Legal Updates
Lawmakers Want Activis NJ Facilities Shut Down
Monday, November 17, 2008
On November, 14, 2008, U.S. Attorneys in New Jersey filed a lawsuit seeking a shutdown of three Actavis Inc. plants until they are brought into compliance with testing, manufacturing laws and FDA regulations. The complaint requests that the court prevent Actavis Inc., Actavis Totowa, and executives Sigurdur Olafsson and Douglas…
Heparin Stayed On Hospital Shelves Despite Recall
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
On October 2, 2008, a state agency said that almost 100 pharmacists and the hospitals they work for face fines for failing to remove Heparin, a blood thinner from their shelves after a federal recall last winter. The recalled drug Heparin was found 94 times in inspections of all 533…
Digitek Suits Consolidated to West Virginia
Monday, September 08, 2008
On August 29, 2008, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered that all federal lawsuits related to defective, double strength Digitek (also known as Digoxin) be moved to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. The action comes after an April 2008 recall on…
Digitek Injury Lawsuit Filed In West Virginia
Thursday, July 24, 2008
On June 23, 2008, a federal lawsuit was filed by an Ohioan against a West Virginia pharmaceutical company after he was given a dangerous level of Digitek, a heart medication. The plaintiff filed the suit against Mylan Pharmaceuticals in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of West Virginia,…
Recalled Heart Drug Manufacturer Sued
Saturday, July 12, 2008
On July 11, 2008, nine lawsuits were filed against the maker of the recalled heart drug Digitek, including one where a patient died, alleging the drug was dangerous and defective. The lawsuits were filed in U.S. District Court in Newark in recent months against Actavis Totowa LLL of Morristown, New…
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