Blog: Pharmaceutical Litigation

November 23, 2020

Ashcraft & Gerel Fights for Those Injured by ParaGard® IUDs

The Ashcraft & Gerel legal team is now accepting injury cases concerning ParaGard® copper intrauterine devices (IUDs). With more and more patients coming forward about the ...

July 23, 2020

Janssen Finally Adds Warning for Maculopathy to IC (interstitial cystitis) Drug Elmiron

Elmiron® Manufacturer Affirms Link to Degenerative Eye Disorder For over two decades, Janssen Pharmaceuticals has manufactured and sold a bladder drug called Elmiron®, which ...

June 11, 2020

FDA Asks Five Companies to Recall Metformin Due to Cancer Risk

NDMA Contamination Discovered in Diabetes Drug In December 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began an investigation into Metformin, a drug commonly used to ...

April 24, 2020

Can Zantac (Ranitidine) Cause Cancer? We’re Investigating.

The FDA Just Told Manufacturers to Remove Ranitidine Drugs from Shelves On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a total recall of all ...

March 25, 2020

Weight Loss Drug Belviq Recalled for Possible Cancer Risk

When do the dangers of a drug outweigh its benefits? Pharmaceutical company Eisai, Inc. and the FDA disagree—but thankfully, the FDA’s viewpoint has prevailed. Belviq, active ...

September 11, 2019

Settlement Doesn’t Always Mean Settling for Less

Settling cases before trial is an integral part of our civil justice system. In fact, this is what happens most frequently—cases are settled or are dismissed before a final ...

August 1, 2019

Judge Hears Testimony on Link Between Talcum Powder and Ovarian Cancer

Over the past two weeks, Plaintiffs faced an important milestone in the talcum powder litigation as Judge Wolfson presided over a Daubert hearing. The primary purpose of this ...

January 3, 2019

Ashcraft & Gerel Set for January 2019 Trial Against J&J

Alleges Johnson’s Baby Powder Caused Clients’ Ovarian Cancer Washington, DC: Local law firm Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP (A&G) heads to trial on January 22, 2019 in St. ...

October 9, 2017

Jury Orders Abbvie Inc. to Pay $140M for Failing to Properly Test Drug

Last night marks another great victory in the fight for justice. This verdict is an attestation to all of those who work to make products safer and hold companies accountable. ...

August 14, 2015

FDA Issues New Guidance for Children’s OTC Acetaminophen Products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a new Guidance for Industry on Over-the-Counter Pediatric Oral Liquid Drug Products Containing Acetaminophen. The ...