The first federal transvaginal mesh lawsuit is to go before a new jury on Monday July 29, following an earlier mistrial. This is a product liability lawsuit brought by Donna Cisson against C.R. Bard. Cisson claims that she suffered complications from Bard Avaulta mesh that…
Thousands of women use a form of birth control to avoid, or at least try to avoid, getting pregnant from intercourse. The birth control pill (and other oral contraceptives), the birth control shot (Depo-Provera), the birth control patch, the vaginal ring and IUD’s (intrauterine device)…
Bard is under pressure with thousands of product liability lawsuits, including cases involving vaginal mesh implants and IVC filters. There are a growing number of lawsuits have been filed against the medical device company, including more than 8,000 Bard Avaulta vaginal mesh lawsuits and several…
The guardian of a young girl whose father was killed in a Quebec train crash in July has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Illinois against several railway and fuel service companies that are related to the wreck. The lawsuit is thought to be the…
Fresenius Medical Care’s Granuflo and NaturaLyte dialysis lawsuits in the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL), are beginning to make progress. Recently in April, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered that all Fresenius dialysis lawsuits will be consolidated for coordinated management, as part of an…
By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Personal Injury Attorney A new controversy is waging over an old medical malpractice law in California. A group of trial lawyers, consumer advocates and the nurses union is gathering signatures for a new state ballot initiative to increase California’s cap on…
Every surgery has risks, but complications with transvaginal placement of surgical mesh to treat Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) complications have caused serious injuries to thousands of patients. According to the FDA, over 1,000 cases have emerged in the last three…
Lennox and Superior gas fireplaces have been recalled by Lennox Hearth Products because the gas connectors have the potential to leak, posing a fire hazard. The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). To date, the company has…
This is my latest blog to educate the community on a dangerous homemade object that is popular among teens. A recent article in the July 22, 2013 issue of Pediatrics reminded me of a time as a child when a 2-year-old neighbor kid shove a…
On July 14, on Sylvan Lake in suburban Detroit, MI, three children were being pulled in a tube by their father driving a jet ski when another boat moving perpendicularly struck the tube. The boat driver said he saw the personal watercraft, but not the…