Jacky is a long-time contributor to Injury Lawyer News who believes that education is a powerful tool. She hopes to empower readers with knowledge about the pharmaceutical industry so that they may become their own best advocates.
A Louisiana resident and her spouse have filed a Stryker hip lawsuit against Howmedica Osteonics, doing business as Stryker Orthopaedics. Glenda O’Chery and David O’Chery demand a jury trial and compensation in excess of $75,000 for what the lawsuit describes as life-threatening injuries. The plaintiff... Read More
Parents from Texas recently filed a lawsuit against the makers of Zofran, claiming that the drug caused heart defects. The case, which is proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, is a little unusual compared to other Zofran lawsuits in that... Read More
Gary Kline, a California resident, had filed a Zimmer hip lawsuit claiming that the defendants’ Durom Cup implant had left him permanently disabled. A Los Angeles jury recently agreed with Kline and ordered Zimmer to pay $9.2 million to the plaintiff. The jury award is... Read More
At the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons in January 2015, several researchers presented their findings gleaned from analyzing years of FDA data regarding da Vinci robot surgery and its potential for severe complications. The data reflected incidents reported from January 2000... Read More
A man from West Virginia is demanding that testosterone therapy manufacturers be held liable for his medical complications, which he alleges were caused by the defendants’ products. The plaintiff, a resident of West Virginia, filed a short form complaint directly into multidistrict litigation (MDL) No. 2545... Read More
Scott Burkhart, who had filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Lina Medical, has agreed to accept a settlement pertaining to power morcellator usage and the spread of cancer. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. In accepting the settlement, the plaintiff agreed to drop... Read More
A widow from Missouri has filed a Xarelto lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Research & Development, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, et al. to demand that the defendants be held liable for the death of her husband. Dixie A. Smith, surviving spouse of Jay Christopher Smith,... Read More
A mother from Ohio filed a brachial plexus injury lawsuit in mid-June 2015, alleging that the negligence of the defendant, a healthcare facility, directly caused her child’s birth injuries. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia... Read More
