Four mesh products have been recalled that belong to the Gynecare family of polypropylene mesh under the Ethicon division of Johnson & Johnson. In a June 4th letter Ethicon advised the court it was suspending the sale of synthetic vaginal meshes and on page 2 there is a curious note […]
What do we know about any of the polypropylene meshes that are being removed from the market by Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon division. The four involved mesh products are: The TVT Secur; The Prosima Pelvic Floor Repair System; The Prolift Pelvic Floor Repair System; and The Prolift MTM Pelvic Floor […]
Late last night, June 4th comes news from Bloomberg, that medical device maker, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) plans to stop selling four transvaginal mesh implants in the face of hundreds of lawsuits and more to come. Ethicon, a unit of J&J, told a federal judge in West Virginia that it […]
The Honorable Judge Joseph R. Goodwin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia held a status conference Thursday, May 24, 2012, in the U.S. Courthouse in Charleston, West Virginia to coordinate the discovery process for the hundreds of consolidated cases filed by women around the […]
According to a new study from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, only half of drug labels include adequate information on the safety, effectiveness, and dosage for children. Overall, researchers found that 54% of all drug labels did not include useful pediatric information. When only considering medication that is relevant […]
Cal Warriner and Brenda Fulmer of the Searcy Denney Mass Tort Unit filed yet another case against DePuy earlier this month for a client with a defective ASR metal-on-metal hip implant. This latest individual lawsuit was filed on behalf of an Orlando woman who underwent hip implant surgery in late […]
When the Plumbers and Pipefitters local union of West Virginia invested in Zimmer Holdings, shareholders were looking to reap some big financial rewards from the medical device maker. Instead they found themselves initiating a class action lawsuit that was dismissed Monday, May 21, by a federal appeals court judge. The […]
Consumers Union has posted an ad in the online news source, Politico, Monday, May 21, asking “Should medical device makers be allowed to sell new devices based on manufacturer-recalled products – without ever having to prove that the safety flaws were fixed?” Sounds like the answer should be a resounding […]
By now you’ve heard about the bisphosphonates that are typically prescribed when a woman or man experiences the bone-thinning disease of osteoporosis or osteopenia. They are known by their commercial names of Boniva, Fosamax, Actonel, Reclast and were introduced in the mid-1990s. Introduced in the mid 1990s, a recent New […]
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on May 17, 2012, suggests that the popular antibiotic azithromycin may increase the risk of sudden cardiovascular death, especially among patients who are already at risk for cardiovascular disease. Different patient groups were treated with azithromycin (Zithromax), amoxicillin, ciprofloxacin (Cipro), […]
