Legal News & Injury Law Trends

How Does Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Spread Cancer in Women?

Short answer by causing the spread of undiagnosed malignant uterine cancer. In American women who are of reproductive age, Hysterectomy is the second most frequently performed surgical procedure (after cesarean section). The majority of these hysterectomies are performed laparoscopically. According

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 28 Oct 2015

Texas VW Car Drivers Fume Over Diesel Emissions

It is truism, that if something is too good to be true then it is not. Volkswagen (VW) shocking admissions over the past 2 weeks, illustrates that point clearly. VW has pushed hard over the past 10 years to become the world’s largest automobile manufacturer…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 30 Sep 2015

Monsanto Roundup Cancer Lawsuits

For folks who are concerned with the increasing rates of cancer, birth defects and childhood autism and brain development, may take pause on this recent spate of Roundup lawsuits. Monsanto is exposed to two new cancer lawsuits by farm workers who allege that they developed…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 29 Sep 2015

Volkswagen Lied About its Clean Diesel Technology

Many consumer class action lawsuits are being filed on behalf of Volkswagen (VW) and Audi diesel car owners, after bombshell revelations from the auto giant earlier this week. These aggrieved owners are seeking damages for diminution of diesel car value, and other deceptive consumer claims…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 25 Sep 2015

How Does Power Morcellator use during Hysterectomy cause cancer spread?

The family of a woman who died in 2013 after undergoing a hysterectomy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital has sued the medical center. The wrongful death lawsuit, was filed earlier in June in Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston. The complaint names the operating surgeon…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 17 Jul 2015

Bard Avaulta Mesh Injury Cases Heading to Settlement

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…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 18 Feb 2015

Uterine Cancer Ethicon Morcellator Wrongful Death Lawsuit

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

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 18 Dec 2014

Xarelto Lawsuit News Report Finds Adverse Bleeding Side-Effects

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 ag

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 11 Sep 2014

Texas DePuy Pinnacle Metal Hip Trial Update

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…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 5 Sep 2014

First Round of DePuy ASR Settlement Payments to Begin

Thousands of hip replacements injured patients who received a defective DePuy ASR hip implant, will begin receiving payments in the next few months. Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary agreed to pay out at least $2.4 billion to settle claims. According to a report, 98.3%…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 4 Aug 2014

FDA Proposes Reclassification of Trans Vaginal Mesh as High Risk Device

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 (clas

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 29 Apr 2014

Testosterone California Testim Stroke Lawsuit

A 58-year-old California man who suffered injuries after using the testosterone therapy Testim has sued manufacturer Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc., claiming it coordinated a massive ad campaign to aggressively promote the need for its product while failing to warn users of life-threatening side effe

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 1 Mar 2014