New Depakote Birth Defect Warning: Category Change from D to X
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. The FDA is finally getting around to advising health care professionals and women that the anti-seizure medication Depakote (generics valproate sodium and related products, valproic acid and divalproex sodium) are contraindicated and should not be taken by pregnant women for the
Read MoreMichael Brady Lynch to Present in San Francisco
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. I am pleased to announce that I have been invited to speak at the upcoming American Association for Justice’s (AAJ) Annual Convention to be held in San Francisco July 20-24, 2013. Speaking at conventions and seminars is something I do frequently
Read MoreActos Bladder Cancer Verdict in California
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. A California state court jury has reached a verdict for the plaintiff in the first Actos trial in the country. The verdict comes after almost two months of trial, and jury deliberations that lasted more than a week. The jury ruled
Read MoreMirena IUD MDL Headed to Southern District of New York
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. Well, my prognostication skills weren’t up to my usual level. In a previous post a few days back, I firmly believed the Mirena IUD MDL was headed to Ohio. But I was wrong. In fact, the Mirena IUD multidistrict litigation has
Read MoreMirena IUD MDL on the Horizon
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. It looks like the Mirena IUD case is heading to federal court. Mirena IUD lawsuits could be headed to Ohio federal court after plaintiffs filed a petition to have the claims consolidated in a multidistrict litigation and transferred to a single
Read MoreImportant discovery and Trial Dates for Actos Litigation
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. In my ongoing updates about Actos litigation, I thought it was appropriate to update my readers on additional discovery and trial developments in the Actos MDL. New Actos MDL deadlines The deadlines imposed by Judge Doherty for the Pilot Bellwether Program are as follows:
Read MoreNJ Trans Vaginal Mesh Jury Awards $3.35 million to Plaintiff
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. This is great news for the thousands of women suffering from complications stemming from implantation with a trans vaginal mesh. A New Jersey Superior Court jury weighing arguments in the state’s first trial involving an Ethicon trans vaginal mesh lawsuit in the
Read MoreMDL Court Orders Preservation of Actos Victim's Testimony
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. With all the recent news about Actos and the ongoing trial in Los Angeles, I thought it was appropriate to update my readers on developments in the Actos MDL. Plaintiffs who developed bladder cancer after using Actos and who have filed lawsuits against
Read MoreTransvaginal Mesh Problems Reaching Epidemic Proportions
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. Every week I am contacted by more and more women who are seeking help because of complications stemming from the implantation of a transvaginal mesh. Many of my clients are sadly unaware that problems with transvaginal mesh implants are not new
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