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…
The demand for hip-replacement surgeries is on the rise–so is the number of product liability claims involving defective implants. According to Consumer Reports, there is an increasing number of hip and knee implant requests coming from younger consumers. As the demand for implants grows, consumers need to be aware of…
Food poisoning is not only dangerous–it can be deadly. A food outbreak caused by contaminated meat, produce, or other widely distributed foot source can have a widespread impact, affecting victims nationwide. When bacteria can be traced to one source and linked to mishandling, negligence, or failure to warn and recall,…
A case brought by a 57-year-old Rochester woman against Johnson & Johnson was supposed to begin on September 9, 2013 but the start of the trial was delayed by two weeks to September 23. The case is being referred to as a “bellwether” case as it is the first federal…
Hip and knee implants are common to replace damaged and aging joints, and Consumer Reports writes that aggressive marketing to aging baby boomers and young consumers is likely to result in increased demand for these procedures in the future. By 2030, the number of hip and knee replacement surgeries is…
Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against Stryker Orthopaedics as a result of its defective hip-implant products and the company routinely faces claims from new plaintiffs as the hip implants continue to fail. Almost 400 Stryker cases have been consolidated in New Jersey alone as part of a multi-county litigation…
In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, there are currently six separate coordinated litigations pending against transvaginal mesh manufacturers, including Boston Scientific. To facilitate the processing of claims, more than 22,000 federal lawsuits have been consolidated into the individual multi-district litigations (MDLs) in West Virginia…
No surgery is without potential risks. The Ohio man knew that when he signed up to donate a kidney to his sister, who was in desperate need of one. What he most certainly didn’t anticipate was the risk that his perfectly good kidney would be thrown away before it made…
In a case that was being closely-watched by those in the legal community, a jury awarded $2 million to a woman who alleged C.R. Bard Inc. concealed information regarding the inherent flaws of its transvaginal mesh implant products. Our Boston transvaginal mesh attorneys know that this case was the first…
It’s been almost a year since a fungal meningitis outbreak swept the country, with officials later tracing the cases to Massachusetts compounding pharmacies. compounding pharmacy injuries continue as lawmakers and public officials begin drawing a harder line with regard to regulation of these facilities. Unfortunately, despite numerous promises, those regulatory…