The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML” or “The Panel”) is a body of seven federal district judges who manage multidistrict litigation, meeting on a bimonthly basis to consider requests to establish MDLs. The Panel has the authority to determine whether civil actions pending in two or more federal […]
Category: Mass Torts
After the blood monitoring device INRatio recall, a class-action lawsuit filed against the manufacturer, Alere, has settled out of court. So it is safe to say the global corporation with headquarters in Waltham, Mass., that touts itself as a leader in rapid diagnostics, likely dodged a bullet. Class 1 INRatio […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class 1 recall for a handheld instrument used during hip-replacement surgery. The device failed sterility tests. Greatbatch Medical Recalls The Affected Instrument Greatbatch Medical recalled the instrument, a Standard Offset Cup Impactor. The instrument enables doctors to implant cups and balls […]
The Prelude Short Sheath is a medical device used to guide catheters into the body to treat kidney disease, thrombosis and other conditions that require access to arteries and veins. It has recently been recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said Merit Medical’s Prelude Short Sheath could […]
A company beneath the umbrella of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has initiated a clawback of its recalled EpiPen Auto-Injector and EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector for failing to activate in time of need. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration notified the public March 31, 2017 about the recall by Meridian Medical Technologies / […]
In April of 2016, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation determined that coordination of federal court lawsuits involving men who developed melanoma after taking Viagra was appropriate. MDL No. 2691, styled In Re: Viagra (Sildenafil Citrate) Products Liability Litigation Viagra, was then established before Judge Seeborg, a federal court judge, […]
The Personal Care Products Council wants its name off the defendants’ list in multidistrict litigation filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey by plaintiffs suing Johnson & Johnson over the pharmaceutical giant’s baby powder. The nonprofit operates as a national cosmetics-industry trade association that has more than 600 members […]
First, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication warning consumers about the dangerous side effects of a type of antibiotic known as fluoroquinolones. Aneurysms. Arrhythmia. Inflammation and pain to the joints, muscles and tendons. Permanent damage to the central-nervous system. Type 2 diabetes. All from the […]
Following closely its recall of its reverse total shoulder implants, Zimmer Biomet recalls plastic and ceramic implant parts that are contaminated with endotoxins. Health Canada classifies the recalled products as posing a Type I Hazard. The FDA has adopted approved standards for the presence of acceptable levels of endotoxins in orthopedic […]
In December 2016 Zimmer issued a Class one recall of its Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder Implant System Humeral Tray. Zimmer received 510(K) clearance to market this device in 2008. According to the FDA’s Recall Database, approximately 300 lots of the shoulder implant are being recalled because of a higher than anticipated […]
