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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...)

Xarelto® Lawsuits Consolidated in Louisiana Xarelto® is a blood thinner once lauded as a revolutionary treatment for stroke and heart attack victims because it required less monitoring by medical staff. However, the drug was found to increase the risk of  uncontrolled bleeding in certain patients. Some bleeding injury victims have gone on to file Xarelto lawsuits against  Johnson & Johnson, (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...)