AstraZeneca, Merck and Proctor & Gamble face yet another personal injury lawsuit. This time filed by a Crystal Springs, Mississippi man diagnosed with chronic kidney disease allegedly caused by the side effects of Nexium, Prilosec and Prilosec OTC. The lawsuit (PDF) joins more than 13,000 claims filed against the makers of Nexium, Prilosec, and other…
Side effects of the shingles vaccine Zostavax may result in the development of a painful and persistent strain of shingles. Lawsuits are being reviewed by lawyers nationwide. STATUS OF ZOSTAVAX LAWSUITS: A growing number of Zostavax lawsuits are being pursued by individuals who have suffered recurring shingles outbreaks after receiving the vaccine. Product liability lawyers…
Merck & Co. continues to face a growing number of lawsuits filed by individuals nationwide who say they suffered shingles outbreaks after receiving a vaccine injection, which included a version of the live virus that was not sufficiently weakened to avoid causing the very injury it was intended to prevent. In complaint (PDF) filed this…
According to allegations raised in a recently filed product liability lawsuit, complications from the shingles vaccine resulted in zoster-related visions loss for a North Carolina user. A Complaint (pdf) was filed by Terry Green in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on September 4, indicating the Zostavax vaccine manufactured by Merck &…
With more than 1,800 Zostavax shingles vaccine lawsuits pending in the federal court system, parties involved in the litigation have selected four claims that will be prepared for a second wave of bellwether trials, which are expected to go before juries in mid-2022. Each of the claims raise similar allegations, indicating that Merck & Co. failed to…
