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Last Entry: April 08, 2013 at 18:20:00

New Tranvaginal Mesh MDL Created For Coloplast Implants

Posted on April 08, 2013
Yet another set of transvaginal mesh cases have been consolidated into an MDL, or multidistrict litigation, as the result of an order issued by a federal judicial panel at the beginning of August 2012. This latest transvaginal mesh MDL involves devices that were manufactured by Coloplast Corp...

Update on Actos' Link To Bladder Cancer and Other Related Dangerous Drugs

Posted on April 06, 2013
A leading diabetes treatment drug, Actos, has been the subject of heightened interest recently due to its being implicated in an increased incidence of bladder cancer among patients taking the drug, the announcement of the launch of its generic counterparts, and a recent consolidation of federal lawsuits against its manufacturer...

New MDL Created For Pradaxa Injury Cases

Posted on April 04, 2013
The number of lawsuits involving Pradaxa internal bleeding claims has increased so dramatically that the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation created an MDL to centralize pre-trial issues. The MDL—or 'Multidistrict Litigation'—will be centralized in the Southern District of Illinois, with Judge David R...

AARP Warns Patients How To Help Prevent Medical Errors and Medical Malpractice In Hospitals

Posted on April 04, 2013
The number of patients that die each year due to preventable hospital errors is equal to four full jumbo jets crashing each week. While hospitals are capable of great medical feats, they are also riddled with daily errors that claim lives. More than a decade into the fight against medical errors, there is little reason to think the risks have declined considerably for the 37 million people that are hospitalized annually...

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MDL 2428 (In re: Fresenius GranuFlo/NaturaLyte Dialysate Products Liability Litigation)

Posted on April 04, 2013
A panel of judges have recently agreed to consolidate all GranuFlo lawsuits, according a press release issued April 1, 2013. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on March 29, 2013 issued a transfer order consolidating 11 federal claims to MDL 2428 (In re: Fresenius GranuFlo/NaturaLyte Dialysate Products Liability Litigation)...

Update: Actos Cases Linked To Bladder Cancer Set For First MDL Trial

Posted on April 04, 2013
A group of lawsuits that contend the diabetes drug, Actos, carries an increased risk of bladder cancer are set for an initial trial in Louisiana beginning in 2014. In December, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation assigned Doherty to preside over dozens of lawsuits against Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc...

Styker?s Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Stem Recall-New Cases Still Being Evaluated

Posted on March 25, 2013
Many problems have been associated with the faulty Stryker hip implant recall. According the FDA, they have received numerous reports from patients about serious side affects associated with the Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck stems hip implants...

Senior Citizen Drives Drunk; Kills and Crashes With No Remorse

Posted on January 25, 2013
Michael O. Snider, a 70 year old Stone Mountain resident, decided that crashing into tens of vehicles was not only ok, it was warranted when he told police that "I [Snider] do whatever I want." According to the AJC, Snider drove drunk through two counties as he bobbed and weaved his Ford truck through and at cars...

Hip Implant Update: The FDA Demands Proof That Metal-On-Metal Hip Devices Are Safe And Effective

Posted on January 17, 2013
For several years as metal-on-metal devices have failed at alarming rates and a question has been repeatedly asked but not yet answered: Is there a lack of a clinical advantage with metal-on-metal bearings? Today the New York Times reports that the question must be answered by industry or the FDA is going to require these Metal-On Metal (MoM) devices to be withdrawn from the market...

Stryker advises clinical examination on all patients with ABG II modular-neck or Rejuvenate system

Posted on January 07, 2013
The hip implant systems Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck were recalled in June 2012 by Stryker. Recently on January 3, 2013, Stryker announced several important developments concerning these two recalled hip implant systems. In a letter to surgeons, Stryker says that surgeons should consider conducting a clinical examination on all patients who had the ABG II modular-neck or Rejuvenate system implanted...

Diabetes Drug Byetta Linked to Pancreatitis

Posted on December 21, 2012
A black box warning may be added to the dangerous drug, Byetta. The use of Byetta has been linked to pancreatitis, causing at least six deaths. This type of drug is used to treat type two diabetes by lowering blood sugar levels. The FDA issued its first warning regarding Byetta in 2007...

Cardiac Arrest Caused by Recalled Dialysis Product

Posted on October 04, 2012
On June 27, 2012, the FDA issued a recall for Naturalyte Liquid Acid Concentrate and Naturalyte GranuFlo. These products are made by the Fresenius Medical Care North America Company. Evidence shows that Fresenius Medical Care Company knew of the dangers associated with these products yet failed to tell their patients or report the issues to the FDA...

Fresenius Medical Care North Fails To Warn of Dangers Posed by Naturalyte GranuFlo

Posted on September 13, 2012
The FDA recently issued a Class I recall for Naturalyte GranuFlo and Naturalyte Liquid Acid Concentrate made by the Fresenius Medical Care North America Company on June 27, 2012. The recall was issued by the FDA because the products may lead to a high level of serum bicarbonate in patients undergoing hemodialysis...

Dialysis Company Failed to Warn of Risks

Posted on August 29, 2012
A dialysis company failed to warn of the risk their product could cause despite knowledge of the risk. On June 27, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Class I recall for Fresenius Medical Care North America Naturalyte Liquid Acid Concentrate and Naturalyte GranuFlo Acid Concentrate...

DePuy ASR Hip Implant Settlement Amounts Of First 3 Cases Called Into Question

Posted on August 23, 2012
It is being reported that the counsel for the plaintiffs' that settled the first three DePuy ASR Hip Implant cases that were previously set for jury trial in Nevada later this year is now disputing the news reports of the alleged confidential settlement of $600,000 or $200,000 per claim...

