This past June, some of the plaintiffs who filed power morcellator lawsuits filed a motion to centralize the cases into multidistrict litigation (MDL). The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) is expected to hear oral arguments pertaining to this issue on October 1, 2015. Currently,... Read More

A medical research bill with a device safety provision inspired by the controversy over power morcellator side effects passed the House of Representatives on July 10. While the bill as a whole includes several provisions encouraging federal funding for medical research and further regulations regarding... 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

Lawyers for plaintiffs who have filed power morcellator lawsuits alleging the devices spread cancer have submitted a motion to centralize the complaints before one judge as part of a single litigation process. Currently, at least 22 such cases have been filed concerning women who have diagnosed... Read More

The use of power morcellators has come under increasing public scrutiny recently, following recommendations against their use from the FDA and a public awareness campaign launched by Drs. Amy Reed and her husband, Hooman Noorchashm. Some patients have already filed lawsuits against the manufacturers, claiming... Read More

On April 10, 2015, the grieving son of a recent victim of uterine cancer filed a personal injury and wrongful death action against several defendants, alleging excessively unreasonable misconduct and the failure to properly warn the victim of the dangers of morcellation. The lawsuit, which... Read More

On March 14, 2014, a Pennsylvania-area widower filed a wrongful death complaint in in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against power morcellator manufacturer LiNA Medical US, et al. The lawsuit stems from the tragic death of his wife allegedly caused... Read More

For many women, the stress of undergoing a uterine hysterectomy is enough to handle, and the notion of contracting deadly cancer of the reproductive organs as a result of the surgery is virtually unimaginable. However, dozens of women across the United States have endured this very... Read More