According to recent court documents, Johnson & Johnson, the parent company of DePuy Orthopaedics, is exposed to more than 4,000 lawsuits over the DePuy Pinnacle hip device. The 4,000 plus plaintiffs, allege that the DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal design is defective and prone to premature failure and metallosis caused by the…
All federal Tylenol liver failure lawsuits are going to be centralized in federal multidistrict litigation (MDL). The MDL has been established for lawsuits filed in U.S. District Courts before Judge Stengel in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) issued a Transfer Order on…
According to plaintiff, Michelle Zarick, she complained of excessive vaginal bleeding and her doctor recommended hysterectomy. One option: robot surgery, described by her gynecologist as “the latest, greatest” technique available. Zarick was told that with robotic surgery there would be less pain and bleeding. Five weeks later, Zarick felt something…
As a Dallas Bladder Cancer Attorney and Texas product liability lawyer, I am providing this trial update for folks injured by the use of Actos. The first Actos bladder cancer trial began this week in the Superior Court of California for Los Angeles County. Thousands of Actos product liability lawsuits…
As a Texas Mirena IUD Perforation and Injury Attorney, Dr Shezad Malik is reviewing potential Mirena lawsuits involving patients who were implanted with the intrauterine device (IUD) Mirena® but had to have the device surgically removed after it perforated the uterine lining. Recently an Arkansas woman filed a product liability…
As most readers of this blog knows, I have been following the first DePuy ASR trial that is underway in Los Angeles California closely and providing important information regarding the progress. Thomas Schmalzried MD, the lead surgeon-designer for Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy metal-on-metal hip implants testified that he wouldn’t have…
As a Dallas Nuvaring Pulmonary Embolism attorney, I have written extensively over the past several years about the alleged injuries from oral contraceptive pills and the Nuvaring birth control device. Recently it was announced that the first NuvaRing personal injury and defective product liability case in the United States has…
As a Dallas Ethicon Surgical Mesh Attorney and Texas medical doctor, Dr Shezad Malik provides this timely update for women would have suffered injuries and complications as a result of Surgical Mesh. An Ethicon Gyncare surgical mesh defective product liability trial is currently underway in New Jersey State Court. The…
As a Texas medical doctor and Dallas product liability, defective drug injury and wrongful death attorney I am providing this timely update for folks who have been injured by the use of Nuvaring contraceptive devices. Take Home Message Women who use combined contraceptive transdermal patches are at an increased risk…
As a Dallas Personal Injury and Product Liability Attorney, we are providing this timely news regarding the alleged bone fracture injuries from the use of a commonly prescribed medication, Nexium. More than 500 plaintiffs have filed a product liability and personal injury lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the…