According to a Danish report, some women using hormonal contraceptives other than birth control pills have an increased risk for serious blood clots. These alternate hormone-releasing birth control methods include skin patches, implants and vaginal rings. According to the researchers, to reduce the risk, women who use these should consider…
Medtronic faces an increasing number of product liability and personal injury lawsuit. Most recently, a Louisiana man, filed a lawsuit alleging that the company’s Infuse bone graft caused unwanted bone growth along his spinal cord, which worsened his back pain following a lumbar fusion. The plaintiff, Martin Gavin alleges that…
According to new medical research, metal-on-metal hip replacements may corrode faster than traditional types of artificial hip implants, such as those made from plastic or ceramic. Experts speculate that the corrosion may be linked to an increased risk of local tissue reactions that require revision or removal of the artificial…
The DePuy Pinnacle MDL that is consolidated in the Northern District of Texas, has had some new orders issued by the court. Judge James E. Kinkeade, who is overseeing In re: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. Pinnacle Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation (“MDL No. 2244”), has issued three new orders that will…
What is Infuse? The Medtronic Infuse bone graft is a genetically engineered liquid protein that helps the body to grow its own bone. It includes a bioengineered protein manufactured by Wyeth, called bone morphogenetic protein (BMP). Scope of the Infuse Problem Medtronic’s Infuse Bone Graft is used in about a…
According to attorneys, DePuy ASR hip implants which were recalled by the company in 2010, will start going to trial later this year to help determine liability and damages in more than 6,000 lawsuits. J&J’s DePuy unit recalled its 93,000 ASR hips worldwide in 2010, including 37,000 in the U.S.…
The Biomet M2a-Magnum hip implant is the latest metal-on-metal hip device to come under scrutiny following reports of a wide range of adverse side effects associated with it. What is Biomet M2A-Magnum Hip? The Biomet M2A-Magnum Hip is a metal-on-metal hip replacement system that has been implanted in patients throughout…
A Tennessee man has filed a lawsuit against the maker of Pradaxa, claiming that the blood thinner caused him to suffer a cerebral hemorrhage. According to the complaint, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. concealed knowledge that Pradaxa can cause serious, life-threatening bleeds, and did not warn that Pradaxa bleeding side effects…
According to Bayer AG, the German pharmaceutical giant has shelled out $142 million so far, in settlements of U.S. lawsuits claiming that its Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella line of birth-control pills caused blood clots. Bayer, said today in its Stockholders’ Newsletter for the first quarter, that it has resolved 651…
Today, in Dallas, Texas, my home town, the attorneys involved in the multi-district consolidated federal DePuy Pinnacle litigation, met with Judge Ed Kinkeade, who is overseeing the MDL Court. The topics that were discussed included the recent Case Management Order that is to provide a schedule for proceeding with the…