Monthly Archives: December 2015
Morcellator Cancer Lawsuit Attorneys at Southern Med Law Launch New Web Page On Power Morcellators and Uterine Cancer

Power Morcellator Cancer Lawsuit Claims Represented By Southern Med Law and Dr. Blaudeau Who Serves on Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for Federal Litigation Southern Med Law, a law firm representing product liability plaintiffs in courts around the country, announces the launch of a new morcellator cancer lawsuit page to provide the public with the most up-to-date […]
Duodenoscope Infection Lawsuits: Olympus Was Advised To Recall Scopes Linked To Infection Outbreak

Duodenoscope Infection Lawsuits Contend Olympus’ Contaminated Medical Scopes Cause Superbug Infection That Leads To Sickness And Death. Plaintiffs in duodenoscope infection lawsuits are learning, through a news report, that an independent investigator hired by Olympus Corp. advised the company to conduct a global investigation into its medical scopes that were linked to an infection outbreak. […]
Cook IVC Filter Lawsuits Continue After Judge Denies Request To Separate Punitive Damages

Cook IVC Filter Lawsuits Allege Celect and Günther Tulip Inferior Vena Cava Filters (IVC) Fractured, Tilted Or Migrated And Caused Injuries To Patients. A federal judge managing the coordinated pretrial proceedings for Cook Medical IVC filter lawsuits denied a request from the company to divide punitive damages claims during discovery and at trial. Cook Medical […]
SSRI Birth Defect Lawsuits: Study Shows Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy Increases Autism Risk

Southern Med Law Is Evaluating SSRI Birth Defect Lawsuits Alleging Antidepressants Such as Zoloft and Paxil Cause Skeletal Defects, Heart Malformations, And Other Birth Defects When Taken During Pregnancy. A newly released study suggests using antidepressants, such as Zoloft or Paxil, during the second or third trimester of pregnancy increases the risk of autism in […]
Dr. Blaudeau of Southern Med Law Appointed To Plaintiff Steering Committee For Power Morcellator Lawsuits

Southern Med Law Represents Women In Power Morcellator Lawsuits Alleging Power Morcellators Spread Undetected Leiomyosarcoma During Laparoscopic Hysterectomies And Myomectomies. Southern Med Law is pleased to announce that its founding attorney, Dr. François Blaudeau, has been appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the Power Morcellator Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2652), pending in the […]
Bair Hugger Lawsuits Will Continue Under Consolidation in Minnesota Federal Court

Bair Hugger Lawsuits Claiming The Forced-Air Warming Blank Used Prior To Surgery Causes Serious Deep-joint Infections After It Circulates Contaminants Investigated By Southern Med Law Bair Hugger lawsuits that have been awaiting litigation in federal courts nationwide have been centralized in the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. The Bair Hugger complaints allege that 3M […]
Duodenoscope Infection Lawsuits Mounting, With New Filing in Pennsylvania Federal Court

Duodenoscope Infection Lawsuits Claim Contaminated Medical Scope, Faulty Cleaning Device, Caused Superbug Infection That Led to North Carolina Man’s Death Duodenoscope infection lawsuits are mounting in U.S. courts, following multiple warnings from U.S. health regulators regarding the potential for medical scopes to harbor and spread dangerous bacteria. According to court records, one of the most […]
Parties In Cook IVC Filter Lawsuits Choose 10 Potential Cases For Trial

Cook IVC Filter Lawsuits Contend Injuries From The Filters Fracturing, Tilting And Perforating Their Lungs, Heart And Inferior Vena Cava, Southern Med Law Reports. Ten Cook IVC filter lawsuits have been selected as possible cases for bellwether trials scheduled to begin late in 2016. The IVC filter lawsuits allege Cook Medical failed to warn doctors […]
Uterine Cancer Lawsuits Increase With 27 Cases Added Power Morcellator MDL

Uterine Cancer Lawsuits Purport That Power Morcellator Manufacturers Failed To Disclose That Their Medical Devices Have The Potential To Spread Undetected Cancer, Including Leiomyosarcoma, A Rare And Aggressive Form Of Cancer. Filings of morcellation cancer lawsuits are continuing at a steady rate since complaints against Ethicon Inc., were consolidated by a federal judicial panel in […]
Mirena IUD Injury Lawsuit Claims Continue As More Women Are Using IUD Birth Control

Mirena IUD Injury Lawsuit Claims Alleging Infection, Ecptopic Pregnancy, Severe Pelvic Pain, Heavy Bleeding, Organ Damage, Loss of a Baby and Other Serious Complications Mirena Birth Injury Lawsuit News: The National Center for Health Statistics reports the use of long-term contraceptives, which include intrauterine devices (IUDs) like Mirena, have increased nearly fivefold in the last […]