People who suffer traumatic injuries face a “life-threatening” risk for blood clots, but inferior vena cava (IVC) filters don’t give them a survival benefit, according to a new study. IVC filters are...
A Georgia jury handed Wright Medical an $11 million dollar loss in the first federal trial over its Conserve hip implant. The jury found Wright’s implant was defective, unreasonably dangerous and the...
Medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific recalled two cardiology devices after receiving reports of deadly fractures. The company sent letters to hospitals and health care facilities in October,...
The number of Zofran birth defect lawsuits continues to climb after the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the order to consolidate cases before Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Massachus...
A study published in the Journal of Arthroplasty found the Apex K2 hip implant manufactured by OMNI — formerly OMNIlife Science, Inc. — has an above average rate of wearing down and complications. Som...
Danish manufacturer Coloplast increased the transvaginal mesh litigation provision in its budget by 3 billion Danish crowns ($448 million). The provision is set aside to cover settlement and legal cos...
Takeda Pharmaceuticals reached settlement agreements with two Nevada plaintiffs who say the company’s Type 2 diabetes drug Actos gave them bladder cancer. After more than a month of arguments and test...
Lawsuits involving one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies and one of the most controversial medical devices in the U.S. now are centralized to a single court. Johnson & Johnson is accused of hidi...
The inventor of Bair Hugger warming blankets is warning of the risk for infections the device could cause when used during orthopedic surgeries. Dr. Scott D. Augustine invented the Bair Hugger warming...
The lawsuits of families claiming the anti-nausea drug Zofran caused birth defects in their children are now consolidated to a single court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The transfer order...
