Whitney Taylor is a veteran journalist and regular contributor at Injury Lawyer News. Whitney is particularly interested in the impact of the pharmaceutical products impacting women such as birth control products, transvaginal mesh products, and others.
A new study looking at morcellators spreading cancer found that doctors are unable to detect potential cancer cells prior to a procedure using power morcellation. Power morecellators have become popular in recent years, due to the ability to perform hysterectomies and other procedures using less... Read More
A Kentucky mother has been awarded $18.3 million by a jury on behalf of her disabled son. The child has been diagnosed with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, the most serious type of spastic cerebral palsy. In his cerebral palsy lawsuit, his mother alleged his injuries... Read More
Johns Hopkins University recently announced their decision to discontinue use of power morecellators for some types of surgical procedures in women over the age of 50. The decision was made in hopes of reducing the risk of morcellation and uterine cancer, a concern that has... Read More
Vaginal mesh lawsuits involving slings manufactured by Ethicon are on hold, after the judge overseeing coordinated lawsuits delayed the next pending bellwether trial. U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin is currently overseeing more than 65,000 lawsuits filed by women who claim the vaginal slings have led... Read More
A mother has filed a Risperdal gynecomastia lawsuit on behalf of her minor son, claiming use of the drug during his childhood resulted in abnormal breast growth. This complaint joins hundreds of others filed in state and federal courts involving serious and sometime permanent side... Read More
A federal judge has ordered Bayer Pharmaceuticals to produce sales call notes pertinent to a Mirena lawsuit currently underway in California. The judge determined that provision of these sales call notes could support allegations by the plaintiff that the company promoted their product while minimizing... Read More
Coordinated litigation involving Androgel lawsuits continues to progress in an Illinois court, with a tentative schedule for early trials to begin in late 2016. The case management plan, created by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly in the Northern District of Illinois, outlines a process by... Read More
The first Pinnacle hip implant lawsuit to go to trial resulted in a favorable ruling for pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson. The Texas jury determined the Pinnacle systems was not defective and the company provided appropriate warning of potential risks to the medical community and the general... Read More
