News for December, 2008

Digitek believed responsible for 667 deaths

According to reports filed to the and consumers, the Center for Public Integrity has found that Digitek is responsible for 667 consumers’ deaths from April through June 2008. Pharma Live says health experts believe the should have made more “aggressive warnings” to the public. The number of deaths associated with Digitek consumers have increased since the last reporting period.

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Goodwin to seperate federal digitek complaints

U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin, who is striving to resolve the national litigation over Digitek, wants separate complaints from separate plaintiffs. On December 2, he signed an order stating that all Digitek attorneys who have numerous plaintiffs in single suits must separate the claims.

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Kentucky man files digitek suit after losing wife

John Anthony Conte of Madison County, Kentucky, filed a Digitek lawsuit against a West Virginia pharmaceutical company, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, for his wife’s estate. His wife is believed to have died after taking Digitek. This suit was filed on October 9, 2008.

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Actavis comments on lawsuit

The Department of Justice, on behalf of the , has filed a compliant against Actavis and is asking for a permanent injunction against its subsidiary.

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