The Mirena MDL has been underway since April 8, 2013, when the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated all federal cases into one court in the Southern District of New York….
In the summer of 2012, the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the U.K. suggested that patients with certain types of metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implants should have annual…
On March 8, 2013, a California jury awarded $8.34 million in damages to a Montana man who claimed to have suffered complications after total hip replacement surgery with the DePuy ASR hip system….
What are the risk factors for transvaginal mesh complications? Until now, doctors didn’t know. Women implanted with vaginal mesh devices made by C.R. Bard, American Medical Systems (AMS),…
Over 1,000 NuvaRing lawsuits are pending in the consolidated multidistrict litigation in the Eastern District of Missouri. In March 2013, Judge Rodney Sippel granted a motion to allow…
Over 2,500 transvaginal mesh lawsuits have been filed against Boston Scientific, one of the major manufacturers of mesh products. In one of those lawsuits, 67 women together claim that the…
In January of this year, the first Ethicon transvaginal mesh lawsuit went to trial in the Superior Court of Atlantic County, New Jersey. Plaintiff Linda Gross brought claims against Ethicon and…
In August 2012, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals petitioned the New Jersey Courts to centralize all Mirena IUD lawsuits filed in the state into one location. On January 8, 2013, the New Jersey…
If you're using one of the Nap Nannys made by manufacturer Baby Matters LLC of Berwyn, Pennsylvania, you may want to think twice about putting your child in the recliner again. According to…
Can a company be held liable for an injury if they provide a warning label? In the case of Bumbo Baby Seats, an argument can be made that Bumbo International did not do enough in response to…
You're enjoying a barbeque with family, and you brought your new three-month-old baby along to meet uncles, aunts, and cousins. But it's a warm day, and the sunlight is intense. Should…
Approved in 2007 for use as a treatment for high blood pressure, Tekturna (aliskiren) has recently come under scrutiny because of reports of serious Tekturna side effects. In December 2011,…
