DR SHEZAD MALIK LAW FIRM has offices based in Fort Worth and Dallas and represents people who have suffered catastrophic and serious personal injuries including wrongful death, caused by the negligence or recklessness of others. We specialize in Personal Injury trial litigation and focus our energy and efforts on those we represent.
According to medical experts, Merck’s NuvaRing is risky and dangerous blood clot side effects are strongly associated with its use.
Approximately five million NuvaRing prescriptions were written in the U.S. in 2010. Over 1,000 American women have already filed NuvaRing lawsuits against Merck for downplaying its dangerous side effects.
NuvaRing Blood Clot Risks
A product liability lawsuit has been filed against Pfizer, by parents whose child was born with severe heart defects after Zoloft use by the mother during pregnancy. The parents allege that the drug maker failed to adequately warn consumers or the medical community about the potential side effects of the antidepressant on unborn children.
The complaint was filed by Jade and Jason Byington on July 13, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
What is Zoloft?
As a Bard Avaulta Vaginal Mesh injury and recall attorney I am reporting this verdict against C.R. Bard, a vaginal mesh manufacturer. According to a California jury, C.R. Bard Inc. must pay $5.5 million in damages involving a vaginal-mesh implant that left a woman incontinent and in chronic pain. This jury verdict, against Bard, is the first case over the transvaginal mesh devices to go to trial.
Jurors on July 20 found that Christine Scott and her husband, from Bakersfield, deserved the damage award because of severe injuries caused by Bard’s Avaulta Plus vaginal implant.
Scott got the implant in 2008 and then had to have as many as nine surgical procedures to deal with problems the device caused. According to the plaintiffs attorney, the jury panel found that Bard was negligent in their handling of the devices, used to treat pelvic organs prolapse (POP), and stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
As a Texas DePuy ASR and DePuy Pinnacle metal on metal hip failure and replacement attorney, I have written extensively about the inherent early failure problems associated with metal on metal hips like the DePuy ASR, DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement models and others made by Biomet (Biomet M2a Magnum), Zimmer, Smith and Nephew and Wright (Conserve and ProFemur). Now we have one more to add to the rogue’s gallery…Stryker just announced a recall of their flagship Rejuvenate Modular and ABG II modular-neck hip stems hip implant models.
Recently we took in a DePuy Pinnacle early failure case and the client unfortunately had a revison done and guess what, the defected hip was replaced with the Stryker model that is recalled and now she has problems in the revision. What a nightmare.
Stryker Hip Recall
Sadly the answer is YES. As a Nuvaring Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis attorney, I have written extensively about the inherent risks associated with oral contraceptive pills containing Drospirenone, like Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella and contraceptive ring device like the NuvaRing.
According to a Danish report, some women using hormonal contraceptives other than single hormone birth control pills have an increased risk for serious blood clots.
NuvaRing Lawsuits
As a Dallas Texas Defective Drug attorney, I have written extensively about the side effects of many commonly used drugs. More recently attention as been directed at PROPECIA.
What is Propecia?
Propecia (finasteride) is a prescription medication that is marketed to help restore natural hair loss that occurs in some men. However, side effects of Propecia have been linked to sexual problems for some users, including reports of erectile dysfunction, decreased libido, genital shrinkage and problems with cognition. These issues have also been linked to severe depression and at least one man has reportedly committed suicide due to the Propecia problems.
As a Yaz Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis Attorney I have written extensively about the risks inherent in birth control pills containing Drospirenone.
According to status report held on June 22, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Bayer has reached agreements with about 33 different law firms to resolve at least 1,444 YAZ Deep Vein Thrombosis, Stroke and Pulmonary Embolism claims.
According to Bloomberg News, as of late April, Bayer faced 11,900 lawsuits over Yaz and its sister drug Yasmin in the U.S. with about 14,000 plaintiffs. Experts predict that the company may have to pay up to $2.65 billion to settle all of the pending cases.
As Biomet M2a Magnum metal on metal hip replacement attorney, I have written extensively about the inherent early failure problems associated with metal on metal hips like the DePuy ASR, Pinnacle hip replacement models and others made by Biomet, Zimmer, Smith and Nephew and Wright.
In recent years, concerns have emerged about the safety of all metal-on-metal hip replacement systems. The metal-on-metal design causes cobalt and chromium metallic microscopic shards to shear off from the metallic articular surfaces through the grinding wear and tear mechanism. The articular surfaces involve the metallic surfaces of the acetabular cup, femoral head and taper sleeve.
There is mounting evidence of the significant risks that the patients are exposed to; including premature device failure, osteolysis (bone loss), bone and tissue damage, metallosis (metal poisoning) and heavy metal toxicity.
As an Actos Bladder Cancer attorney I have written extensively of the alleged injuries of bladder cancer with the use of the newer diabetic drug, Actos. A Virginia man has filed lawsuit alleging that he took Actos and developed bladder cancer. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana on June 14th (Case No. 6:12-cv-1704). The case is one of many pending in the Actos multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 6:11-md-2299).
What is Actos?
Actos is a type 2 diabetes medication that has been on the US market since 1999. It is manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Actos is one of Takeda’s top-selling drugs with global sales of $4.8 billion last year; in 2008, Actos was the 10th best -selling medication in the United States.
As a DePuy ASR Recall and DePuy Pinnacle Replacement attorney, I have written extensively about the inherent problems associated with metal on metal hips like the DePuy ASR, Pinnacle hip relacement models and others made by Biomet, Zimmer, Smith and Nephew and Wright.
According to the FDA health experts there is no compelling reason to continue using metal-on-metal hip implants. There is overwhelming and mounting evidence that these metal on metal devices can break down early and expose patients to dangerous metallic particles, a condition known as metallosis.
FDA Expert Panel Report
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