In an online news article posted to Bloomberg’s website this week, it seems that pharmaceutical giant, Bayer AG, could have misled women regarding the potential health risks associated with use of their newer generation of birth control pills. According to information collected from the review of internal company e-mails, Bayer may have even sought to [...]
Supreme Court Revives Baycol Class-Action Against Bayer
June 18, 2011 By
On Thursday, the Supreme Court unanimously agreed to revive a lawsuit against Bayer AG over its drug, Baycol. In 2001, the anti-cholesterol drug was withdrawn from the market following reports that it caused a severe and sometimes deadly muscle disorder. Kevin Smith and Shirley Sperlazza, two West Virginia residents, had originally filed a class-action lawsuit [...]