An FDA mandated trial has shown that Invokana use doubles the risk of lower limb amputation. The FDA promptly (July 2017) ordered a black box warning, the most serious warning available. The drug had already been linked to other dangerous side effects – ketoacidosis, bone…
Why would a jury award 417 million dollars to one woman who used talc? The answer is justice and economics. In order for a jury to award a sum of money so large, the jurors must have heard evidence during the trial that offended their…
On October 24, 2016, a horrific tractor trailer vs bus collision killed 13 people and badly injured many more. Investigators are wondering how the collision could have happened as preliminary analysis seems to show that the bus drove at a high rate of speed directly…
A jury awarded $70,000,000 to a boy who developed female breasts after taking a Johnson & Johnson drug. The drug is Risperdal. Risperdal causes changes in hormones, sometimes leading boys to develop female breasts. The breasts are often permanent and can only be reduced surgically. …
The first witness in a Missouri trial resulting in a 55 million dollar verdict against Johnson & Johnson was David Steimberg, a consultant and expert in the business practices of cosmetics companies. Mr. Steinberg advises cosmetics companies how to abide by government regulations in countries…
What does it mean that a jury awarded money to a woman who claimed that talc-powder caused her ovarian cancer? It means that very convincing scientific evidence has shown for decades that talc causes cancer. Johnson & Johnson, the leading seller of baby powder has…
