M. Brandon Smith

New Tranvaginal Mesh MDL Created For Coloplast Implants

M. Brandon Smith | April 08, 2013 10:20 PMAtlanta, GA
Category: Medical Devices & Implants

Yet another set of transvaginal mesh cases have been consolidated into an MDL, or multidistrict litigation, as the result of an order issued by a federal judicial panel at the beginning of...

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Roopal Luhana

DePuy Moves to Dismiss Most Claims Made in First MDL Bellwether Case

Roopal Luhana | May 20, 2013 1:07 PM | 0 CommentsNew York, NY
Category: Medical Devices & Implants

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Emily Mapp Brannon

Avon Recalls Defective Product: Microwave Popcorn Maker Due to Burn and Fire Hazards

Emily Mapp Brannon | May 20, 2013 5:52 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA
Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

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Steve Thomas

FDA to pregnant women: Avoid Depakote for migraines

Steve Thomas | May 20, 2013 2:14 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX
Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

Based on the conclusions of a study that this space first noted on April 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced May 6 that it would strengthen warnings in regard to fetal exposure to...

John Bair

Smartphone Companies Launch Collaborative Texting and Driving Effort

John Bair | May 20, 2013 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsMilestone Consulting, NY
Category: Miscellaneous

Today marked the launch of a collaborative effort by the major smartphone companies—AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint Nextel—along with about 200 other companies to...

Mark Bello

Cell Phone Addiction Can Be Deadly

Mark Bello | May 20, 2013 3:07 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI
Category: Automobile Accidents

Cell phones have become so much a part of our lives that for many, using a cell phone has actually become an addiction. Many people never turn their cell phone off, using the alarm to wake up,...

Brett Emison

"Learning From Litigation"... How Civil Justice Protects Patient Safety

Brett Emison | May 20, 2013 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO
Category: Medical Malpractice

It seems like medical malpractice is often the front line in the assault on civil justice and 7th Amendment freedoms. People, understandably, have a special relationship with their...

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