As part of the global DePuy ASR hip recall, Johnson & Johnson pulled 93,000 of its faulty metal-on-metal implants off the market in 2010, including at least 37,000 in the United States. Now, legal insiders tell Bloomberg that J&J is considering paying more than $3... Read More

An Oregon district judge ruled that the bulk of the claims in an Infuse bone grafting device lawsuit will survive preemption motions filed by Medtronic, in regards to the manufacturer’s duties under federal law. The suit in question was filed by Richard D. Alton, who... Read More

Johnson & Johnson announced another recall last week, this time for its antipsychotic Risperdal Consta, due to concerns that the drug may not be sterile.  The Risperdal recall comes on the heels of dozens of recalls in recent years, costing the Brunswick, N.J.-based company hundreds... Read More

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia is the site of six separate coordinated litigations for transvaginal pelvic mesh lawsuits pending against manufacturers, including Boston Scientific, American Medical Systems, Ethicon, Cotoplast and Cook Medical. The latest court dockets show that more... Read More

Anne O’Neill, a 51-year-old Pennsylvania resident, filed a Mirena IUD lawsuit in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in September of 2013. The plaintiff is pursuing a claim against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, alleging the company produced a dangerous medical device, failed to warn her of the... Read More

Takeda Pharmaceuticals failed to warn patients about increased Actos bladder cancer risks, an attorney argued in state court in Baltimore earlier this month. This Actos lawsuit trial is one of more than 3,000 cases against the pharmaceutical company over the diabetes drug, according to Bloomberg.... Read More

In a federal lawsuit, an Illinois resident claims his defective Zimmer Nexgen artificial knee forced him to have a second replacement surgery, which caused ongoing pain and loss of bone. Plaintiff Doug Almon, of Coal City, in his July 6, 2011 complaint filed in the... Read More

Stryker hip lawsuit settlements may be reached by plaintiffs and defendants during mediation that was recently mandated by New Jersey Judge Brian R. Martinotti for a group of 10 Rejuvenate cases currently pending in the multi-county litigation. The MCL was created on January 15, 2013 to... Read More