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Nearly 200 Antibiotic Neuropathy Lawsuits Filed in MDL

September 17, 2015 — The number of federal lawsuits involving fluoroquinolone antibiotics has doubled, reaching nearly 200 exactly one month after the litigation was established. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) released statistics (PDF)...

Antibiotic Nerve Damage Lawsuits Centralized in MDL

August 17, 2015 — Federal judges have centralized dozens of lawsuits involving antibiotic-induced nerve damage into a Multi-District Litigation (MDL No. 2642). The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (JPML) issued an order (PDF) transferring 78...

Antibiotic Use by Kids Linked to Juvenile Arthritis

July 21, 2015 — Pediatrics has published a study suggesting that children who take antibiotics are more likely to develop juvenile arthritis. Researchers looked at data on children in the United Kingdom who used antibiotics, including 152 who developed juvenile...

Diabetics At Risk of Nerve Damage From Some Antibiotics

January 6, 2015 — Antibiotics like Levaquin and Avelox have been linked to peripheral neuropathy, a type of nerve damage that is also a complication of type-2 diabetes. About 60-70% of people with diabetes eventually develop neuropathy, making this the most...

Levaquin Side Effect Lawsuit

Levaquin is an antibiotic that is linked to severe side effects, such as heart failure, heart attacks, aortic aneurysms, nerve damage, and other severe side effects. Levaquin and Heart Failure Levaquin destroys collagen and connective tissue all over the body,...