Florida AG Sues Pfizer and CEO, Alleging COVID Shot Safety Risks Were Concealed
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed suit against Pfizer, Inc. and its chief executive, Albert Bourla on Oct. 1, 2026. The complaint alleges the defendants violated the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA).1 2 The 49-page complaint filed in the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit in St. Lucie County describes a […]
GLP-1 Drugs Named in Dozens of Lawsuits Alleging Permanent Vision Loss
Dozens of patients have filed personal injury lawsuits against GLP-1 manufacturers, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, alleging that the drugs caused permanent damage to their vision. The complaints, filed over the past year, point to a condition called non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or NAION, which occurs when there is insufficient blood flow to the […]
Top Adviser to Anthony Fauci Pleads Guilty to Federal Conspiracy to Hide COVID-19 Research Records
David Morens, MD, a senior adviser to Anthony Fauci, MD at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), pleaded guilty in federal court on Aug. 18, 2026 to one count of conspiracy to commit offenses and to defraud the United States. The charge stems from a scheme to evade Freedom of Information […]
Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Pay $5.5 Billion to Resolve Talcum Powder Cancer Litigation
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced on July 27, 2026 that it had reached a proposed settlement to resolve approximately 76,000 talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuits that had accumulated in federal and state courts over more than a decade of litigation. The company committed $5.5 billion toward the resolution, with its first payment not to exceed […]
Sanofi Sues Pfizer and Moderna Over COVID-19 mRNA Shot Technology
More than six years after the introduction of COVID-19 shots, litigation over the technology behind the shots continues to expand. On July 15, 2026, Sanofi SA of France announced that it had filed two patent infringement lawsuits in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against Pfizer, Inc., BioNTech SE, and […]
Merck Settles Gardasil Vaccine Injury Lawsuit for $50 Million
Merck & Co has agreed to pay $50 million to settle more than 200 lawsuits brought against the drug giant by patients suffering from autoimmune disorders after receiving the Gardasil vaccine. According Merck, this settlement resolves all but one of the pending lawsuits filed against its HPV vaccine.1 Gardasil was fast-tracked to licensure by the […]