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As a Texas medical doctor and Medtronic BMP Infuse bone personal injury and product liability attorney I am providing this Infuse litigation update. According to a report by Senate investigators, Medtronic Inc., the world largest medical device maker, wrote and edited medical journal articles attributed to outside physicians, which minimized the risks of the company’s Infuse BMP-2 bone graft.

The Senate Finance Committee said that Medtronic did not disclose its role in shaping 13 key studies of InFuse. Infuse bone grafts are a $800-million a year product. The medical studies, paid for by Medtronic, failed to mention serious risks of InFuse including male sterility, infection and increased back and leg pain.

Senate investigators reported that Medtronic paid the study authors $210 million in consulting fees for unrelated work over 15 years.

Bayer is currently settling Yasmin and Yaz lawsuits and new Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella claims are being filed. Bayer is only settling cases that involve allegations that the birth control pills caused a venous clot injury, such as a deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism.

U.S. health regulators in April added warnings to the labels on the popular class of birth control pills that includes Bayer’s Yaz and Yasmin, to show they may raise the risk of blood clots. Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are two side effects from Yaz and Yasmin.

YAZ DVT and Pulmonary Embolism Side Effects

As a Texas medical doctor and Stryker Rejuvenate Hips metallosis and injury replacement attorney I am providing this Stryker litigation update.

All New Jersey state court lawsuits over the recalled Stryker Rejuvenate modular hip system, maybe be centralized before one judge for coordinated handling. A Multicounty Litigation application has been made to designate all Stryker hip replacement lawsuits involving the Rejuvenate and ABG II modular hip stems. The Multicounty Litigation designation, would consolidate all of the cases before one judge.

Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Lawsuits

As a Texas medical doctor and Dallas defective drug injury and wrongful death attorney I am providing this timely update for folks who have been injured by the use of Nuvaring contraceptive ring. Many wrongful death victims are seeking compensation for their injuries from Merck and Organon, the maker of Nuvaring rings.

Recently, U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel, who is overseeing the Nuvaring litigation, has denied Organon motion to keep certain key documents under seal.

NuvaRing Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis

As a Texas medical doctor and GranuFlo and NaturaLyte defective drugs injury and death attorney I am providing this timely update for folks who have been injured by dialysis from the use of GranuFlo and NaturaLyte defective drugs. Many wrongful death victims are seeking compensation for their injuries from Fresenius Medical Care (FMC), the maker of GranuFlo and NaturaLyte defective drugs.

FDA Recall of GranuFlo and NaturaLyte

Recently GranuFlo and NaturaLyte were recalled after a announcement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in March 2012. According to scientific studies, many patient injuries and deaths may be associated with GranuFlo and NaturaLyte used in dialysis treatments. The recall was a type Class 1, which is a class reserved for recalled products that can cause severe health problems or death.

As a Texas medical doctor and DePuy ASR recall and DePuy Pinnacle injury replacement attorney I am providing this litigation update.

The DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip replacement lawsuits have now past the 2,500 mark. These lawsuits alleging a defective DePuy Pinnacle hip device have been consolidated in the federal court system, in the Northern District of Texas.

What is the problem with DePuy Pinnacle Hips?

As a Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG defective metal on metal product liability attorney, I am providing this litigation update. Stryker Orthopaedics is facing additional product liability lawsuits over the recalled Stryker Rejuvenate hip stem.

New Jersey State Claims

The new complaints were filed in New Jersey Superior Court, claiming that each of the plaintiffs received a Stryker Rejuvenate hip replacement, involving a modular femoral neck stem designed to allow the surgeon to customize the length of the component.

As a Texas medical doctor and DePuy ASR recall and DePuy Pinnacle replacement attorney I am providing this timely update for folks who have been injured by defective metal-on-metal hip replacement implants.Judge David Katz of the U.S. District Court, District of Northern Ohio has scheduled the first bellwether trials in the DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. ASR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation(MDL No. 2197) for May 6, 2013 and July 8, 2013.

What are Bellwether Trials?

Bellwether Trials are the first trials to take place in an MDL and the result will shape future trials and predict how other juries are likely to rule in the thousands of additional metal-on-metal hip implant lawsuits. A successful plaintiff result could pave the way for a global mass settlement.

As a Bard Avaulta Vaginal Mesh injury and recall attorney, I am providing this lawsuit update. According to the FDA, there are many adverse reports regarding transvaginal mesh devices, including the Gynecare TVT sling. TVT systems typically involve mesh tape with vaginal sling surgery, to correct urinary incontinence.

Transvaginal Mesh Complications

Transvaginal Mesh and Transvaginal Sling are medical devices that are surgically implanted to treat Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and/or Stress Urinary Incontinence(SUI).

As a Pradaxa Hemorrhage and Stroke attorney, I am providing this update regarding the consolidation of Pradaxa federal lawsuits. All Pradaxa lawsuits filed in federal district courts throughout the United States will be consolidated before one judge for coordinated pre-trial proceedings as part of an MDL, or multidistrict litigation. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered the Pradaxa litigation to be centralized before U.S. District Judge David R. Herndon in the Southern District of Illinois.

This order means that Pradaxa lawyers filing new cases in federal district courts, they will be automatically transferred to the Southern District of Illinois for pretrial proceedings.

Pradaxa Stroke and Hemorrhage Lawsuits