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At this time, pending in the federal court MDL proceedings in Georgia and 700 cases pending in the California state court consolidated proceedings.  There are also more than 800 individual cases pending on a tolling agreement with Wright Medical, which is a contract that suspends the statute of limitations period […]

On February 9, 2009, a North Carolina resident was implanted with the Obtryx Transobturator Mid-Urethral sling. This patient filed suit against the maker of her vaginal mesh, Boston Scientific (“Boston”), asserting claims of breach of express and implied warranties, negligence, punitive damages, and strict liability (design defect, failure to warn, and […]

In February 2015, sixteen plaintiffs sued Pfizer, the maker of Viagra, alleging that their ingestion of Viagra between 1998 and 2013 caused them to develop melanoma. Plaintiffs asserted the following cause of actions: breach of implied warranties, breach of express warranties, fraudulent concealment, gross negligence, loss of consortium, negligence, reckless […]

Is the controversial new drug touted as female Viagra cause for celebration or concern? Does the little pink pill represent “girl” power, or is it a shortsighted remedy for sexual dysfunction in women? Do its benefits outweigh its risks? Questions such as those and a flurry of others have made […]

In November 2011, a Maryland woman underwent surgery at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Maryland where Dr. Jeffrey Welgoss implanted her with a sling manufactured by Ethicon. The patient asserts that she continued to experience pain and discomfort after the removal of the sling and that her Ethicon TVT sling has also caused […]

The threat of a hunger strike against the Food and Drug Administration, a Facebook page titled “Essure Problems Lawsuit” and a congressional bill calling for a recall of the female contraceptive manufactured by Bayer have surrounded the device with controversy and raised questions about its safety. Originally approved in 2002, […]