Power morcellators are medical devices used to allow surgeons to cut up and remove fibroids through a minimally invasive incision in the abdomen. Over the past 2 years, medical experts have questioned the safety of the devices, since some women may have undiagnosed cancers contained within the uterus, which the…
Xarelto is under fire, if you follow the allegations in the over 550 lawsuits filed to date. Xarelto is one of the newer oral anticoagulant medications that has been approved by the FDA. The federal Xarelto personal injury and product liability claims are centralized before U.S. District Judge Eldon E.…
Laparoscopic morcellator lawsuits are increasing slowly but surely, filed by injured women who had undiagnosed uterine cancer spread during a minimally invasive hysterectomy. Recently, according to the Wall Street Journal, a settlement has been reached in one of the first federal lawsuits. Lina Medical reportedly has agreed to settle Scott…
According to the FDA recent warning, there are serious issues and side effects with the new class of medications used to treat type 2 diabetes. What is Invokana? Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals unit manufactures and distributes Invokana (canagliflozin), for patients with type-2 diabetes, to control their blood-sugar levels. The…
There have been many reports of loosening and other failure problems with the Zimmer Persona artificial knee replacements. According to sources, more than 11,600 of the “personalized” artificial knee components have been recalled less than three years after the novel design was introduced. FDA Warning and Class 2 Recall The…
The massive transvaginal mesh injury lawsuits has been slowly winding its way through both the federal and state court system, over the past 4-5 years. The unwieldy personal injury and defective product liability litigation, which now by some estimates tops 100,000 filed lawsuits by injured and affected women, has been…
Zofran, is an anti-nausea medication that is commonly prescribed for post surgical, chemotherapy and morning sickness patients over the past 20 years. According to experts, recent medical studies have found pregnancy side effects that may increase the risk of severe and debilitating birth defects in children. GlaxoSmithKline Allegations Patients have…
Many product liability lawsuits being filed against the manufacturers of power morcellators. The injured women claim that patients and doctors should have been warned about the risks associated with use of the medical devices during minimally invasive, laparoscopic hysterectomies. What Are Power Morcellators? Power morcellators are medical devices that are…
It is official folks, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. has announced this week, that it will pay more than $2.4 billion to settle the pending Actos lawsuits over bladder cancer claims. Asia’s largest drugmaker agrees to settle more than 9,000 Actos bladder cancer lawsuits in federal and state courts in the U.S.…
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. has announced today that it will pay more than $2.4 billion to settle the pending Actos lawsuits over bladder cancer claims. Asia’s largest drugmaker agreed to settle more than 8,000 Actos bladder cancer lawsuits in federal and state courts in the U.S. Any settlement deal would average…