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 remove the tissues, resulting in a speedy recovery with minimal scarring. For Philadelphia resident Donna Burkhart, however, it didn’t go…
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), New Jersey is also preparing for the first trial to take place in the state’s centralized litigation. With at least…
On February 13, 2013, the FDA notified healthcare professionals of another product recall issued by St. Jude Medical, manufacturer of the previously recalled Eon Mini implantable pulse generator...
On January 17, 2013, the FDA released an updated safety communication on metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implants. Prosthetics that place a metal ball inside a metal cup, or that have other all-metal...
The first of more than 10,000 DePuy ASR hip lawsuits went to trial in February 2013 and recently ended with an $8.34 million verdict for the plaintiff. Montana resident Loren Kransky filed his...
The first DePuy ASR hip lawsuit to go to trial began January 25, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Plaintiff Loren Klansky—one of about 10,000 with claims against DePuy Orthopaedics and...
