Claims Against 32 Generic Zantac Makers and Distributors Dismissed
A federal judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissed 32 claims in the case of In Re: Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation. The claims were filed against parties connected with the generic forms of Zantac, the popular heartburn medication. The...
Bladder Cancer From Zantac Prompts Lawsuit
Carl Williams
has been taking Zantac for 30 years to relieve antacid discomfort. The drug, otherwise known by its chemical
name, ranitidine, is a popular antacid medication. Unfortunately, it also can cause
cancer. Williams did not know this to be true of Zantac, but he claims that the
drug’s manufacturers were...
Zantac Lawsuit Filings on the Rise
January saw a number of new
lawsuit filings against manufacturers of Zantac and similar ranitidine-containing
medications, alleging that these companies were aware of the danger from NDMA contamination.
In fact, although Connecticut pharmaceutical testing lab Valisure was the first
to announce the discovery publicly this past September, a Stanford
University study published...
Hernia Mesh Infections: is it the Materials or Something Else?
One of the problems reported with
hernia mesh has to do with the issue of biocompatibility between the materials
used and human tissues. Surgical mesh (which is used in other types of
surgeries as well) can be made from biological materials, such as pigskin or tissues taken from elsewhere in...