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People who got cancer after taking Valsartan that was contaminated with NDMA may be able to join a Valsartan MDL (multi-district litigation). An MDL combines similar lawsuits into one court in an effort to streamline litigation and encourage a settlement. An MDL against the Valsartan pharmaceutical companies was recently formed in New Jersey. If the …

IVC filters have been the subject of several recalls and warnings issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These stern actions taken by the FDA have been in response to data suggesting that IVC filters are plagued with design defects that have caused serious medical problems for those who have had them implanted. …

Defective inferior vena cava (IVC) filters can cause patients serious injuries and complications, including fracturing, migrating, infection, and perforated organs. These injuries may cause chronic pain, permanent injuries, and sometimes even death. If you have been harmed by your IVC filter, consider filing an IVC filter lawsuit for negligence and product liability against the medical manufacture (the most …

Uloric’s box warning tells doctors and patients about one of the drug’s most severe side effects: A heightened risk for cardiovascular death. It was added to the drug’s warning label by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after a postmarket clinical trial found Uloric users were more prone to death and fatal heart problems …

Cook Medical manufacturers inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, which are presently the subject of recalls and mass tort litigation for reported defects. If you have been harmed by a Cook IVC filter, you could recover potentially significant money compensation from an IVC filter lawsuit. 1. General information 2. IVC filter products 3. Defects 4. Recalled IVC filters 5. IVC …

Truvada and other TDF drugs can cause kidney damage and kidney failure. The medical complications that can result can be fatal, and include lactic acidosis. However, Truvada’s warning label downplays the risks. As a result, numerous patients have been unable to make an informed health decision and have suffered some severe injuries from taking Truvada, …

Valsartan is a commonly prescribed drug for high blood pressure and heart failure. The FDA announced a recall of Valsartan made in China and contaminated with a carcinogen (cancer-causing substance) called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). NDMA is known to cause cancer in animals and is suspected to cause cancer in humans. A study in Denmark showed a …

A Viread lawsuit is a mass tort claim against the pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, Inc. for side effects of HIV/AIDS drug Viread. Viread contains tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), a highly toxic chemical that causes such serious injuries as: Kidney damage and renal failure, resulting from the body’s inability to filter out the Viread’s toxins; Osteoporosis …

Deep vein thrombosis is a complication of using an IVC filter. As a medical complication of IVC filters, deep vein thrombosis is disturbingly severe and common. Worse, deep vein thrombosis can happen even if the IVC filter is working as it was designed to work. As a result, numerous IVC filter lawsuits have been filed …

Since 2018, several batches of high blood pressure medications Valsartan and Losartan have been recalled for containing high levels of cancer-causing chemicals. However, the Losartan recalls have not been as extensive as Valsartan’s. Patients who sustained liver damage after taking Valsartan or who developed cancer after taking Valsartan could be eligible to file suit against the …

Uloric’s side effects and complications are the unintended but often severe medical issues that people who take Uloric encounter. There are currently lawsuits pending over Uloric complications. The most severe side effect of Uloric is an increased risk of heart attack and cardiovascular death. However, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, the company that manufactures and sells Uloric in …

Uloric and strokes have been connected to each other by a massive clinical trial, which found that people taking Uloric faced a heightened risk of a fatal cardiovascular event. Unfortunately, the results of this trial were only released a decade after Uloric had been approved to treat gout. Since the release of the clinical trial, …

Valsartan is a commonly-prescribed drug for high blood pressure and heart failure. Authorities in the US and worldwide have recalled more than half of all Valsartan on the market because it was contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical called NDMA. Most of the Valsartan was made by Chinese company Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceuticals (ZHP). The FDA cited …

Uloric and fatal heart attacks have been connected to one another by an extensive clinical trial. This trial, which was conducted after Uloric had been on the market for nearly a decade, found that people taking Uloric faced a risk of a fatal cardiovascular event that was higher than if they had taken a different …

Uloric manufacturers are the companies that designed, make, market, and sell the drug Uloric, a prescription drug that treats gout. While Uloric was originally developed by the Japanese company Takeda Agrees to Pay $2.4 Billion to Settle Suits Over Cancer Risk of Actos,” The New York Times (April 28, 2015). Chung WH, Wang CW, Dao …

The statute of limitations to sue an IVC filter medical manufacture for negligence or products liability varies by state. On average, the IVC filter statute of limitations is two (2) years after the plaintiff discovered the IVC filter injury or the IVC filter removal injury. If you sustained injuries from any type of IVC filter, you …

Clogged IVC filter symptoms are signs that your medical device has captured a blood clot in your inferior vena cava vein. These symptoms should not be ignored, as IVC filters that are clogged with a blood clot should be replaced. Knowing the symptoms of a clogged IVC filter is also important so you do not …

TDF drugs like Truvada can cause lactic acidosis, a potentially fatal complication of kidney failure. Even though the warning label on Truvada mentions lactic acidosis as a side effect of TDF, it downplays the risks. This has caused many people who take Truvada to suffer serious medical problems without being able to avoid it, such …

Bard has manufactured many types of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters that are currently the subject of recalls and mass tort litigation for alleged defects. If you have been injured by a Bard IVC filter, you may be eligible to recover damages through an IVC filter lawsuit. 1. General information 2. IVC filter products 3. …

An IVC filter replacement is a medical procedure that removes a patient’s IVC filter and inserts another one in its place. IVC filter replacement procedures are often done when there is a problem or medical complication with the implanted device, or if the implanted filter has been clogged with a blood clot. The procedure can be risky, …

The statute of limitations to sue Valsartan pharmaceutical companies varies by state. On average, the statute of limitations to sue for negligence or products liability is two (2) years after the plaintiff discovered the cancer from taking Valsartan. If you developed cancer after taking Valsartan contaminated with NDMA, you may be eligible to join a …

A Stribild lawsuit is a mass tort claim against Gilead Sciences, Inc., the HIV medication’s manufacturer. Stribild contains the drug TDF, which can cause serious side effects such as kidney failure and bone fractures as well as lactic acidosis. However, Gilead failed to warn people about these risks on the TDF drug’s warning label. Moreover, there is growing evidence that …