Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits

Given that information, one might wonder how much consumers spend each year on prescription medications, and how many individuals have suffered side effects stemming from the thousands of health care products on the market today. What we do know is that product liability lawsuits are continuing to be filed in the U.S. by those who seek compensation for the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by their alleged injuries.

Despite having been designed to improve a person’s overall quality of life, the side effects associated with some medical devices on the market today have had the opposite effect, according to lawsuits filed against their manufacturers. A number of metal-on-metal hip replacement implants in the media recently have allegedly forced recipients to undergo revision surgery, for example, after resulting in pain, symptoms associated with metallosis (metal ion poisoning) and other adverse tissue reactions.

They may also affect thousands, if not millions of people. It is estimated that approximately 93,000 DePuy ASR metal-on-metal hip replacement implants were sold in the U.S. prior to their recall in August 2010, after they were found by a British hip registry to result in excessively high failure rates in recipients.

The companies that manufacture, market and distribute consumer products have a duty to ensure that they are safe for their intended use. When design or manufacturing defects cause harm, those affected may be entitled to seek restitution by filing a consumer products lawsuit. Consumers can also take legal action when a company has failed to provide the public with adequate warnings about a product’s dangers. Over the years, product liability lawsuits have allowed individuals to hold large companies accountable for the sale of dangerous consumer products that could potentially harm thousands of people.

Bernstein Liebhard LLP is currently investigating the following consumer product lawsuits:

Vaccine injuries, while rare, do occur. The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) provides compensation to individuals who suffered serious side effects and complications from 16 covered vaccines, including the seasonal flu vaccine, the HPV vaccine, and the hepatitis A and B vaccines.

Since 1988, the program has paid out over $3.9 billion. More 1,200 vaccine injury claims were filed with the NVICP in 2017, the most in a decade.

Bernstein Liebhard LLP is currently investigating the following vaccines and vaccine-related injuries: