Shezad Malik is an Internal Medicine and Cardiology specialist, a Texas Medical Doctor (retired) and Defective Medical Device and Dangerous Drug Attorney.
Zimmer Biomet, a major manufacturer of shoulder implants, announced a U.S. recall of its shoulder devices after many complaints of shoulder fractures causing severe pain, permanent loss of shoulder function, infections and other serious injuries. The FDA announced a Zimmer Biomet Comprehensive Rever
As injury lawsuits begin to mount against Johnson and Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiary Ethicon over its Physiomesh plastic device, a popular line of hernia mesh used in surgical repair, comes news of the mesh failing dramatically causing the intestines to rupture through. Georgia Ethicon…
As the latest Ovarian Cancer side effects from Talcum Powder trial is off to the races in St. Louis, Missouri, comes news of a recent lawsuit filed by a woman in her nineties. Woman claims Johnson Baby Powder caused her cancer Frances Escobedo filed her…
According to court documents, Vaginal Mesh Injury lawsuit claims continue to be filed nationwide. Many thousands of women who had a vaginal mesh or bladder sling implanted to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) or stress urinary incontinence (SUI) have experienced serious injuries, devastating urinary
The court is overseeing the Abilify linked compulsive gambling lawsuits has announced that the first trials may begin by the end of this year. These product liability lawsuits claim that Abilify’s manufacturers, blocked key information from patients and doctors about the risk of compulsive behavior…
Smith and Nephew recalls Modular SMF and Redapt hip implants. Late last year, UK-based medical device company Smith & Nephew recalled its line of Modular SMF and Modular Redapt hip implants after it received reports of premature failure and metal poisoning known as metallosis. Smith…
The Smith & Nephew Birmingham hip was one of the first metal-on-metal hip replacement systems on the market, and immediately safety issues were raised concerning premature hip implant failure. Wisconsin Smith & Nephew Birmingham hip failure Steven Zingler, from Wisconsin filed a product liability la
As Johnson and Johnson (J&J) the world’s largest pharmaceutical and medical device company reels under a barrage of talc powder linked ovarian cancer lawsuits, comes news that the trial court overseeing these cases are given the green light for the next scheduled trial. Missouri Supreme Court denies
Terry McLain from Arkansas, recently filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, claiming severe pain and injury after Atrium C-Qur mesh was used during an open repair of her ventral (abdominal) hernia in 2011. According to McLain, she began to…
As Stryker Orthopedics and its parent company Howmedica Osteonics, enter another round of product liability litigation over their allegedly defective metal hip implants, an application has been filed to consolidate the lawsuits for centralization in a multidistrict litigation or MDL. Six filed Stryk
Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler System is under fire for heart infections, after use in heart by-pass and valve surgeries. As I had previously reported, the manufacturers of the Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler System also known as the Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler System, are exposed to personal injury and…
Johnson and Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon are under fire over the alleged side effects of its blockbuster polypropylene mesh medical device which is used to surgically treat abdominal and inguinal hernias. Ethicon Physiomesh Injury, Infection Lawsuits on the rise Sarah Gilman, from Florida rece
