Two plaintiffs recently filed lawsuits against C.R. Bard and Becton, Dickinson and Company because they claim they were injured by allegedly defective PowerPort catheter devices. According to their complaints, these devices can crack and break, increasing the risk of serious infections and other complications. Given…
On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered all federally filed Exactech lawsuits consolidated in the Eastern District of New York. Recently, the court released a joint status report indicating 571 cases are pending in or being transferred to this…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the recall of over 22,000 Medtronic Mahurkar Acute Lumen High Flow Hemodialysis Catheters because the devices may cause serious injuries or death. These catheters are implanted under the skin for up to three weeks to filter…
A Tennessee man recently filed a new Exactech knee lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. He claims that after being implanted with the Truliant Posterior Stabilized Knee System, he suffered from serious injuries. He seeks compensatory and punitive damages.…
A New York woman recently filed a new Exactech lawsuit in the Southern District of New York. She claims that after she was implanted with the Exactech Optetrak Comprehensive Total Knee System, she suffered from serious injuries. Plaintiff’s Exactech Knee Implant Fails Prematurely According to…
A New York couple recently filed a new Exactech hip replacement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. They are seeking compensatory and punitive damages for injuries one of them claims she received after being implanted with the Exactech…
A Delaware couple recently filed a new Exactech Optetrak lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. They seek compensatory and punitive damages arising from injuries allegedly suffered from the Exactech Optetrak Total Knee System. On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Judicial…
A New York man recently filed a new Exactech knee replacement system lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He claims that after he was implanted with the Exactech Optetrak Logic Total Knee System, he suffered from serious injuries.…
On October 7, 2022, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered that all federally filed Exactech joint lawsuits be centralized in the Eastern District of New York. U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis was appointed to oversee the pre-trial proceedings. Plaintiffs involved in the…
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…
