Over the past several months, plaintiffs have been filing product liability lawsuits against Eliquis manufacturers Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer, Inc. As of December 2016, there were about 34 Eliquis lawsuits pending in different courts around the country. In each, plaintiffs claim that the manufa
A new class action lawsuit was filed against 3T heater-cooler device manufacturer LivaNova, formerly Sorin Group Deutschland GMBH, on January 24, 2017. The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Columbia Division. The plaintiff asserts that he and…
An Alaska couple has filed a new Stryker hip lawsuit concerning the Accolade TMZF femoral stem with the LFIT V40 head against the hip implant manufacturer. A number of other plaintiffs have filed similar lawsuits claiming that the LFIT V40 is defective, and leads to…
Duodenoscopes — small, tube-like devices used to diagnose and treat health problems in the liver, bile ducts, and pancreas — have been the subject of investigation lately because of their link to dangerous superbug infections. Last year, the FDA announced that Olympus, the manufacturer responsible…
A Louisiana man has filed a new Xarelto lawsuit on behalf of his spouse, who died after taking the blood-thinning drug. He filed his case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, joining the current Xarelto Multi-District Litigation (MDL) that was…
An Oklahoma man has filed a class action lawsuit against Samsung Electronics, stating that the company’s home washing machines are dangerously defective. In some cases, they have been reported to actually “explode,” forcing the lids off and potentially injuring consumers. The plaintiff filed the cas
While electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) were initially touted as being much safer than traditional tobacco cigarettes, recent research has highlighted a number of safety concerns associated with them. There have been instances where the devices have exploded and injured consumers. In 2009, the FD
In 2016, the U.S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee released a report on closed-channel duodenoscope-related infections, noting that they had sickened at least 250 patients worldwide. Duodenoscopes are small tube-like medical devices used to diagnose and treat health problems in the l
A new report by the independent, public-interest news organization ProPublica indicates that manufacturers spent more on physician payments for Xarelto than any other drug in 2015. Payments were for things such as promotional speaking, consulting, meals, travel, gifts and royalties, but not for rese
In October 2016, the FDA warned that surgery with LivaNova PLC Stockert 3T heating-cooling devices had been linked to serious and potentially deadly infections. Recent reports, however, have indicated that it’s not only this particular device that may be to blame. At least four other…
It was over two years ago now that the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federally filed Xarelto lawsuits into one court in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Now, there are over 13,000 cases pending in that court, with plaintiffs claiming Xarelto…
New Stryker hip replacement lawsuits are being filed by plaintiffs injured by the LFIT V40 femoral head, a component of their hip implant. Some are calling this new group of lawsuits the “second wave.” Stryker has been defending lawsuits involving its Rejuvenate hip stem and…