Thousands of transvaginal mesh lawsuits are moving forward within courts throughout the United States as injured women seek to hold manufacturers accountable for complications from dangerous surgical mesh products. In one case against transvaginal mesh manufacturer American Medical Systems (AMS), a recent judicial order was issued. The order addressed the…
Air bags are supposed to protect you in the event of an accident and if an air bag does not deploy when it is needed, serious or even fatal injury could result. At the same time, an air bag deploys at high speeds and if it deploys at the wrong…
A plaintiff whose transvaginal mesh lawsuit was dismissed by the Suffolk County Superior Court has successfully won her appeal and her case will go forward. Our Boston transvaginal mesh lawyers know this is an important victory as the plaintiff will now get her day in court and will have a…
A surprising trend in recent years: middle-aged Americans are increasingly taking advantage of medical procedures that were typically reserved for the elderly. According to The Bulletin, “hundreds of thousands of [younger] Americans” are undergoing medical procedures to implant devices that can improve mobility. Our Boston defective hip implant lawyers know…
In 2010, Toyota vehicles began accelerating unintentionally, causing the company to stop production and sales of eight vehicle models and to recall 2.3 million vehicles. Toyota’s reputation was damaged and the company has been subject to many lawsuits both from plaintiffs who were injured or who lost family members, and…
Stryker Corp. recalled its ABG II and its Rejuvenate hip implants from the market last year because the products were causing serious harm to patients. Our Boston defective hip implant lawyers know that in the United States, as many as 20,000 of these Stryker devices have already been implanted in…
Defective hip replacements have caused a significant number of problems for patients, requiring follow-up surgeries and medical care. Despite the risk of defective hip-replacements thousands of Americans undergo the surgery every year to improve their quality of life. Patients who have endured the surgery know that it is extremely invasive…
Hip replacement is known to be a risky surgery, which can cause serious complications for patients, including fatality. The hip replacement process is one of the most invasive surgeries and is often performed on the elderly who have weaker structures and immune systems. Despite the high risk of surgery, many…
If you only read women’s health and beauty magazines, you may think that post-partum depression and weight gain are the only negative consequences of pregnancy and delivery. However, as recent research and years of medical evidence have shown, women who deliver a child can suffer a host of physical issues…
Several manufacturers of vaginal-mesh implants are working towards settlement after thousands of women have suffered serious injury and wrongful death. According to reports, there could me more than 50,000 claims filed and joined in this potential products liability settlement. Insiders claim that the liability is strong in these cases so…