Laura Woods is committed to patient safety issues. She enjoys breaking news about FDA recalls, sharing important events in pharmaceutical litigation, and reporting on favorable outcomes for victims of dangerous drugs and medical devices.
Johnson & Johnson’s attempt to get the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a $124 million Risperdal verdict has been denied. The pharmaceutical giant has been fighting the verdict in the case brought by the state of South Carolina since 2011. The company’s final hope for... Read More
An increasing number of patients have begun to file IVC filter lawsuits in the federal court system against C.R. Bard and Cook Medical, claiming the devices have the potential to migrate. Plaintiffs claim when these small metal devices drift, they can puncture the vena cava... Read More
A Missouri couple has filed a birth injury lawsuit against the two OB/GYNs who delivered their son. The parents claim the negligent behavior of the doctors caused their child to be born with debilitating birth defects he will have for the rest of his life.... Read More
On Dec. 2, defendant Pfizer scored a notable victory in the ongoing Zoloft multidistrict litigation pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Judge Cynthia M. Rufe issued an order that the opinion of Dr. Nicholas Jewell Ph.D. — the... Read More
A recent study has revealed the number of doctors using laparoscopic morcellation to remove uterine fibroids is on the decline. Another new study suggests that women have lower survival rates when a morcellator is used during their myomectomy or hysterectomy procedure. Both were published in... Read More
The process for determining which cases from the Xarelto multidistrict litigation in the Eastern District of Louisiana will be included in a bellwether discovery pool has been determined. U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon issued a case management order on Nov. 20 outlining the selection criteria.... Read More
A Michigan grandmother has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the United States of America, on behalf of her four-year-old grandson, who she has legal custody of. The child was born at a federally qualified health center, which is why the lawsuit is directed to... Read More
The lawyers of a number of plaintiffs who have filed IVC filter lawsuits against C.R. Bard have applied for leadership positions in the recently created multidistrict litigation. On Aug. 17, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation established consolidated pretrial proceedings for all product liability cases regarding vena cava... Read More
