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Victim Awarded $1.8 Million in Risperdal® Side Effects Lawsuit Drug manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, has come under fire for failing to warn patients about the risks associated with their medication, Risperdal®. Now, the company has been ordered to pay millions of dollars to one patient who suffered adverse health effects as a result of taking the drug. In 2004, Risperdal® was approved to treat (more...)

FDA Warns of Drug Injury Risk Associated With Two Hepatitis C Medications Companies that manufacture medications are required to thoroughly test their product to help reduce the risk of serious drug injuries. But sometimes, dangerous drugs are released to patients. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued warnings about the serious risks related to two different Hepatitis C drugs. Officials linked used of the medications (more...)

Contaminated Medication Causes Patient to Lose Legs Each year thousands of patients are harmed as the result of being administered drugs that were contaminated due to poor handling or manufacturing processes. One such case resulted in a drug injury lawsuit against the hospital responsible for allegedly giving the victim a dose of a contaminated drug that led to their development of serious (more...)

What Are the Steps Involved in a Drug Injury Lawsuit? When a patient is harmed as the result an unsafe or recalled drug, they may be entitled to seek compensation for damages by filing a drug injury lawsuit. There are several steps to the multidistrict litigation (MDL) process through which many drug injury and defective medical device claims are handled. Your attorney files your claim (more...)