (subscription required)
Pfizer Escapes Whistleblower Suit Over Lipitor Marketing (subscription required)
23andMe Faces Suit Over Recently Banned DNA Tests (subscription required)
Claims and Classes in Medical Monitoring Cases (subscription required)
Boston Scientific Mesh Lawsuit to Move Forward After SOL Challenge
Motion Filed to Centralize OxyElite Pro Lawsuits in MDL
6^th Circuit Revives Mylan Wrongful Death Suit (subscription required)
Jury Clears Abbott In Tainted Formula Injury Suit (subscription required)
Ethicon

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This Week’s Life Science Headlines

January 10, 2014
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Class Action Design Defect FDA Litigation Medical Device News Nutritional Supplements Pharmaceuticals Preemption Product Liability Recalls Regulatory Settlements
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Litigation

GSK Blasts Appeal Bid in Pa. Paxil Venue Dispute (subscription required)
Forest Lab’s Lexapro Causes Fatal Birth Defects, Mom Says (subscription required)
Neutrogena Sunblock Label Suit Not Preempted, Judge Says (subscription required)
Laser Hair Removal Linked to Risks, Growing Number of Lawsuits
Fosamax Femur Fracture Lawsuits Continuing, With Several Trials in 2014
J&J Loses Bid to Nix Levaquin Award in 8th Cir. (subscription required)
NY High Court Mulls Test for Recall-Related Damages (subscription required)
Statute of Limitations for Lipitor Diabetes

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This Week’s Life Science Headlines

January 2, 2014
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Class Action Design Defect FDA Litigation Medical Device Nutritional Supplements Pharmaceuticals Product Liability Recalls Regulatory Settlements
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Litigation

Regulatory

Product Liability Regulation to Watch in 2014 (subscription required)
Antabloc Manufacturers Get FDA Warning Letter Over IBD Claims

Recalls

Voluntary Field Corrective Action Initiated for Vital Signs Devices’ CO2 Multi Absorber Due to

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This Week’s Life Science Headlines

December 1, 2013
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Design Defect FDA Litigation Medical Device News Nutritional Supplements Pharmaceuticals Product Liability Recalls Regulatory Settlements
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Litigation

Stryker Rejuvenate Lawsuits Filed by Nearly 1,000 Hip Patients Nationwide
Novartis Can’t Apply NJ Punitives Cap in 3 Zometa Suits (subscription required)
Pfizer Escapes FCA Suit Over Anti-Fungal Drug Promotions (subscription required)
Gardasil Lawsuit Filed in France Over Side Effects of HPV Vaccine
Judge Backs Jury Finding in J&J Body Powder Cancer Suit (subscription required)
OxyElite Pro Class Action Filed Over False Advertising
First Zoloft Trial in Federal MDL for Birth Defect Lawsuits to Begin Nov. 2014
J&J Takes Innovative,

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This Week’s Life Science Headlines

November 22, 2013
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Class Action Design Defect FDA Litigation Medical Device News Nutritional Supplements Pharmaceuticals Product Liability Recalls Regulatory Settlements Verdicts
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Litigation

Remicade Lawsuit Filed Over Nerve Paralysis, Breathing Problems
GNC Hit with Suit Linking Supplement to Hepatitis (subscription required)
J&J to Pay $2.5B to Settle Hip Implant Litigation (subscription required)
$25M Hydroxycut Settlement Denied in False Ad MDL (subscription required)
J&J Unit Hit with Suit Over Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug (subscription required)
AMS Pelvic Organ Prolapse Mesh Lawsuit Set for Trial in August 2014
8^th Circ. Returns Boston Scientific Mesh Suits to Fed. Court (subscription required)
3^rd Cir. Affirms Plavix

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This Week’s Life Science Headlines

November 15, 2013
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Design Defect FDA Litigation Medical Device News Nutritional Supplements Pharmaceuticals Preemption Recalls Regulatory Settlements Supplements
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Litigation

Eli Lilly, Others Urge 6^th Circ. To Toss Darvocet Appeal (subscription required)
McNeil Asks Pa. Appeals Court to Boot $10M Motrin Verdict (subscription required)
J&J to Pay $4B to Settle Hip Implant Suits (subscription required)
J&J Trying to Back Out of 77 Risperdal Deals, Plaintiffs Say (subscription required)
Birth Defect Lawyers in Effexor MDL Assigned to Leadership Roles
Final Bard Avaulta Vaginal Mesh Bellweather Trial Set for Dec. 3
Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Attorneys Assigned to leadership Positions in MDL

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Consumer Fraud Case Moves Forward Against Non-Purchased Product

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The federal district court of the Southern District of California recently added to the growing body of case law on class action claims based on false advertising, breach of warranty and consumer protection statutes. In Dorfman v. Nutramax, the plaintiff sought to be the putative class member and alleged that Nutramax’s statement that its’ Cosamin DS and Cosamin ASU (glucosamine hydrochloride with chondroitin sulfate) was: “the ONLY brand proven effective in controlled, published U.S. clinical studies to reduce joint pain,” was false and misleading. …
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New Lawsuit Over Alleged DMAA Death

Sean T. Stadelman

A dietary supplement containing DMAA allegedly caused the death of 34-year old man according to a complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. USPlabs, LLC and Bodybuilding.com, LLC were sued on July 15, 2013 by the widow of Todd Battuello alleging the DMAA in OxyELITE Pro (product of USPlabs) caused her husband’s cardiac arrest. A toxicology report revealed the presence of DMAA. Over the last couple years manufacturers of products containing DMAA have been under increased scrutiny from…
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