Updates

People who took Fosamax should not be concerned that the drug caused them to suffer injuries associated with radiation therapy…. Read more

The New Jersey multicounty litigation court’s records indicate that more people have joined with plaintiffs in their lawsuits against Merck…. Read more

In a pretrial motion, the MDL court allowed all four of plaintiff Glynn’s expert doctors to testify along with all four of her treating physicians…. Read more

Plaintiff Glynn argued that Merck ignored concerns that Fosamax could cause unusual bone breaks. Merck countered that Fosamax wasn’t responsible for her injury…. Read more

The first federal-level Fosamax femur fracture MDL bellwether trial will begin in 2013, and the MDL court has ruled on the parties’ motions in limine…. Read more

The New Jersey Appellate Division held in favor of Merck when plaintiff Rosenberg argued that the trial court wrongfully excluded a revision to Fosamax’s label…. Read more

It’s important to maintain an eye on developments in the two Fosamax multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceedings. The Fosamax femur fracture MDL (No. 2243) is currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey before District Court Judge Joel A. Pisano and the Fosamax osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) MDL (No…. Read more

The plaintiff in the first Fosamax femur fracture bellwether trial suffered a heart attack, prompting Judge Higbee to declare a mistrial…. Read more

A jury heard opening statements in Su v. Merck, the first Fosamax femur fracture case to go to trial in New Jersey multicounty litigation…. Read more

A new study finds a connection between Fosamax use and non-healing thigh bone fractures…. Read more