For the folks who have been injured or severely maimed by the defective Depuy ASR metal on metal hip implant, relief is around the corner. According to unnamed sources, Bloomberg News and the New York Times, a mammoth settlement is pending release in open federal court on Tuesday November 19th.…
According to Bloomberg News, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) will pay more than $4 billion to resolve the product liability lawsuits over its recalled hip implants. This massive settlement is the largest of U.S. lawsuit claims over an allegedly defective medical device, and affects thousands of patients who have been injured…
Recently, Bard settled the second federal Avaulta bellwether trial over its alleged defective transvaginal mesh devices. The settlement was announced by U.S. District Judge Goodwin, who is supervising the transvaginal mesh product liability lawsuits in Charleston, W.Va. As previously noted, in the first Bard Avaulta bellwether trial, the jury awarded…
Stryker, a well known artificial hip and medical device manufacturer, is recalling devices used in spinal surgeries. The FDA has assigned its most serious warning label to the problem, indicating that using the device could result in serious injury or death. Stryker is already under fire over lawsuits involving its…
The FDA issued a warning letter to Intuitive Surgical, which hammers the makers of the da Vinci surgical robot for failing to notify the federal regulators about information the company sent to doctors using the robotic surgery machine. The FDA letter was issued after a FDA inspection between April 1…
According to the FDA, there is no scientific evidence to confirm that a group of type 2 diabetes drugs called GLP-1 inhibitors is linked to pancreatic cancer. The FDA decision comes on the heels of the European Medicines Agency, which stated that they have been unable to confirm an increased…
As a Texas cardiologist and Defective Drug Product Liability attorney, I am providing this update for patients who have been injured by the use of Plavix, including excessive bleeding, hemorrhage and death. Federal New Jersey Plavix MDL The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) has centralized all Plavix lawsuits…
As an Actos Bladder Cancer attorney and product liability attorney, I am providing this update to the current Actos litigation. According to recent court documents, more than 1,500 Actos bladder cancer federal lawsuits have been filed against Takeda Pharmaceuticals in the Western District of Louisiana. What is Actos’ Risk? Actos…
According to legal experts there are more than 100 Tylenol (acetaminophen) liver damage and liver failure cases pending in state and federal courts across the nation. In April, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation established consolidated proceedings for all federal Tylenol lawsuits. The JPML ordered the transfer of 27…
The family of an Oregon woman who died after dialysis has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Fresenius Medical Care. The lawsuit alleges that the company’s GranuFlo and NaturaLyte dialysis treatments caused the sudden heart side effects and death. Colleen Coultas (daughter) filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court…