Tag Archives: Xarelto
Xarelto Manufacturer Leads Spending for Physicians’ Favor

The public-interest news organization ProPublica issued a new report that indicates manufacturers spent more in 2015 on physician payments for Xarelto than any other drug. These payments were not for research, but for things like consulting, meals, travel, promotional speaking, … Continue reading
Pretrial Proceedings Moving Forward in First Four Xarelto Bellwether Cases

In a recent court order, Judge Eldon Fallon, who oversees the Xarelto multidistrict litigation in the Eastern District of Louisiana, outlined the schedule for the first four trials. Judge Fallon has selected four cases to serve as the first bellwether … Continue reading
Xarelto Plaintiffs Hope for Outcome Similar to Pradaxa Settlement

The current multidistrict litigation (MDL) comprised of more than 7,000 Xarelto (rivoxaban) lawsuits filed against the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and Bayer AG is being overseen by the Honorable Judge Eldon E. Fallon in the Eastern District of … Continue reading
Xarelto Plaintiffs have More Time to File Lawsuits

Due to the number of Xarelto lawsuits that have flooded the clerk’s office, Judge Eldon Fallon has extended the filing deadline by 90 days. There are more than 7,000 lawsuits pending in the multidistrict litigation in the Eastern District of … Continue reading
In Xarelto MDL, Judge Extends Deadline to File Complaints

Certain groups of plaintiffs in the Xarelto multidistrict litigation (MDL) have more time to file a lawsuit against manufacturers Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Bayer Healthcare. According to a recent order issued by Judge Eldon Fallon, who is overseeing the MDL in … Continue reading
Quality of Xarelto Clinical Trials Expected to be an Issue in 2017 Court Cases

When the first lawsuits involving the blood-thinning drug Xarelto go to trial in 2017, attorneys expect the quality of the clinical trials involved in the drug’s approval to be a major issue. Xarelto lawsuits have been filed in both federal … Continue reading
Xarelto Lawsuits Continue to Mount, Clinical Trials Under Scrutiny

According to court records, Bayer AG and Janssen Pharmaceuticals are facing close to 6,000 lawsuits alleging that the companies failed to warn about the risks associated with Xarelto, an anti-coagulant drug. Plaintiffs in the litigation allege that the blood thinner … Continue reading
Bellwether Trial Dates in Xarelto Litigation Scheduled for 2017

Bellwether trial dates have been selected in the Xarelto multidistrict litigation (MDL) 2592. Court records show that more than 2,800 lawsuits have been consolidated into the MDL in Eastern Louisiana before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon. A list of … Continue reading
Lawsuit Alleges Eliquis Caused Fatal Hemorrhaging, Drug Makers Failed to Warn

Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb are facing a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that the companies failed to warn about the risk of irreversible bleeding with Eliquis (apixaban), an anticoagulant. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a woman whose husband began … Continue reading
Xarelto Led to Uncontrollable, Fatal Bleeding, Lawsuit Alleges

A woman in Vermont has filed a lawsuit alleging that her father suffered a fatal, uncontrollable brain bleed after taking the anticoagulant Xarelto. The lawsuit alleges that Bayer AG and Janssen Pharmaceuticals failed to warn about the risk of irreversible … Continue reading