Bair Hugger Blanket Cases Continue
The goal of the Bair Hugger blanket system is to maintain a patient’s body temperature, which is crucial after surgery and often used in hospitals. This blank...
Bair Hugger Cases Heat Up Around the Country
If you or someone you know has endured an infection related to the Bair Hugger surgical warming system, it’s not too late to take action. Lawsuits are heating...
Almost a Third of FDA-Approved Medications Have Safety Risks
Marking one of the most disturbing trends of our time, a recent study has shown that nearly one-third of the drugs the Food and Drug Administration approve show...
Physiomesh Hernia Repair Patches are the Subject of Growing Litigation
Hernia repair surgery is extremely common in the United States, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reporting that over one million such procedures...
Viagra and Revatio Legal Cases Now Under Review
Erectile dysfunction medication Viagra and its twin drug Revatio, prescribed for a high-blood-pressure condition known as pulmonary arterial hypertension, have ...
J&J to Pay $502M for DePuy Hip Implant Failures
On Thursday, March 17th, 2016, a federal jury in Dallas ordered pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay roughly $502 million in damages to f...
Talcum Powder Causes Wrongful Death, Johnson & Johnson to Pay $72M
A St. Louis jury has determined that pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) should pay a total of $72 million in compensatory and punitive damages...
Major Safety Concerns Surround Essure Sterilization Device
Since Bayer’s sterilization device – also known as a permanent form of birth control – Essure showed up on the medical scene in 2002, it has been surround...
Complications Associated with IVC Filters
Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are small, cage-like devices that are fitted in the vena cava to prevent blood clots from reaching the lungs and causing a pulm...
FDA Announces Recall of Zimmer Persona Knee Implant
Zimmer Persona knee implants require a device called a Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial plate in order to function properly. Unfortunately, it is this very devic...
