More than 100 federal lawsuits have been filed across the country as a result of consumers being killed or injured by the side-effects of the anti-coagulant Pradaxa, manufactured by the German company Boehringer Ingelheim. AJ De Bartolomeo

Those suits have now been consolidated in a "Multi-District Litigation" proceeding, and they have all been sent to a judge

Atrial fibrillation is a type of irregular heartbeat that can cause blood clots, heart attacks and strokes. For years, doctors have prescribed blood-thinners like Coumadin, also known as warfarin, to those who suffer from atrial fibrillation. The blood thinners prevent the clots from forming, and so prevent the heart attacks and strokes.

A few years ago a