Tennessee Woman Files New Physiomesh Lawsuit in New Jersey
A Tennessee couple has filed a new Ethicon Physiomesh lawsuit against manufacturer Ethicon and parent company Johnson & Johnson. The couple claims that after the…
Medical Devices & Implants
New Mexico Woman Has to Have Infected Parietex Mesh Removed
On October 5, 2017, a New Mexico woman filed a Covidien hernia mesh lawsuit in the District of New Mexico. She claims that after she…
FDA Reports Five Deaths Linked with Gastric Balloon Obesity Treatment
On August 10, 2017, the FDA released an update alerting health care providers to concerning developments with gastric balloons, which are used to help treat…
Arkansas Woman Claims Other Mesh is Safer and More Effective than Physiomesh
An Ethicon Physiomesh lawsuit is pending in New Jersey state court. An Arkansas woman filed the case on August 3, 2017, in Middlesex County, claiming…
Patients at Risk for Zimmer Biomet Reverse Shoulder Dislocation
A recall announced in February 2017 could affect hundreds of patients who went through total shoulder replacement surgery. Shoulder replacements manufacturer Zimmer recalled a total…
LivaNova Objects to Consolidation of Heater-Cooler Lawsuits
At the end of January 2017, plaintiffs involved in heater-cooler lawsuits filed a petition with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate…
Concerns over Cancer Risk Lead to Johnson & Johnson Halting Sales of Power Morcellators
Johnson & Johnson is stopping the sale of power morcellators after the FDA news release that discouraged doctors from using the device for uterine surgery…
Uterine Leiomyosarcoma a Potentially Dangerous Outcome of Uterine Surgery
Surgery to remove uterine fibroids is considered fairly routine. Usually the fibroids are benign, and modern-day procedures employ small incisions and a laparoscopic tube to…
Two DePuy ASR Lawsuits Scheduled for First NJ Bellwether Trial
While federal DePuy hip lawyers were looking ahead to the first federal bellwether trial scheduled to begin in Ohio in September 9, 2013 (now postponed),…