May 23, 2017
The New Jersey federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over claims that blood pressure drug Benicar can cause gastrointestinal injuries has dismissed a doctor accused of medical malpractice from the suit, on the grounds that there's no evidence for the allegations.
March 14, 2017
A New Jersey federal judge on Monday ordered the disclosure of redacted medical records used by experts on behalf of litigants in multidistrict litigation alleging that the blood pressure drug Benicar caused gastrointestinal injuries, rejecting plaintiffs' claims that the experts do not control the records and that producing them would be burdensome.
February 01, 2017
The New Jersey federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over claims that blood pressure drug Benicar can cause gastrointestinal injuries has refused to send back a suit to Texas state court, finding that a doctor accused of medical malpractice and also named in the suit had been fraudulently added.
November 09, 2016
A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday said that various parts of testimony and documents produced by Daiichi Sankyo in multidistrict litigation over claims that blood pressure drug Benicar can cause gastrointestinal injuries don't show clearly whether the drug caused the alleged injuries.
August 29, 2016
A New Jersey federal judge Monday reversed course on an order sending claims by several people alleging that blood pressure drug Benicar can cause gastrointestinal injuries back to Missouri state court, granting Daiichi Sankyo and Forest Pharmaceuticals' reconsideration request and telling the consumers to refile their claims individually.
August 10, 2016
Daiichi Sankyo Inc. and Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc. urged a New Jersey federal judge Tuesday to rethink sending claims by several people alleging that blood pressure drug Benicar can cause gastrointestinal injuries back to Missouri state court, saying the remand determination was based on a clear error.
July 27, 2016
A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday allowed 79 people in a suit alleging they suffered gastrointestinal injuries after taking Daiichi Sankyo Inc.'s blood pressure drug Benicar to move their case back to Missouri state court or refile, as the court doesn't have jurisdiction over the claims, which are part of multidistrict litigation.