November 2017 — The 9th Circuit of U.S. Court of Appeals returned the decision that the district court had misapplied the Supreme Court case Buckman Co. v Plaintiffs’ Legal Committee. They ruled that the case had been misapplied in two ways. The first was the district court relying on Buckman to impermissibly circumscribe discovery. The second was the court...
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Continue ReadingSeptember 2017 — The Court denied Sanofi’s motion to dismiss all counts. Reference: “Taxotere Lawsuit – Permanent Hair Loss and Illegal Marketing.” Drugwatch.com, 20 Apr. 2020, www.drugwatch.com/taxotere/lawsuits/
Continue Reading2016 — A Mitch study in 2016 tested urine samples of 10 people, 5 males and 5 females, who took a single 150 mg ranitidine tablet. They found NDMA levels higher than the FDA limits. Their urine was tested 24 hours before taking ranitidine and then 24 hours after. The study found that the levels of NDMA in the...
Continue ReadingA previous Merck researcher is now assisting litigation against such drug manufacturers over diabetes treatments that he found were linked to pancreatic cancer. Dr. Peter Butler tested Merck’s drug Januvia on rats in 2008 and discovered changes in the rats’ pancreases that he worried could lead to cancer. Butler’s follow-up research to confirm the linkage is now fueling investigations...
Continue Reading2004 — A National Cancer Institute Study in 2004 linked ranitidine to bladder cancer. Reference: “Zantac Lawsuit Leads for Attorneys: Drug Injury.” Broughton Partners, 12 Jan. 2021, https://www.broughtonpartners.com/products/zantac-lawsuit-campaigns-for-attorneys/
Continue Reading1997 — In 1997, GlaxoKlineSmith’s U.S. patent for ranitidine expired. Competitors were now able to create generic alternatives. Reference: “Timeline: Popular Heartburn Medicine Zantac Pulled off Store Shelves.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 21 Oct. 2019, www.reuters.com/article/us-health-fda-heartburn-timeline/timeline-popular-heartburn-medicine-zantac-pulled-off-store-shelves-idUSKBN1X014E.
Continue Reading1988 — In 1988, Zantac became the world’s best selling drug and one of the first drugs to ever top $1 billion in annual sales. Reference: “Timeline: Popular Heartburn Medicine Zantac Pulled off Store Shelves.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 21 Oct. 2019, www.reuters.com/article/us-health-fda-heartburn-timeline/timeline-popular-heartburn-medicine-zantac-pulled-off-store-shelves-idUSKBN1X014E.
Continue Reading1983 — Zantac was first approved by the FDA and sold in the U.S. in 1983. Reference: “Timeline: Popular Heartburn Medicine Zantac Pulled off Store Shelves.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 21 Oct. 2019, www.reuters.com/article/us-health-fda-heartburn-timeline/timeline-popular-heartburn-medicine-zantac-pulled-off-store-shelves-idUSKBN1X014E.
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