As if the warnings on Actos, Byetta, Januvia and Victoza have not been enough for people living with Diabetes, some popular testing strips and meters were recalled during the month of January. Tandem Diabetes Care recently recalled a specific lot of insulin cartridges used with…
Fred and Friends has issued a voluntary recall of pacifiers, in the US and Canada, in cooperation with the FDA, because they fail to meet federal safety standards. The Artiste pacifiers have a ‘beard’ on the knob of the pacifier which can detach, posing a…
Medical studies have demonstrated a link between talcum powder use and ovarian cancer in women. Johnson & Johnson, is a giant pharmaceutical company for a wide range of cosmetic, pharmaceutical and hygiene products, has issued a steady stream of product recalls and safety warnings. Talcum…
Johns Hopkins Researchers Release Shocking Results of Medical Malpractice Investigation Researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital conducted a cautious and rigorous study of national medical malpractice claims, and found some shocking results: the researchers found that a surgeon in the U.S. leaves a foreign object in…
On October 2, 2012, the U.S. Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) issued an order creating the Biomet Hip MDL. The order brought together all federal lawsuits with claims concerning the Biomet M2A-Magnum and Biomet M2A-38 hip replacement devices into the Northern District of Indiana.…
This month, we will be looking at things that we cannot tell the jury during a trial. It is truly unfortunate that as the party with the burden of proof, meaning the party that has to prove everything by a standard more likely true than…
Major depressive disorder affects approximately 14.8 million American adults or about 6.7 percent of the United States population, age 18 and older (Archives of General Psychiatry, 2005 June; 62(6): 617-27). It’s not surprising that pharmaceutical antidepressants have become such a big business. Unfortunately, all synthetic…
A tuberculosis outbreak in Summerlin Hospital last year, in the Neonatal Intensive care unit, has prompted nearly 200 people to file a lawsuit alleging they have been impacted by the hospital and its poor practices. Thousands of people were notified by The Southern Nevada Health…
In June 2013, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) granted federal coordinated proceedings for defective hip product liability lawsuits filed over Stryker Rejuvenate and Stryker ABG II hip implants. These Stryker hips have a modular femoral component that allows the adjustment of the…