Valsartan Recall Cancer Lawsuits
NOTICE: The Drug Law Center is no longer accepting these type of cases. This page is strictly for informational purposes. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding by not contacting our office on these cases. We are actively investigating and prosecuting cases involving Valsartan cancers. For information on Valsartan lawsuits, look here.
Johnson & Johnson was recently found liable for damages caused by its talcum powder based hygiene products in a $127 million judgement, opening the door for future claims and worryi
ng the public about the risks associated with talc based products. What should be most alarming is just how long Johnson & Johnson knew about an established link between ovarian cancer and talcum based products and the efforts which were taken to cover up and disregard the evidence. Women everywhere have a right to feel outrage against a company that has chosen to profit for decades while knowing that its products were responsible for an untold number of premature deaths.
nd medications have caused patients and their families, the number of lawsuits filed has mounted, causing some to wonder whether the giant companies being sued can weather the storm. A look at the continued growth of the largest drug companies might make you feel less sympathetic to the plight of the drug companies, as they continue to boast billions of dollars in profits and provide shareholders with record returns.
turned earnings of over $582 million in its first year as an alternative for Warfarin. By 2013, it brought in over $2 billion in profit, but this came at a grave cost for many of the patients that were prescribed the medication with the assurance that they would not need to undergo any regular blood testing and that the medication did not pose a significant risk of internal bleeding when compared with its competition. Now the first bellwether cases are due to be heard and their results will have an impact on the 14,000 claims that remain pending.
tion medications. It is derived from the black border that is often found around the most severe warnings. These warnings can produce crucial information and keep us aware of any risks and adjustments we need to make when taking certain medications. Many people feel that they are not being used effectively, however, and that drug companies are deliberately concealing much of the information that belongs in these warnings.