Betty Ruth Rhodes, from Illinois, has filed a lawsuit against 65 different companies, alleging that she contracted lung cancer from asbestos exposure. The asbestos lawsuit was filed in January, in St. Clair County Circuit Court in Illinois. Rhodes, worked as a laborer for several companies from 1958 until 1990, including…
A group of medical researchers and scientists have determined that the potential risks from metal-on-metal hip implants may outweigh any health benefits provided by these devices. This is because of higher revision rates are linked to the newer hip replacement designs and the mounting and growing concerns about metal ion…
As a Plavix Dangerous Drug attorney and Texas medical doctor, I am providing this Plavix litigation update. Plavix manufacturers Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis are calling for the centralization and consolidation of all Plavix lawsuits filed in federal courts throughout the United States on behalf of users of their blockbuster blood…
Merck said today that a federal court jury in New York found in its favor in the Secrest v. Merck case, rejecting the claim of a Florida woman who blamed her dental and jaw-related problems on her FOSAMAX use. Chilton Varner of King & Spalding LLP, outside counsel for Merck…
As a DePuy ASR and Pinnacle Replacement and Recall attorney I am providing this blog update. As readers to my blog will note, I am a licensed Texas medical doctor as well as a product liability attorney. We are currently fielding many phone calls from concerned hip replacement patients and…
As a Texas Medical Doctor and DePuy ASR Failure Attorney, I am providing this update and commentary on a recent British database study. According to a British database, the National Joint Registry for England and Wales, which tracks hip replacement problems, a number of recalled DePuy ASR metal hip implants…
As a Texas medical doctor and DePuy Hip Recall and Replacement Attorney, I am fielding many calls from concerned plaintiffs regarding their implanted DePuy ASR and DePuy Pinnacle Metal on Metal Hip prosthesis. The Food and Drug Administration has received many complaints recently about failed hip replacements. The FDA has…
As a DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement attorney and Texas Medical doctor I am providing this important update, regarding the first MDL hearing held in my home town of Dallas, Texas. Attorneys from throughout the United States who represent DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement plaintiffs, met today in the U.S. District Court…
As a Texas medical doctor and Fracking water contamination attorney, I want to pose this rhetorical question; What happens when the foxes are guarding the hen house? Consider that as you savor your morning coffee, which may be contaminated with benzene, from a contaminated water aquifer. Oil and gas industry…
As a Texas medical doctor and Transvaginal Mesh Attorney I am providing this information and commentary. 11.6% of women who undergo surgery with transvaginal placement of Ethicon Gynecare Prolift Mesh for repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) have to undergo additional operations due to post operative complications. This complication rate…