Cody Porcoro

The rapidly declining health of a male patient’s liver instigated a lawsuit against his physician for incorrectly prescribing the drug Lipitor. Also known as Atorvastatin, Lipitor was advertised to the patient as a statin-class drug with lipid-lowering properties to remedy…

This medical malpractice case involves a male patient who suffered from heart disease, was placed on the blood-thinner Xarelto, and faced rapidly declining health. Five days after a cardiac catheterization, the patient developed a groin hematoma with multiple cavities; an…

A woman who underwent the Essure procedure decided to file suit against her gynecologist after the coil migrated from her Fallopian Tubes to her abdomen. Though the patient’s follow-up exam to confirm the device was situated correctly had been normal,…

This class action lawsuit focused on the pharmaceutical manufacturer of Risperdal, an antipsychotic medication. After multiple young men developed gynecomastia, with their breast tissue increasing at an alarming and unnatural rate, their doctors alleged that the condition was a side…

A patient allegedly received the wrong amount of Topamax to treat her chronic migraines, and developed debilitating overdose symptoms as a consequence. She had asked her local pharmacy to fill her prescription for 25mg, but became disoriented, stuttered, and was…

Multiple mothers prescribed the antidepressant sertraline hydrochloride, also branded as Zoloft, gave birth to infants with a myriad of congenital defects. Each woman’s physician had thought it important that the mothers maintain their use of antidepressants while pregnant. However, the…

A large pharmaceutical company was litigated against after they allegedly covered up the potential harmful side effects of the antidepressant Risperdal. The case claimed that the company had obscured evidence that the risperidone in Risperdal increased prolactin and caused gynecomastia…

Essure, the only available permanent contraceptive measure that does not involve invasive surgery, was brought into a class action case of six women who suffered a host of complications from the device. Though Essure’s manufacturer managed to obtain pre-approval from…

A pair of twins were born with congenital defects after their mother had been prescribed Depakote during pregnancy. Suffering from Bipolar disorder, the mother had checked with her neurologist to see whether she ought to continue her prescription while she…

When a man with a history of depression and violence was prescribed Effexor by his sister without an official consultation, he faced a paradox of being medically unmonitored while becoming increasingly prone to severe mood shifts. The patient’s sister was…