Defective Medical Devices

The numbers of transvaginal mesh lawsuits keeps growing in the Charleston, West Virginia federal court where they are consolidated. At this writing there are 41,060 claims filed with thousands of suits naming six manufacturers being added every month. For the most part, women say they saw legal advertisements on television […]

The television ad shows an excited child getting ready for Max’s birthday party. But there’s a problem. Jake is allergic to peanuts and who knows what’s in the birthday cake. No worries, the mother says…..“We’re prepared right, Jake? …With EpiPen.” The EpiPen Auto-Injector, made by Pfizer, contains a dose of […]

The final bellwether product liability trial against C.R. Bard has been rescheduled yet again. After a November and December date, the trial of Carolyn Jones has now been scheduled for January 10 in the federal courthouse where 40,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits are consolidated in front of Judge Joseph R. Goodwin. […]

It is no surprise that the government of the United Kingdom has taken a move to ban metal hips made by leading medical device manufacturers. The government funds surgeries at its National Health Service Hospitals (NHS) and was tired of the high failure rates and costs associated with early revision […]

In many ways, they keep doctors on schedule. Many say they can’t operate without them. We’re referring to sales representatives, who introduce doctors and hospitals to pharmaceuticals and medical devices. A sales rep might even be in the operating room to teach a doctor how to use a new device. Keep […]

C.R. Bard, one of six makers of transvaginal mesh, wants to recoup the cost of preparing for a trial that was dropped by the plaintiff shortly before it was to begin. The Linda Rizzo product liability case was scheduled for October 8 as one of the bellwether cases against each […]

The drumbeat was pretty loud as the government headed toward a shutdown – repeal the 2.3 percent tax on medical devices that was going to partially fund the Affordable Care Act. The medical device lobby called the tax an unfair burden that would hurt the industry and its ability to […]

Almost everyone has heard advertisements for lawyers representing women damaged by transvaginal mesh. And the response has been overwhelming. There are almost 35,000 cases filed in one court alone, the federal court in Charleston, West Virginia. Thousands more are filed around the country naming primarily six manufacturers – Ethicon ( […]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally seems to be taking something other than a head-in-the-sand approach to monitoring medical devices after they are approved and in use by patients. The U.S. does not monitor medical devices after they go through the FDA’s approval process. Since most medical devices are […]

It’s a novel idea that actually makes sense – the consumer group, Consumers Union, wants hip and knee implants to come with a warranty. In case a medical device fails the patient prematurely, the patient would not have to carry the burden of the costly revision surgery. This idea is […]