Monthly Archives: September 2017
Advocates Push For Passage of Medical Device Safety Bill Enabling Victims To File Lawsuits

Defective Medical Device Lawsuits Contend Such Products As Essure And Power Morcellators Cause Serious Complications And Even Death. As litigation for medical device lawsuits continues in federal courts over Essure, Mirena and other medical devices, Congressional members and advocacy groups rallied in Washington D.C. Monday to urge Congress to pass a bill that allows medical […]
IVC Filter Lawsuits See 395 New Filings Added To MDLs For C.R. Bard And Cook Medical

IVC Filter Lawsuits Maintain The Implanted Blood Clot Filters Can Fracture, Migrate, Tilt, And Puncture The Heart And Lungs. IVC filter lawsuits move forward with more than 5,200 complaints pending against Cook Medical Inc. and C.R. Bard, Inc. over their blood clot filters. The Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filter lawsuits are filed in two federal […]
Federal Judge Orders Report On All Taxotere Lawsuits Eligible For Future Settlement

Taxotere Lawsuits Claim Women Suffer Alopecia or Permanent hair loss After Taking Taxotere Chemotherapy Drug To Treat Breast Cancer. The federal judge managing the Taxotere lawsuit litigation wants a report on all pending and future Taxotere permanent hair loss lawsuits that might be eligible for a future settlement program. Over 1,620 Taxotere alopecia side-effects lawsuits […]
Essure Lawsuits Could Examine Why Bayer Halted Global Sales Of Essure Except In The United States

Filings Of Essure Lawsuits Allege Women Suffer From Chronic Pain, Excessive Bleeding, Unwanted Pregnancy, And Other Birth Control Side-Effects From Essure. Bayer Pharmaceutical Laboratories announced it would stop selling Essure Birth Control in all countries except the United States. The company said the decision was made for commercial reasons and is not related to a […]
190 New Talcum Powder Lawsuits Added To Ovarian Cancer MDL in NJ

Talcum Powder Lawsuits Allege Johnson & Johnson Failed To Warn That Routine Use of Baby Powder And Shower to Shower Causes Women To Develop Ovarian Cancer. The multidistrict litigation (MDL) for Talcum Powder lawsuits saw an increase of 190 new cancer lawsuits last month. lawsuits were filed on behalf of women and their families who […]
Stryker Hip Femoral Head Recall Lawsuits Claim Failed Hip Implants Led To Metallosis

Stryker Hip Femoral Head Recall Lawsuits Contend Femoral Head Failure Causes Joint Instability, Excessive Metallic Debris, Pain, And Other Complications. Stryker hip femoral head recall lawsuits continue to mount with two additional complaints alleging metal blood poisoning from Stryker’s artificial hip components. Howmedica Osteonics Corp., doing business as Stryker Orthopaedics (Stryker), is facing lawsuits in […]
First of Many Cook Medical IVC Filter Lawsuits Set for Trial In October

Cook IVC Filter Lawsuits Allege Blood Clot Filters Are Prone To Migrating, Fracturing, And Puncturing The Lungs, Heart, And Inferior Vena Cava. Cook Medical IVC filter lawsuits will see its first bellwether trial in October. Two additional trials will also take place in 2018. This is according to a recently issued Case Management Order involving […]
Taxotere Hair Loss Lawsuits Move Towards Bellwether Trials

Taxotere Hair Loss Lawsuits Allege Women Who Are Prescribed The Taxotere Chemotherapy Drug To Treat Breast Cancer Experience Permanent Hair Loss. Federal juries for Taxotere hair loss lawsuits may hear more testimony on Taxotere’s alopecia side-effects. The testimony would be heard due to the managing judge’s recently proposed order for four additional bellwether trials. More […]
Xarelto Lawsuit News: Study Suggests Xarelto-Aspirin Combo Can Increases Uncontrollable Bleeding Events

Xarelto Lawsuit Filings Allege The Blood Thinner Causes Internal Bleeding, Brain Bleeds, And Other Dangerous Bleeding Side Effects. Xarelto Lawsuit News: A recently published Xarelto blood thinner study indicates Xarelto paired with aspirin may increase the risk of major bleeding events. The blood thinner’s ability to cause significant and uncontrolled bleeding is also an allegation […]
Essure Lawsuits Mount in U.S. As Australia Pulls Essure Off The Market

Essure Lawsuits Contend Women Had To Have The Birth Control Device Removed After Suffeering Unwanted Pregnancy, Organ Perforation, And Other Complications. As Essure lawsuits continue in the United States, Australian government officials have withdrawn the birth control device from the Australian market. The move comes several months after Bayer, Essure’s manufacturer, stopped Essure sales in […]