Product Liability

What Is Zantac? Zantac is a brand name for a drug called ranitidine. It is used to treat stomach and digestive problems, especially ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease.  Zantac has been available for decades to treat a wide range of stomach...

Originally published in Mass Tort News, 9-14-20 The litigation over the harmful effects of Zantac (generic name is Ranitidine) is just getting underway, and it looks like it will lead to a significant number of cases. What is Zantac/Ranitidine? Ran...

Talcum Powder & Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit Issues It is our goal at Wocl Leydon to strive to provide our clients with the most up-to-date information on all of the types of cases that affect their lives today and going forward. In order to do this w...

Victims of Johnson & Johnson’s dangerous talc-based baby powder won a major victory at the end of 2020 when the Eastern District Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that an earlier verdict against the company was valid.  In July 2018, a St. Louis...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently requested that manufacturers immediately withdraw all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine – commonly known by the brand name Zantac – from the market. This move is the latest in...

If you’ve been injured after using a dangerous or defective product, after taking a dangerous medication, or any other situation that caused many others like you to become ill or injured, you may be able to file a mass tort claim.  There are many...

Mass tort cases usually seek justice against the manufacturer of a drug or medical product that has harmed a large number of people such as Zantac, Stryker Hip Replacements, or Truvada . Like a class action lawsuit, a mass tort lawsuit consolidates...

The holiday shopping season is now in full swing. If you are like most parents, online shopping is a much more attractive alternative to pushing your way through crowded stores. Amazon is one of the top online sites for Christmas shopping. Fast ship...

Wocl Leydon cares about its clients and wants to help protect you.  Recently the “world’s largest healthcare company,” Johnson & Johnson has been named in numerous lawsuits alleging that the talcum powder it manufactured causes ovarian an...

The surgical mesh used in hernia repair surgeries has been shown to cause significant complications and adverse effects in many patients. While meshes have been used in hernia repair surgery since the 1950s, in recent years, the United States has se...

Thousands of vaginal pelvic mesh implant procedures are performed each year across the United States.  Surgical vaginal pelvic mesh implant procedures are used in women in order to repair the structures that support the bladder, uterus, and bowel w...