As a Texas medical doctor and Dallas DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement Attorney I am providing this information and commentary. Johnson and Johnson Pinnacle hip trials. DePuy is under fire over its Pinnacle/Ultamet line of metal hip devices causing metal poisoning and premature failure according to lawsuits. DePuy Orthopaedics ASR…
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Case Specific Discovery in Yasmin and Yaz Litigation
As a Texas medical doctor and Yaz Side Effect Product Liability attorney, I am providing this litigation update regarding the increased discovery that has been allowed in the federal MDL. NON-BELLWETHER CASE-SPECIFIC DISCOVERY. The judge presiding over all federal Yaz lawsuits and Yasmin lawsuits has expanded the scope of discovery…
Chronic NSAID Usage Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke and Death
As a Dallas Dangerous Drug attorney, I am writing about this interesting medical study in the recent American Journal of Medicine. According to the findings of a new medical study, patients with hypertension and heart problems who regularly take common over-the-counter painkillers could be at a greater risk of heart…
Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning Lawsuit Update
As a Dallas Denture Cream Side Effect Attorney, I am providing this Poligrip Zinc side effect litigation update. GlaxoSmithKline may have paid out more than $120 million in Poligrip denture cream settlements to resolve claims brought by consumers who suffered permanent nerve damage due to zinc in the adhesive products.…
Yaz Injury Update: New Jersey BellWether Trials To Start
As a Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella side effect and blood clot attorney, and Texas Medical doctor I am providing this update regarding the bellwether trial status for the New Jersey State MDL litigation trial schedule. The first trial dates for any Yaz, Yasmin or Ocella lawsuits pending in New Jersey…
Vaginal Mesh Injury Lawsuits
As a Vaginal Mesh Defective Product Lawsuits attorney, and Texas Medical doctor I am providing this important update. According to a safety communication issued by the Food and Drug Administration, Women who have vaginal surgery to fix a gynecologic condition called pelvic organ prolapse may wind up with more problems…
Actos Bladder Cancer Injuries
Is an Actos recall in the works? As an Actos Bladder Cancer attorney, and Texas medical doctor I am providing this Actos update. Actos (pioglitazone) is one of the world’s widely prescribed diabetes medications. Also marketed in combination with glimepiride (Duetact) and metformin (Actoplus Met, Actoplus Met XR), Actos is…
Yaz Pulmonary Embolism PE
As a Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella Blood Clot side effect and wrongful death attorney, and Texas medical doctor I am providing this update. In one of the latest court battles pitting consumers against a giant drugmaker, thousands of victims are alleging Bayer did not provide adequate warnings about the health…
Multaq Study Stopped: Linked to Other Heart Problems
As a Multaq Dangerous Drug attorney and Texas medical doctor, I am providing this information on a drug company sponsored trial of its drug Multaq, which was halted because of increased cardiovascular side effects and injuries. Sanofi, maker of dronedarone (Multaq), has stopped its phase 3b trial of its antiarrhythmic…
Chantix Increases Heart Attacks
As a Texas Chantix side effect and Product Liability Attorney and Texas medical attorney, I am providing this update. New medical research suggests that Chantix side effects increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events. Pfizer’s smoking cessation drug Chantix raises the risk of suffering a cardiac…