A Florida woman has filed a product liability complaint against Pfizer over injuries her minor child suffered while in utero as a result of the plaintiff taking the anti-depressant drug Zoloft during pregnancy.
Two out-of-state plaintiffs have filed separate mass tort product liability claims in Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court, alleging their respective use of the denture adhesive cream Fixodent caused them to experience a host of physical injuries.
Three more asbestos mass tort claims were filed late last week at Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court, one on behalf of a Pennsylvania man and the others on behalf of out-of-state plaintiffs.
A man in neighboring Delaware state has filed a mass tort Risperdal claim in Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court, alleging he suffered injuries as a result of having taken the antipsychotic drug for a six-year period last decade and earlier this decade.
A Texas man is suing a host of drug manufacturers in Pennsylvania state court over injuries he allegedly sustained as a result of taking the drug Risperdal, which is an antipsychotic drug used to treat disorders such as schizophrenia.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly announced Wednesday that her office has joined 14 other states and Puerto Rico in a lawsuit charging three of the country’s largest book publishers and computer giant Apple Inc. with scheming to fix the sale prices of electronic books.
A former nursing administrator who oversaw a psychiatric unit at a Bucks County, Pa. hospital is suing her former employer in federal court, contending the company discriminatorily terminated her employment because of her health conditions.
Less than 24 hours after the new Voter ID law passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and was signed by Gov. Tom Corbett, the American Liberties Union of Pennsylvania announced it is preparing to challenge the measure in court.
An Oklahoma woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by a fellow passenger while aboard a Greyhound bus heading from her home state to New York two years ago has filed a federal injury claim against the transit company.
A 27-year-old Texas woman who claims that she suffered a pulmonary embolism this past summer after taking the birth control drug Gianvi for less than a year, has filed a mass tort claim against the drug’s manufacturers in Pennsylvania state court.
A New England man who claims his mesothelioma diagnosis this past summer is directly related to his work history has filed a lawsuit against companies engaged in the manufacture and design of products containing the fiber.
A Texas couple who alleges that the wife sustained injuries after having had a synthetic pelvic mesh product implanted into her body has filed a federal product liability complaint against two companies involved in the design and manufacture of the allegedly defective product.
Mass tort cases originating from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Complex Litigation Center will be tried individually and without reverse bifurcation beginning in January, the court announced this week.
A Philadelphia couple who claims the husband became physically injured after the bicycle on which he was riding was struck by a turning armored car has filed a lawsuit against the security agency that owned the vehicle.
A Wisconsin woman who claims her daughter’s birth defect diagnosis was attributed to her taking a drug for depression during her pregnancy is suing the pharmaceutical’s manufacturer in state court.
