On the heels of the $11.1 million verdict awarded to South Dakota plaintiff Linda Gross, a settlement has been reached in a limted number of other transvaginal mesh lawsuits. Endo Health Solutions, Inc. (ENDP), parent company of American Medical Systems (AMS), has agreed to pay…
According to a recent Bloomberg report, e-mails and documents revealed in the Bard transvaginal mesh MDL court proceedings in West Virginia provide evidence that the company used a resin-based plastic in the manufacture of their mesh products that was not approved for human implantation. Women…
In July 2011, the FDA reported that complications associated with transvaginal mesh surgery were not rare, and included erosion, infections, bleeding, and pain. Further, the agency stated it was not clear that transvaginal mesh repair for pelvic organ prolapse (POP), a condition in which a…
In the first DePuy ASR lawsuit to go to trial at the beginning of the year, plaintiff Loren Kransky claimed that DePuy Orthopaedics and parent company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) failed to provide adequate warnings about the products health risks. Having been implanted with the…
Mirena litigation is already underway at the federal level, with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidating all federal cases in April 2013. While these lawsuits are…
Mirena litigation is already underway at the federal level, with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidating all federal cases in April 2013. While these lawsuits are…
Mirena litigation is already underway at the federal level, with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidating all federal cases in April 2013. While these lawsuits are…
Patients with high cholesterol levels who are taking high-potency statins like Crestor may want to check with their doctors to be sure their kidneys are healthy. A recent study indicates that…
As women across the U.S. seek compensation for vaginal mesh injuries like pain, erosion, infections, and bleeding, other women around the world are also coming forward with complaints…
Zimmer Holdings Inc. began marketing its NexGen line of knee implants in 1995, and since then, has sold over 3 million implants. In 2001, Zimmer began selling their high-flex line of NexGen…
When taken by pregnant women, Xanax has been associated with birth defects like “floppy baby” syndrome, neonatal depression and withdrawal, cleft lip and palate, heart defects, and…
After the FDA announced a Class I recall of dialysis products GranuFlo and NaturaLyte in June 2012, Fresenius Medical Care became associated with health care concerns around the country,…