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Category: Mass Torts

Metal Hip Implant Failure

06/27/2012
Defective Medical Devices
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The Searcy Denney Mass Tort Unit would like to thank our client, Howard Sadwin of Sarasota, Florida, for his poignant statements today before the Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee for the Food and Drug Administration. The hearings were convened in Gaithersburg, Maryland.  In addition […]

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Yet Another DePuy Lawsuit Filed

06/27/2012
Announcement
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  Another DePuy ASR hip implant lawsuit was filed this week against DePuy Orthopaedics and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson.  This lawsuit was filed on behalf of a 61 year old woman who lives on a farm near Gainesville, Florida.  She had the misfortune of being implanted with not […]

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Pradaxa Tops FDA’s List for Serious Adverse Events

06/26/2012
Articles
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According to an analysis by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Pradaxa drug (Dabigatran) topped the list of direct reports to the FDA for serious adverse drug events in 2011.  Pradaxa took the lead with 817 direct reports, followed by Coumadin (Warfarin) with 490 direct reports, Levaquin (Levofloxacin) with 393, […]

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New DePuy Claim Filed

06/25/2012
Announcement
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The Searcy Denney Mass Tort Unit filed yet another individual lawsuit this week on behalf of a Florida DePuy ASR hip implant victim. This claim was filed on behalf of a Sebring resident who was implanted with bilateral recalled DePuy ASR implants in 2007 at Highlands Regional Medical Center. This plaintiff […]

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Why Use Vaginal Mesh When It’s Not Needed?

06/22/2012
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With all of the controversy, bad outcomes, and thousands of personal injury lawsuits concerning vaginal mesh, this medical doctor has a novel approach. Dr. John Wei of the University of Michigan suggests using a mid-urethral sling to prevent incontinence, even when the woman is not incontinent! Published June 20, 2012 […]

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Avandia and Actos Linked to Macular Edema Vision Problems

06/13/2012
Actos
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According to a study published June 11, the users of Actos (pioglitazone) or Avandia (rosiglitazone) may face an increased risk of developing macular edema.  Published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, British researchers collected data on more than 100,000 patients with type 2 diabetes who were enrolled in the British […]

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What is Ethicon Instructing in Mesh Recall Handling?

06/8/2012
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In its June 4th announcement that it is taking four synthetic vaginal meshes off the market, Ethicon acts like it is in charge of the FDA. First, the division of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) requests it be given 120 days to “cease commercialization” which essentially means allowing the four defective […]

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