March 9, 2018 AAJ article highlights the ongoing problem with corporations choosing money over honesty and consumer safety. The American Association for Justice’s...
Category: Medical Device Injury
Potential UK Mesh Ban Increases U.S. Scrutiny
February 8, 2018 UK health institute is to recommend that vaginal mesh operation be banned from treating organ prolapse in England. The BBC...
CR Bard to Stay Put in IVC Filter Multidistrict Litigation
January 25, 2018 C.R. Bard’s argument to get out of multidistrict litigation is denied. An Arizona federal judge has dismissed C.R. Bard Inc.’s...
Ethicon Withholds Info to Protect Mesh Profits
January 18, 2018 A consistent chain of behavior demonstrates Ethicon’s disregard for patient safety, making profit its first priority, and dragging its heels...
Justices Just Say “No” to Review of Removal of Filter Suits
January 10, 2018 On Monday, November 27, the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from a medical device maker. The appeal sought...
How Medical Device ID Numbers Could Be Saving the Public
December 18, 2017 Identification numbers are key in tracking Medicare spending on recalled medical devices and protecting consumer health. According to auditors with...
Johnson & Johnson is Causing a Mess with Transvaginal Mesh
December 12, 2017 A jury verdict of $57 million was handed down against Johnson & Johnson and awarded to Ellla Baugh, a Philadelphia...
$3 Million Verdict for Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Upheld
October 24, 2017 The Fourth Circuit Upheld a $3.27 Million Verdict Issued Against Johnson & Johnson’s Subsidiary, Ethicon Inc., for its Defective Transvaginal...
Hip Implant Suits Against Stryker Corp. Consolidated in NJ
September 7, 2017 A Bid by Consumers to Consolidate State Court Lawsuits Over Stryker Corp.’s Allegedly Defective Hip Replacement Device is Approved by...
