Case Dismissed: Appeals Court Slams Expert Witness in Diabetes Drug Lawsuits February 15, 2024 By William Rabb Multi-district litigation over the diabetes drug saxagliptin, a case that combined more than 80 suits from around the country, has...
AstraZeneca to Pay $425 Million to End US Lawsuits Over Heartburn Drugs October 4, 2023 By Brendan Pierson Britain’s AstraZeneca has agreed to pay $425 million to settle about 11,000 lawsuits in the United States that claimed its...
AstraZeneca Faces 2 London Lawsuits Over COVID-19 Vaccines August 24, 2023 By Sam Tobin AstraZeneca is facing two London lawsuits, including one from the husband of a woman who died after receiving the Anglo-Swedish...
Officials of AstraZeneca China Summoned About Probe of Suspected Insurance Fraud January 31, 2022 Chinese authorities summoned officials of AstraZeneca China regarding an investigation of suspected medical insurance fraud by the company’s employees, the...
U.S. Recommends Pausing Use of J&J COVID Vaccine over Rare Blood Clots April 13, 2021 By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday recommended pausing use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for at least a few...
AstraZeneca to Publish Full COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial Results on Efficacy March 24, 2021 By Kate Kelland and Julie Steenhuysen AstraZeneca will publish up-to-date results from its major U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trial within 48 hours after health officials publicly criticized...
U.S. Oversight Board Questions AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Data March 23, 2021 By Miyoung Kim and Caroline Copley AstraZeneca may have released outdated information on its latest COVID-19 vaccine trial, giving an “incomplete” picture of its efficacy, a...
EU Threatens to Ban COVID Vaccine Exports to Britain March 18, 2021 By Gabriela Baczynska, Philip Blenkinsop and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS – The European Union threatened on Wednesday to ban exports of COVID-19 vaccines to Britain to safeguard scarce doses...
Investor Sues Drugmaker Astrazeneca Over Coronavirus Vaccine Testing Claims January 27, 2021 By Robert Burnson AstraZeneca PLC was sued by a pension fund on behalf of investors who it says suffered losses because of flaws...
Who’s On the Hook If COVID-19 Vaccines Go Wrong?: Viewpoint January 7, 2021 By Anjani Trivedi, Bloomberg Opinion and Andy Mukherjee, Bloomberg Opinion The COVID-19 vaccines are here and distribution has begun. But what if something goes wrong? Whether it’s a loss of...