Bayer AG’s chief executive officer on Friday said the company faces 13,400 suits over the weedkiller Roundup as he defended last year’s $63 billion acquisition of Monsanto to shareholders at an annual meeting. Werner Baumann said that as of April 11 about 13,400 lawsuits have been filed over Roundup, according to a speech prepared for the …
This week, a class action lawsuit was initiated in New York Federal Court in response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s consumer advisory that certain talc-based cosmetic products sold nation-wide and online by the popular children’s makeup brand Claire’s contained unsafe levels of asbestos. Claire’s joins a growing group of cosmetic companies facing …
On February 12, 2019 the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened for its Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel to discuss the current regulatory practices regarding implanted medical devices. These types of devices have had a history of being involved in numerous legal battles over the years. Products such as vaginal mesh and metal …
On January 31, a Jury from Philadelphia struck a blow to mega-medical device producer Johnson & Johnson, awarding a claimant $41 million for injuries related to a faulty pelvic mesh device. The jury awarded compensation based on a collection of damages, including $25 million in punitive damages, $15 million of compensation for damages, and $1 …
In a lawsuit filed against Monsanto company, attorneys representing plaintiff Richard Giglio requested an expedited trial due to Giglio’s short time left to live. Giglio, a California resident, was fatally diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The diagnosis is attributed to exposure to toxic chemicals in the weed killer called, Roundup. On November 30, Monsanto’s legal team …
Although roughly half a million people a year undergo hernia repair surgery, there have been a significant number of cases that have resulted in complications in the last 12 years. A hernia is often repaired using a mesh to support weak muscles that have allowed organs or tissues to protrude. When complications arise from the …
The New Jersey Bergen County Superior Court recently ruled in favor of 70-year old Mary McGinnis, granting her $68 million for injuries sustained from a transvaginal mesh implant. C.R. Bard was held responsible for selling defective medical devices. Doctors use transvaginal mesh to treat both Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) and Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) in …
Every day, people experience medical complications due to medical device defects. Zimmer and Stryker, two leading medical device manufacturers, are both involved in lawsuits filed against them for their defective medical devices. Plaintiff Patrick O’Shea has accused Zimmer Biomet of failing to warn him of the potential risks and design defects associated with the NexGen …
In November 2017, six plaintiffs won a $245 million lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson. A federal jury in Dallas found that Johnson & Johnson was responsible for the defects present in their Pinnacle hip implants and awarded each of the six plaintiffs between $37 million and $49 million. The defective implants were found …
Under a recent ruling, Smith & Nephew—the maker of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR)—must continue to face serious negligence and misrepresentation claims in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Whitney Butcher, an attorney with the Whitley Law Firm who sits on the MDL Plaintiff’s Steering Committee, explains …
