Health

Our Health section examines how serious injuries from catastrophic trauma to medical-device complications affect people's lives. We review rehabilitation, medical malpractice, long-term care, and how legal claims intersect with recovery and compensation.

J&J Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Verdict Upheld

J&J Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Verdict Upheld. Johnson & Johnson the world’s largest pharmaceutical and medical device maker is exposed to increasing scrutiny over its line of talcum powder products. J&J Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Verdict Upheld The New York Times reported today that J&J…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 19 Dec 2018

California Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Lawsuit

California Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Lawsuit. A personal injury and defective product liability lawsuit was recently filed against Smith & Nephew, blaming the metal Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) system for premature implant failure. The lawsuit also alleges dangerous metal blood p

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 11 Jul 2018

Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca hid Onzyglza heart failure risks: Lawsuit

Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca hid Onzyglza heart failure risks: Lawsuit. According to Robert Curtis’ lawsuit claims, Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca pharmaceutical companies hid the potential Onglyza heart failure risks from diabetic patients and their doctors by providing false and misl

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 19 Apr 2018

Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca hid Onzyglza heart failure risks: Lawsuit

Byetta, Januvia, and Victoza re-targeted over Pancreatic Cancer claims

Byetta, Januvia, and Victoza re-targeted over Pancreatic Cancer claims. Byetta, Januvia, and Victoza are back in the crosshairs over Pancreatic Cancer claims with the recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rulings. Type 2 Diabetes the Modern Plague It appears that type 2 diabetic patients cannot…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 29 Mar 2018

Byetta, Januvia, and Victoza re-targeted over Pancreatic Cancer claims

Diabetic Patients Angry at J&J over Invokana Amputations

Diabetic Patients Angry at J&J over Invokana Amputations. We have been contacted by many diabetic patients who have expressed anger at Johnson & Johnson the maker of the notorious new type of diabetic medication, Invokana. These folks are frightened and angry over the increased risk…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 6 Mar 2018

Diabetic Patients Angry at J&J over Invokana Amputations

Why do Smith Nephew Birmingham Hips fail?

Why do Smith Nephew Birmingham Hips fail? As the U.S. population ages, hip joint deterioration from a variety of causes has become more common-place. Hip joint deterioration leads to pain, stiffness, and difficulty walking. Since these symptoms are progressive, patients are advised to undergo metal…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 16 Feb 2018

Why do Smith Nephew Birmingham Hips fail?

California labels Monsanto’s Roundup as cancer causing

California labels Monsanto’s Roundup as cancer causing. California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced this week that Glyphosate, an herbicide and the active ingredient in Monsanto Company’s blockbuster Roundup weed killer, will be added to California’s list of chemi

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 28 Jun 2017

DuPont Found Liable In Teflon C-8 Toxic Damage Lawsuit

In a massive toxic chemical environmental pollution case that has been slowly coming to the boil over the past 25 years, the affected thousands of victims of DuPont’s callously dumping action of millions of tons of highly toxic waste products from its Teflon production sites,…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 8 Oct 2015

Xarelto Uncontrollable Bleeding Trials Set for 2017

Since December 2014, all federal product liability lawsuits filed against Bayer and Johnson & Johnson over the bleeding side effects of Xarelto have been centralized and consolidated before U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon in the Eastern District of Louisiana as part of an MDL, or…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 5 Oct 2015

Xarelto Side Effect Lawsuits

According to a motion pending before the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML), all Xarelto lawsuits filed in U.S. District Courts should be consolidated and centralized before one judge. as part of a MDL or multidistrict litigation. There are at least 30 actions pending in…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 13 Nov 2014

OxyElite Pro Liver Failure Recall

The Texas-based company that manufactures OxyElite has agreed to recall and destroy a dietary supplement linked to several hundred cases of acute liver failure and hepatitis, including deaths and cases where several patients required liver transplants. FDA Warning Letter According to the FDA,”As soo

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 28 Aug 2014

Metal on Metal Hip Failure & Metallosis Lawsuit Update

There has been some success in the lawsuits involving the thousands of defective metal on metal hips, with most recently DePuy ASR releasing settlement checks for injured patients. Only a fraction of the lawsuits have been settled, there are thousands more are still pending against…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 14 Aug 2014