Dangerous Medical Drugs

Bayer’s Settlement Framework Weighs Each Suit on Several Factors November 2, 2010 — To date, Bayer has settled approximately 200 of the 2,000 cases against it over the drug Trasylol, used to control bleeding during heart surgeries. Rather than settlements based on a universal point system stemming from either bellwether trials or settlement negotiations, Bayer [...]

Merck to Pay $8 million in Damages in Fosamax® Jury Trial July 28 2010 — A New York jury awarded Shirley Boles, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, $8 million in compensatory damages from her case against Merck & Co, which alleged the osteoporosis drug Fosamax caused her jaw osteonecrosis. This was the second lawsuit against [...]