Legal News & Consumer Rights

Doctors Share Closed Morcellation Techniques that Reduce Cancer Risk

In April 2014, the FDA warned about the cancer risks associated with using power morcellation in uterine fibroid removal and hysterectomy procedures. Since then, many doctors have shied away from the technique, while a number of hospitals have stopped using the devices. Rather than completely…

By NYC Contributor

/ 22 Jul 2014

FDA Meeting Planned to Discuss Risks & Benefits of Morcellation

The Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee will come together on July 10th and 11th of 2014 to discuss the risks and benefits of power morcellation. One of those risks includes the potential for the power morcellator to spread cancerous…

By NYC Contributor

/ 9 Jul 2014

FDA Warns Against Using Lidocaine in Teething Infants and Children

The FDA has received 22 report of serious adverse reactions, including death, among children and infants 5 months to 3.5 years of age that were given oral viscous lidocaine to treat teething pain. Now, the federal agency is requiring a boxed warning on those products.…

By NYC Contributor

/ 4 Jul 2014

Roopal Luhana Speaks out About Testosterone Therapy Lawsuits on Blog Talk Radio

One of the founding partners at Chaffin Luhana is speaking out on blog talk radio this afternoon. Roopal Luhana will be talking about testosterone therapy lawsuits on MoneyForLunch Radio at 1:40mpm Central time. Right now our firm is investigating and litigating lawsuits on behalf of…

By NYC Contributor

/ 3 Jul 2014

Alleged Delay in Child’s Delivery Leads to $14.5 Million Malpractice Verdict

After two weeks, a Cuyahoga County jury decided to award Stephanie Stewart and her child, Alijah Jones, now 11, $14.5 million for medical malpractice according to Cleveland.com. The lawsuit was originally filed against MetroHealth Medical center and Dr. Steven Wright in 2004, and refiled in…

By NYC Contributor

/ 30 Jun 2014

Another Push to Impose Regulations on E-Cigarettes

A group of medical professionals are calling on the World Health Organization to “hold firm in what seems to be its intention to impose strict regulations on electronic cigarettes.” The letter, dated June 16, 2014, expresses concern and states that research shows that those who…

By NYC Contributor

/ 26 Jun 2014

Another Death Reported in Connection with “Nap Nanny”

If you have a Nap Nanny or a Nap Nanny Chill in your home, do not use it. The Consumer Safety Product Safety Commission, CPSC, reports another death involving a baby dying in a Nap Nanny infant recliner. CPSC said the 8-month-old was found “trapped…

By NYC Contributor

/ 24 Jun 2014

NHTSA Orders More Tests on Graco Child Seats

There is more controversy surrounding Graco’s rear-facing child seats. Now, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants the company to recall more seats due to problems with the buckle. Graco recalled more than 4.2 million rear-facing car seats in February and March 2014 due to…

By NYC Contributor

/ 23 Jun 2014

Gynecologists Don’t Rule out Risk of Cancer using Power Morcellation for Uterine Surgery

Two gynecological organizations, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and the AAGL, formerly known as the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, released reports in May 2014 confirming there is no way to unequivocally confirm if a woman has a uterine sarcoma b

By NYC Contributor

/ 18 Jun 2014

California Woman Sues After Procedure Involving Wolf Power Morcellator

Women who have been diagnosed with a serious and sometimes life-threatening cancer because of laparoscopic surgery with a power morcellator are fighting back. A California woman and her husband, for example, recently filed a morcellator lawsuit against Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation. T

By NYC Contributor

/ 13 Jun 2014

Health Canada Issues a Notice to Hospitals Concerning Uterine Fibroid Surgery

On April 17, 2014, the FDA issued a safety communication discouraging physicians from using laparoscopic power morcellation for removing uterine fibroids. Studies and reports have revealed that the procedure creates a slight risk of spreading cancerous tissues beyond the uterus. Now, Health Canada h

By NYC Contributor

/ 11 Jun 2014

Study: E-Cigarettes Can Produce Carcinogens

New research finds that “smoking” an e-cigarette can produce harmful carcinogens. According to an article in the New York Times, two new studies will be published in May 2014 in the journal of Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Findings include “that the high-power e-cigarettes known as…

By NYC Contributor

/ 6 Jun 2014