Dallas Fort Worth Injury Lawyer Blog
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 Burkhart’s wrongful death claim of his wife, who had undiagnosed leiomyoscarcoma spread throughout her body by a Lina power morcellator.
Burkhart’s case was the first of several hysterectomy morcellation lawsuits, which allege that several different medical device manufacturers sold a defective and unreasonably dangerous product, and failed to warn about the serious risk of cancer women may face if the morcellator is used during a minimally invasive surgery.