Two Texans who are pursuing Bair Hugger lawsuits against the 3M Company and Arizant Healthcae, Inc. recently came forward to discuss their experiences with a Houston media outlet. Both plaintiffs are alleged to have developed deep joint infections after the … Continue reading
Plaintiffs who have filed Invokana lawsuits over ketoacidosis, kidney injuries and heart attacks are seeking to have their claims centralized in a single federal court. In a Motion for Transfer filed with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on … Continue reading
A recent study suggests that patients who receive Ethicon, Inc.’s Physiomesh Flexible Composite Mesh device during minimally-invasive ventral hernia repair may face a higher risk of recurrence compared to those implanted with an alternative hernia patch. The study was published … Continue reading
Yet another study has suggested that individuals who use proton pump inhibitors may be more likely to develop chronic kidney disease. The authors of the paper, which was published last month in BMC Nephrology, also surmised that the increased risk … Continue reading
The growing litigation involving Nexium and serious kidney complications shows no signs of slowing down. Just this week, a new case was filed in New Jersey federal court on behalf of a woman who developed kidney failure, allegedly due to … Continue reading
More than 50 Taxotere lawsuits have been filed in federal courts on behalf of cancer patients who allegedly experienced permanent alopecia due to treatment with the chemotherapy agent. The number of such cases has nearly doubled since July, when just … Continue reading
A Pennsylvania woman has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of Avelox, alleging that the lack of adequate safety warnings was responsible for her peripheral neuropathy diagnosis. Court records indicate that the Avelox lawsuit was initially filed in the U.S. … Continue reading
A new report suggests that public health officials may be ignoring a new prescription drug scourge – the abuse of Concerta and other ADHD medications by adults. According to a joint investigation conducted by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and MedPage Today, … Continue reading
It was a rough summer for Baxter International, Inc., which was forced to issue its second recall for the Vascu-Guard Peripheral Vascular Patch. Unfortunately, it appears that the Vascu-Guard Patch recall was only the latest safety issue to ensnare the … Continue reading