5th Transvaginal Mesh MDL Formed in West Virginia

Posted on August 20, 2012
John G. Heyburn II, Chairman for the Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, signed an order that all federal Coloplast transvaginal mesh lawsuits be consolidated for pretrial proceedings as part of a multidistrict litigation (MDL). When cases are consolidated as part of an MDL, the cases are transferred to the same judge who is already presiding over other transvaginal mesh MDLs...

Hip Implant Settlements Reached On First DePuy ASR Patients Set For Jury Trial

Posted on August 19, 2012
The first ever DePuy ASR hip implant cases set for a jury trial in Nevada has recently settled. It was supposed to be the first courtroom battle in the Counrty of patients with the defective ASR hip replacement against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics, manufacturer of said hip implant...

Transvaginal Mesh Medical Devices - Thanks to FDA's 510(k) Loophole

Posted on August 03, 2012
It was in 1976 when Congress passed the Medical Devices Amendments defining the required steps for medical device manufacturers to gain the FDA clearance to sell their products. This process is known at the 501(k) process. The FDA separates medical devices into three categories based on their potential risks and the ability of post-market controls to manage them...

Landmark Jury Verdict Takes Down Transvaginal Mesh Manufacturer C.R. Bard Medical

Posted on July 26, 2012
A landmark jury verdict makes history for a woman who suffered from the complications of transvaginal mesh. The verdict - $5.5 million dollars – marks a major victory for thousands of women who have suffered complications from the mesh medical implant device...

Stryker Recalls Modular Neck Stems Action Specific to Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Stems

Posted on July 12, 2012
The FDA announced that one of the world's leading medical technology companies, Styker, voluntarily recalled its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck stems medical devices. The recall was brought forth after data showed the potential for fretting and corrosion at the modular-neck junction that can lead to adverse tissue reactions...

FDA Advisory Panel Meets to Scrutinize the Safety of Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants

Posted on June 29, 2012
Will the FDA issue guidelines in the treatment and monitoring of patients with this device? Many Physicians and patients that our firm have spoken to consistently talk about the lack of guidelines and attention given by the FDA to the health problems and risk utility of the Metal-on-Metal (MoM) hip replacement...

Propecia Still Being Given Despite the Known Risks

Posted on June 18, 2012
The hair growth drug, Propecia, was first approved in 1997 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). When the drug was first introduced into the market, a number of researchers and doctors expressed concerns about Propecia's severe side effects. According to John Peige of the Baltimore Courts Examiner, one of these doctors who expressed serious concerns about Propecia was 'well-known hair-restoration expert L...

Johnson & Johnson Chooses to Discontinue Producing the Ethicon Mesh Implants

Posted on June 13, 2012
Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson sent letters to the judges in federal and state court overseeing vaginal mesh lawsuits to notify them that the company is going to stop selling the following products: -Gynecare TVT Secure; -Gynecare Prosima Pelvic Floor System; -Gynecare Prolift Pelvic Floor System; -Gynecare Prolift+M Pelvic Floor System; and -Gynecare Gynemash PS...

Bronx Jury Awards $120,000,000 to Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Victim

Posted on June 11, 2012
A jury in New York recently awarded close to $120 million to a woman who was diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome on May 25, 2012. The amount awarded is one of the largest awards ever issued in a medical malpractice case in New York. Jacqueline Martin, now 45 years old, suffered brain damage after several hospital visits in February 2004, according to the NY Times...

Artificial Hips Recalled

Posted on June 11, 2012
British based giant Smith & Nephew recently issued a voluntary recall on a component of one of its all-metal artificial hip systems. The all-metal artificial hip system recall comes after an unusually high number of patient problems. Patients who had this recalled metal-on-metal hip implant system experienced fractures, infections, and dislocations...

Actos Conclusively Linked to Cause of Bladder Cancer

Posted on June 07, 2012
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) published an article this week providing evidence for Actos bladder cancer injury lawsuits, finding that the longer a patient takes Actos and the more Actos a patient takes, the more likely that patient will develop bladder cancer...

New Legislation Proposed to Hold Generic Drug Manufacturers Responsible for Side Effects

Posted on June 04, 2012
Senator Patrick Leahy has recently introduced new legislation in hopes to restore the rights of citizens and hold drug manufacturers of generic brand drugs accountable for failing to warn adequately regarding the side effects which can be associated with the generic medication...

Propecia and Proscar Warn of Serious Sexual Problems

Posted on May 21, 2012
Those men who are considering taking the drug finasteride should carefully consider the risk of sexual side effects, according to Consumer Reports. Finasteride is the active ingredient in Propecia and Proscar. Propecia is a medication used by men to combat hair loss...

Legal Drugs Can Sometimes Be As Deadly as Illegal Drugs - Know What You're Taking

Posted on May 21, 2012
Ever wonder how to find out exactly what inactive ingredients are in medication? Most people do not know or care to know what inactive ingredients are in the drug they are about to take, but some people with medical conditions must know. According to a Consumer Reports' article published on March 23, 2012, 'How can I find out which ingredients are in a medication,' inactive ingredients in drugs are all approved by the Food and Drug Administration...

CBS Atlanta News Examines The Recalled DePuy ASR Hip Implant With Atlanta Attorney Richard Schlueter

Posted on May 17, 2012
The DePuy ASR hip recall initiated in August of 2010 has been a hot topic of discussion in the medical community over the last year and half. Surprisingly thousands of patients are still unaware of the detailed history and circumstances surrounding the hip implant recall...

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