The Biomet metal on metal hip implant settlement that was announced in January 2014 is expected to pay out more than $100 million in compensation. Biomet hip implant patients who had to undergo revision surgery to have their metal implant removed are eligible for…
Finally, settlement payments in the 2.5 billion dollar DePuy ASR hip implant settlement are rolling in. The DePuy ASR hip implant was recalled four years ago in 2010 and 8 thousand lawsuits have been filed against the DePuy and Johnson and Johnson. The settlement was…
Medical devices known as power morcellators are a set of spinning blades used during laparoscopic surgeries to cut tissues. Morcellation refers to the division of tissue into small fragments, which allows the surgeon to remove the tissue through small incission sites. Power morcellation has been…
The surgical procedure called power morcellation has become a popular treatment for uterine fibroids. Laparoscopic power morcellators are electric surgical devices. Morcellation refers to the cutting up of tissue into smaller pieces or fragments. The technique involves insertion of a tiny instru
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. a maker of artificial hips bought Biomet Orthopedics for $13 Billion today to be in a position to challenge Johnson & Johnson which is the biggest manufacturer or artificial hips in the market place. DePuy which made the recalled ASR is a…
A peer reviewed medical study published in the March 19, 2014 edition of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery concluded that the Stryker Rejuvenate modular-neck stems were failing at an alarming rate. The medical study found that from June 2009 to July 2012 the…
A Louisiana jury, this morning, found Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company and Takeda Pharmaceuticals liable for compensatory and punitive damages for deceiving doctors and diabetes patients about the risk that Actos can cause bladder cancer. During a 12 week trial in the U.S. District Court in Lafayett
Encore metal on metal hip implant patients have been suffering from metallosis and implant failures similar to those that resulted in the recalls of the DePuy ASR, the Zimmer Durom, and the Smith & Nephew R3. Encore of Austin, Texas is now owned by…
The recalled Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II hip implant lawsuits are moving forward towards mediations and bellwether trials. Most of the pending lawsuits are in the state court in New Jersey and in the federal court in Minneapolis. Almost all of the cases filed in…
DePuy ASR Deadline The last date to enroll in the 2.5 billion dollar DePuy ASR hip settlement is April 1, 2014. The Depuy ASR metal on metal hip was recalled in 2010 and there are about 8 thousand eligible cases. An ASR hip implant patient has…
Are you a middle-aged man experiencing low libido, weaker erections, fatigue, irritability, or muscle loss? If so, you’ve probably noticed the ubiquitous drug company advertisements touting testosterone therapy as the panacea for these and other conditions. According to a statement from the Endocri
There is a story at the DC Patient Advocate that a North Carolina hospital may have spread Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease: According to CNN, Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina may have used instruments contaminated with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease on at least 18 neurosurgi
