A recent academic medical study provides a solid scientific basis to prove that highly advertised “Low T” drugs AndroGel and Axiron and others are causing heart attacks, strokes, and blood clots in men taking these drugs. The study referred to as the Finkle Study is entitled…
Testosterone therapy has been widely advertised as a way to help aging men improve low sex drive and regain their energy. Indeed, the television ads are ubiquitous. An athletic looking man who appears to be in his forties applies a gel to his underarm, just like…
Biomet Settlement This week the federal multidistrict court approved a settlement of hundreds of lawsuits against Biomet, Incorporated. Biomet designed, manufactured, and marketed metal artificial hip implants. These consumer lawsuits were brought by individuals who had been implanted with Biomet
I can remember watching N.F.L. Hall of Famer Rayfield “Big Cat” Wright in the 1970s and being in awe of his size and skill. Back then, an offensive lineman standing 6 feet 7 inches and weighing 255 pounds seemed big. Mr. Wright was featured in…
The New York Times recently reported that the Federal Trade Commission charged four companies with deceptively marketing weight-loss products, asserting they made “unfounded promises” that consumers could shed pounds simply by using their food additives, skin creams and other dietary supplements. Th
The basic terms of the DePuy ASR hip implant settlement offer were released at the end of November 2013. That offer to settle hip implant revision lawsuits provides for an average $250,000 payment to patients who had to have a recalled DePuy ASR hip implant…
A number of recent, local football-related tragedies have resulted in former football players, Richmond doctors, Richmond coaches, and others pushing for football safety measures, including rule changes, better equipment, and a different approach to practice. As many people know, there have been
http://www.usasrhipsettlement.com/Un-Secure/Documents.aspx After weeks of details being released about the multi billion dollar settlement offer in the Johnson & Johnson DePuy ASR Hip Implant Litigation, today, the full written settlement agreement was released. The Settlement offer provides for a b
Last week it was reported widely that Johnson & Johnson had “tentatively agreed to a settlement” that could reach up to $4 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuites filed for patients injured by defective DePuy ASR hip implants. DePuy Orthopaedics is a division of Johnson &…
ASR Hip Implant Judge David A Katz posted a docket entry this afternoon which for the first time confirmed that there is a settlement in the DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant litigation. It has been widely reported based upon unamed sources that there…
ASR Hip Implant Judge David Katz scheduled a federal court hearing for next Tuesday November 19, 2013 at 4:30pm in Toledo, Ohio. The hearing notice does not specify the subject matter of the hearing but it is expected that the terms of a proposed…
The proposed settlement offer from Johnson & Johnson and DePuy is estimated to pay about $350,000 for an individual with a failed DePuy ASR hip implant. While the details are not yet available to fully analyze and explain the settlement I expect that there will…
