Modern medicine has helped people to live with debilitating diseases and cure life-threatening illnesses. However, used improperly, or without knowledge of their side effects, medicine can have the adverse effect…
Category Archives: Pharmaceutical Litigation
Prescription drugs are meant to help patients recover from or cope with encumbering medical conditions. Unfortunately, not all prescription drugs are made or distributed with patients’ best interests in mind; many cause undue harm, injury, and even death. If you are the victim of a pharmaceutical drug that’s caused you harm that you would not have suffered but for the medication, you have the right to pursue a civil action. At Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC our attorneys can help you to determine who is liable for your injuries, and file a claim to recover damages for economic and noneconomic losses.
Essure is a specialized form of permanent birth control. Essure is not appropriate for all women but is typically used or prescribed for women who: Do not wish to have…
We take medicine prescribed by our health care providers in order to get heathy and stay healthy. But far too often, the very medication we are taking to get better and treat one set of symptoms does damage and causes a whole new set off symptoms. This is common of many medications and there are countless lawsuits and legal cases regarding these medications. Today we are going to look at three of the recent ones causing a stir:
Over the past decade, the number of states that have passed legislation related to medical marijuana and its use has increased dramatically. Indeed, while there are still many states that…
With two months of the new year nearly complete, now’s the perfect time to reflect on your New Year’s resolutions and your progress, and perhaps reassess your goals and your…
A watchdog agency’s failure to ask questions may be the main reason many of these devices have high levels of cobalt and other dangerous metals. In the only extensive study…
For the millions of men and women who have had to suffered from hair loss, it is an aggravating, depressing and embarrassing condition, regardless of whether it is caused by…
Invokana, medically known by the drug name canagliflozin, is a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor and is being prescribed to help control blood sugar in people with Type 2 Diabetes. It is…
Are you a regular user of detergent and dyes, bug sprays, and synthetic fibers? What about decorative paints and paint thinners? Nothing odd, millions of others use them too. They…
Before a prescription drug can be sold in the United States, it must go through a rigorous approval process managed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The point…









