It seems like U.S healthcare is more concerned about profits than patients these days. Now is the time to learn more about the latest legal battles patients face with conditions from head to toe and how to be your own best healthcare advocate, so you receive the care you deserve.
On June 14, 2022, a group of plaintiffs filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all Exactech joint replacement lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiffs claim that each of…
On June 11, 2022, a New York couple filed a new Exactech lawsuit against the makers of the Exactech Optetrak Total Knee System. Doctors implanted the system into one of the plaintiffs, and he claims that he later suffered from serious injuries. He seeks compensatory…
On June 2, 2022, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urged consumers to immediately stop using Mobility Transfer Systems adult portable bed rails. “These products can create an entrapment hazard and pose a risk of serious injury or death to users,” the CPSC wrote. This…
A New York couple has filed a new Exactech lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. They claim that after one of them was implanted with the Exactech Optetrak Comprehensive Total Knee System, he suffered from serious injuries. He…
A Louisiana woman recently filed a new Exactech knee lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. She claims that after being implanted with the Exactech Optetrak Total Knee Replacement System, she suffered from serious injuries. Exactech Knee Fails in Two…
Back in February, Similac manufacturer Abbott voluntarily recalled many of its powdered formulas, including Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare. All were manufactured in Abbott’s Sturgis, Michigan facility. The recall followed consumer complaints related to bacterial contamination of the formulas and related infant hospitalizations and deaths. Now,…
A New York man and his wife recently filed a new Exactech knee lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New York. The plaintiff claims that he sustained serious injuries from the Exactech Optetrak Comprehensive Total Knee System. He seeks both compensatory…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that Medtronic is recalling about 665 Harmony Delivery Catheters, which are part of the Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) system. The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. The…
Two more plaintiffs have filed new Exactech joint implant lawsuits in Texas and South Carolina. Both claim that the implants are defective and caused them to suffer from serious injuries. These lawsuits follow on the heels of a recent Exactech recall affecting over 140,000 joint…
A Colorado man recently filed a new Exactech lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. He claims that the Exactech Optetrak knee replacement device caused him serious injuries. He seeks compensatory damages. Plaintiff Suffers Extreme Damage After Optetrak Knee Replacement Surgery…
