Platintiff Couple Joins Reglan Mass Tort In California
A new lawsuit is joining the current Reglan mass tort in the Superior County of San Francisco County, California. Platinffs Gordon and Wilma Hellwig are seeking relief via a short form complaint, which adopts the long form complaint currently pending in the court. Their case joins numerous others in which individuals are seeking Reglan settlements through Reglan lawsuits, alleging that… Read more »
Summary Judgment Granted to Defendants In Reglan Case
Judge Michael H. Watson if the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has granted summary judgment to Schwartz Pharma (now called UCB Inc.), Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth LLC, holding that the brand name manufacturers hold no duty of care to an injured patient who ingested only its generic equivalent. The plaintiff, Donna Hogue, alleges that she suffered… Read more »
Reglan Lawyer Adds Another Complaint to San Francisco Mass Tort
A Reglan lawyer has filed another short complaint to be added to the growing number of lawsuits in the mass tort in California. In this complaint, the plaintiff is seeking compensation for Reglan injuries like involuntary movements and eye twitching. While this plaintiff does not claim to have been diagnosed with Reglan tardive dyskinesia, a serious side effect of Reglan,… Read more »
Texas Reglan Tardive Dyskenesia Case Removed to Federal Court
A Reglan side effects lawsuit pending in Texas has been removed to federal court after it was determined that the facts of the case meet all requirements of federal diversity jurisdiction. The motion was made at the defendants’ request after the case was denied inclusion in a Reglan mass tort currently pending in Philadelphia. In the original complaint filed in… Read more »
Reglan Induced Parkinson’s Disease and Tardive Dyskinesia
Reglan, which is prescribed to treat GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), acid reflux and other digestive problems, works by reducing a patient’s dopamine levels. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, meaning that it carries signals from the brain to other parts of the body, thus regulating a person’s bodily functions. As a result of lowered dopamine levels, a reported 15%-61% of patients develop… Read more »
