On Wednesday morning, ahead of a Pulaski County Circuit Court hearing, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed a response to the temporary restraining order filed by a drug distributor and motioned to dismiss the lawsuit. Rutledge stated three claims for the dismissal of the suit: only the Arkansas Supreme Court can issue a stay of an execution when a suit is in state courts, McKesson …
The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announces that a lawsuit is pending on behalf of certain purchasers of NASDAQ: KERX shares against Keryx Biopharmaceuticals over alleged Violations of Securities Laws. Investors who purchased shares of Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX) prior to February 25, 2016 and continue to hold any NASDAQ: KERX shares have …
Mylan N.V. (NASDAQ: MYL), which has faced a plethora of lawsuits in the past over its EpiPen, is now being saddled with another lawsuit, although this time around the parties involved go beyond the company and the plaintiffs. EpiPen And Its Legal Tussle EpiPen, or an epinephrine auto injector is a medical device which is used to inject a measured dose of epinephrine through autoinjector …
Sarah Fuller’s doctor asked her to come in to discuss a new prescription for her chronic pain, but a drug company sales rep did most of the talking. “She didn’t say anything about risk,” said David Fuller, who accompanied his 32-year-old daughter to the Cherry Hill medical office. Sarah was given Subsys, a fast-acting opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin.
A month before a South Florida foster child live-streamed her suicide on Facebook Live, the dosage of an antidepressant given to her was doubled by a doctor. The Miami Herald reported Sunday that Zoloft, the antidepressant prescribed to 14-year-old Naika Venant has a critical warning that it increased the risk of suicide in children. The drug had a “black box” warning that is U.S. Food and Drug …
he family of a New Jersey woman who died after using a prescription version of the potent opioid fentanyl filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against the drug’s maker, her doctor, and a specialty pharmacy that provided the drug. The lawsuit, filed in a New Jersey state court, alleges 32-year-old Sarah Fuller was the victim of a nationwide push by Insys Therapeutics to entice doctors to …
If you’re hurt by a pharmaceutical, you can sue the company that made the drug, and be compensated for your losses, right? Most people assume that is the way the justice system works, but the reality is that it’s difficult, and in many cases impossible, for victims of pharmaceutical companies (and other big corporations/industries) to gain compensation or justice. There are many aspects of the …
The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of Innocoll Holdings plc (“Innocoll”) (NASDAQ: INNL)between March 17, 2016 and December 29, 2016.You are hereby notified that a securities class action lawsuit has been commenced in the USDC for the Eastern District of …
The Cabell County Commission on Thursday filed a lawsuit against drug firms in an effort to recoup money lost due to the substance abuse epidemic in the area. The lawsuit was filed in federal court against drug wholesalers AmerisourceBergen Drug Co., Cardinal Health Inc., McKesson Corp. and H.D. Smith Wholesale Drug Co. Also named in the suit are CVS, Rite Aid, Wal-Mart, Kroger and …
After spending millions to combat the opioid epidemic ravaging its citizens, the working-class city of Everett, Washington, is taking the maker of opioid painkiller OxyContin to federal court. The city claims that the drug maker, Purdue Pharma, knowingly sold to black markets out of pure greed, enabling the devastating epidemic hitting Everett and the rest of the country. According to the …