A transvaginal mesh settlement has been reached in a lawsuit that had been selected for a bellwether trial as part of a federal mass tort against medical device maker Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Details of the settlement were not disclosed. Only one day earlier,... Read More

A birth injury lawsuit has been filed in South Carolina on behalf of a minor child who suffered a brachial plexus injury during childbirth. The complaint asserts that the child’s condition, characterized as “severe and permanently debilitating injury, deformity, pain, and suffering, which requires costly... Read More

A recent study comparing rates of copper IUD (Cu-IUD) vs. Mirena IUD organ perforation found no significant difference between the two types of birth control devices in this regard, with the risk of perforation incidences relatively low for each (around 1 per 1,000 insertions). Over... Read More

A da Vinci robot class action lawsuit was filed on October 3, 2014 concerning injuries that plaintiffs had suffered while undergoing surgery in which the device was used. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division, states... Read More

The Department of Justice and the Japanese-based drug company Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. have reached an agreement that the U.S. subsidiary of the company will pay $39 million to settle claims concerning kickbacks paid to physicians in order to illegally promote their products, including the drugs... Read More

Another Mirena IUD migration lawsuit has joined the multidistrict litigation (MDL) in New York state, adding to the well over 1000 cases consolidated there over the allegedly defective form of birth control, as well as to the hundreds of cases that are part of a... Read More

Three families in Oregon who claim that their children suffered serious birth injuries as a result of a mishandled delivery have each filed a cerebral palsy lawsuit against Silverton Hospital. In each case, the infants in question have serious and irreversible brain damage and cerebral... Read More

New blood thinners now on the market, including best-sellers Pradaxa and Xarelto, have been marketed as safer and easier to use than the long-time standard treatment, warfarin (often sold under the brand name Coumadin). However, a recent study questions whether the new drugs really offer... Read More