Another Plaintiff Sues Merck for Propecia Sexual Side Effects
Merck faces another lawsuit alleging that their popular hair loss treatment for men causes persistent Propecia sexual side effects. On May 8, 2012, a plaintiff from Kentucky filed suit against Merck in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Like other plaintiffs who have sued Merck, the plaintiff’s Propecia lawyer alleges that Merck should have warned patients of the risk of developing… Read more »
Persistent Propecia Sexual Dysfunction Alleged in New Lawsuit
A Minnesota plaintiff was 33-years-old when he began taking Propecia to treat his male pattern hair loss. While taking the oral medication (known generically as finasteride) he began to suffer troubling adverse side effects. These included severe sexual dysfunction and cognitive impairment, conditions he had not suffered from prior to using Propecia. His symptoms have reportedly continued even though he… Read more »
Nearly 100 New Lawsuits Alleging Propecia Side Effects Filed in NJ
Ever since the New Jersey Supreme Court centralized all pending Propecia side effects lawsuits in Middlesex County, the number of new lawsuits filed there has skyrocketed. In April 2012 alone, nearly 100 new cases alleging injuries like persistent Propecia erectile dysfunction were filed in New Jersey by men who took the drug for male pattern hair loss. Meanwhile, the number… Read more »
Propecia Multidistrict Litigation Grows in New York
Another lawsuit has joined the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) against Merck, manufacturer of the controversial hair loss treatment Propecia. A 38-year-old plaintiff from Ohio alleges that even after discontinuing the drug, he continues to suffer Propecia sexual side effects and cognitive impairment. The plaintiff’s complaints are similar to those made in the many other Propecia lawsuits that comprise the MDL,… Read more »
Lawsuit with 54 Plaintiffs Alleging Propecia Side Effects Transferred to MDL
A Propecia lawsuit filed by 54 plaintiffs in the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Court of the State of Missouri in St. Louis was recently transferred to the newly established Propecia MDL (multidistrict litigation) in the Eastern District of New York. All plaintiffs blame defendants Merck & Co. for failing to warn of serious Propecia side effects like sexual dysfunction and cognitive… Read more »
