Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Accutane Trials Stem From Side Effects

The most recent Accutane trial involved three plaintiffs, only one of whom – unfortunately for the rest of the Accutane plaintiffs – walked away with a settlement. Gillian Gaghan, Kelley Andrews, and James Marshall all had their Accutane trials heard recently in court. They all experienced Accutane side effects, which include: gastrointestinal issues such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. They all associated their problems with the once-popular acne drug Accutane. The drug was recalled by its drugmaker, Hoffman-LaRoche, purportedly due to generic competition, but the 2009 recall came after a string of side effects began coming to the attention of the Food and Drug Administration and legal action threatened to follow from some patients.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Deadline Set For Consolidation

In an update on ongoing litigation involving Accutane, Superior Court Judge Carol E. Higbee, who is presiding over the New Jersey Accutane trials, has stated that the generic Accutane lawsuits should also be part of the same multidistrict litigation mass tort program. The once popular acne medication, Accutane, is currently engaged in lawsuits filed in multidistrict litigation numbering over 3,000.