Finally the monster transvaginal mesh litigation is heading for a global settlement. U.S. District Judge, John Goodwin, who presiding over all federal vaginal mesh lawsuits has appointed a Special Master to forge settlement talks between C.R. Bard and women who allege the mesh and bladder…
A Missouri family has recently filed an uterine cancer lawsuit over power morcellators. The deceased woman’s family alleged that the morcellator device manufactured by Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon subsidiary caused cancer to be widely spread during a robotic hysterectomy. Ethicon Morcellator Wrongful Death Claim The…
Doctors prescribe Bayer’s billion-dollar blood thinner Xarelto to prevent blood clots and protect patients from strokes, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Xarelto may cause irreversible internal bleeding that can lead to hospitalization and death. According to lawsuit allegations filed against Bayer, the company did…
The first out of 6,500 federal DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement lawsuits went to trial this week. Injured plaintiffs allege that they suffered premature metal hip implant failure and metal blood poisoning from the defective DePuy Pinnacle hip devices. What is the Problem with DePuy Pinnacle…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued two proposed orders to address the health risks associated with surgical mesh used for transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). If finalized, the orders would reclassify surgical mesh for transvaginal POP from a moderate-risk device (class…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced an investigation of the FDA-approved testosterone products. Recent medical studies have demonstrated that there is increase in the risk of serious adverse cardiovascular outcomes with Testosterone supplements. The FDA is alarmed by the results of two…
According to the New York Times, Toyota has decided to enter into a global settlement over sudden accleration death and injury cases. The announcement comes two months after a Toyota Camry’s electronic throttle system was found to be defective by an Oklahoma jury. The jury…
According to Bloomberg news, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) officials destroyed or lost documents related to its vaginal-mesh implants. J&J’s Ethicon unit, manufacturers the company’s Gynecare Prolift implant, lost or disposed of hundreds of thousands of documents over a decade even though they were ordered to…
According to a recent NBC News investigation, the ubiquitous red plastic portable gasoline container cans sold throughout the U.S. are susceptible to a real explosion hazard many Americans may not know about.“It was ‘boom.’ That was it,” said William Melvin, who suffered severe burns on…
On November 19, in open federal court in Toledo, Ohio, Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay at least $2.475 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits over its recalled hip implants. Johnson & Johnson Settlement Details The settlement will impact folks who have had a DePuy…