Johnson and Johnson have announced a DePuy hip settlement that may surpass $4 billion, according to the New York Times and Bloomberg. The proposed accord was recently submitted to an Ohio district court judge, and in order to move forward, must receive the support of... Read More

Texas resident Tracy Olson is suing Medtronic, Inc. for $2 million in damages, alleging Infuse bone graft problems during her spinal fusion surgery left her with severe personal injuries and economic losses. She filed her product liability claim in the U.S. District Court, Southern District... Read More

Plaintiffs involved in DePuy ASR hip litigation may soon be compensated for their pain, suffering and damages sustained from the flawed metal-on-metal Articular Surface Replacement, or A.S.R., implant. Two attorneys who were briefed on the accord told The New York Times that Johnson & Johnson... Read More

As reported by Bloomberg News and the U.S. Department of Justice, Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries will pay $2 billion to resolve both civil and criminal charges over misbranding of its drugs Risperdal, Invega and Natrecor for uses that were not FDA approved. The... Read More

Stryker hip lawsuits involving the Rejuvenate implant that were filed in Florida state court will now be coordinated for the sole purpose of discovery, Harris Martin reports. On October 3, 2013, Circuit Judge Marina Garcia-Wood issued the order that will consolidate at least 13 products... Read More

Medtronic is the defendant in yet another Infuse bone graft lawsuit filed by a patient who alleges severe complications, physical pain and suffering and financial losses after having the product implanted in an off-label surgery. The personal injury/products liability claim was originally filed by the... Read More

Manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim, Pradaxa is promoted as a more convenient alternative to its predecessor warfarin for stroke prevention, as the medication entails less rigorous medical monitoring. Despite this convenience, the anticoagulant, which has no known antidote to quell bleeding events, has been linked to... Read More

As reported by Harris Martin, an appeals court in Massachusetts has reversed the dismissal of a pelvic mesh lawsuit against Boston Scientific and American Medical Systems (AMS), after finding the case adequately claims injuries resulting from the implants. The court order handed down on October... Read More