Approximately 20% of Americans are estimated to have gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, and ranitidine-based heartburn medications such as Zantac can be prescribed or taken over the counter. Residents of West Virginia should be aware of the risks associated...

Residents of West Virginia might want to learn more about NDMA, a product found in Zantac that has not yet been recalled despite some evidence that it might heighten a person's cancer risk. The medicine, taken for stomach acid reduction, contains ranitidine....

Some lawsuits allege that IVC, a device that traps blood clots to keep them from moving through the body, has not lived up to its promise. Plaintiffs who have filed suit claim that IVC may cause blood vessel damage and death. IVC patients have been compensated damages...

West Virginia residents may have heard that in 2019, the manufacturers of two heartburn drugs issued a voluntary recall of those drugs. One of the drugs was ranitidine, commonly known by the brand name Zantac. Zantac and any other ranitidine products were eventually...

Some West Virginia consumers have filed lawsuits alleging that they contracted cancer after years of using talc powder made by Johnson & Johnson. After years of denying that the talc powder was dangerous, the company pulled its product from the US market. Now...

West Virginia plaintiffs who have filed lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson for injuries suffered from the use of talc powder recently learned of a positive development in the case. A judge has allowed the plaintiff's scientific expert witness to testify about the...

Bayer AG faces a potential loss of millions of dollars in its bid to settle numerous claims by the victims of Roundup. The German chemical giant has been involved in several court cases after one of its California branch groundskeepers, Dewayne Johnson, petitioned in...