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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), […]

In an unexpected move, the Department of Justice has suspended its four-year civil and criminal investigation into allegations of off-label marketing by Medtronic Inc. concerning its Infuse bone graft product.  No charges have been issued and there was no settlement reached after the company was notified by the U.S. Attorney […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Wednesday, May 9, that patients taking the osteoporosis drug, Fosamax, or any of the bone-building class of drugs known as bisphosphonates, should be reevaluated every three to five years to determine if it is safe for them to remain on the […]

If you blinked you may have missed this news item but it’s important to understand how government inaction hurts its citizens and this is a prime example. On Tuesday, May 8, a House subcommittee unanimously voted to approve its version of the Medical Device User Fee Act (MDUFA) which funds […]