In an unexpected ruling, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has denied GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s motion to dismiss a drug defect lawsuit blaming the pharmaceutical company for a man’s suicide. The wrongful death case, filed by the widow of Stewart Dolin, contends that it was the six paroxetine tablets, which he…
Dinesh Thakur, a former employee of Ranbaxy, will receive $48.6 million for his role as the lead whistleblower in the case against the India-based generic-drug company. The company pleaded guilty to seven counts of “selling adultered drugs with the intent to defraud, failing to report that its drugs didn’t meet…
Ranbaxy USA Inc., the American subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, an Indian generic pharmaceutical maker, has agreed to pay $500 million to settle fines related to claims that it made false statements to the FDA about its manufacturing practices abroad and sold substandard medications and pay penalties. The US Justice…
The US Supreme Court has just heard arguments in Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett, a dangerous drug lawsuit involving a woman who was awarded $21 million verdict for serious injuries she sustained after taking the generic version of the drug Clinoril. The plaintiff, Karen L. Bartlett, developed Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and…