Increasing ranks of patients previously implanted with inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are now filing lawsuits after suffering serious, sometimes deadly complications. Though designed to reduce the likelihood that blood clots will travel to the lungs in patients predisposed to their formation, growing reports of... Read More

An Indiana woman who claims malpractice led to permanent injuries for both her and her daughter has been unable to take legal action against the hospital allegedly responsible for the errors. Health records on the delivery were missing for many years, leaving the mother unable to... Read More

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

Thirteen plaintiffs have filed a joint Xarelto internal bleeding lawsuit over injuries allegedly sustained in connection to the popular new blood thinner. Injuries include severe gastrointestinal bleeding and brain hemorrhage, and ultimately resulted in the death of three plaintiffs (represented by their next of kin).... 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

A New York resident, both individually and on behalf of her infant child, filed a Federal Tort Claims action alleging negligent prenatal, obstetrical and medical care. The plaintiff claims that as a direct and proximate result of the defendant’s alleged conduct, her child was born... Read More

A plaintiff has filed a transvaginal tape injury lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, alleging a vaginal sling she received surgically in 2004 has led to permanent and painful injuries. The plaintiff claims the manufacturer of the sling, Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon, failed... Read More

A 10-year-old Irish girl who sustained injuries during her birth that caused her to become tetraplegic has been granted an additional $9.87 million in a birth injury settlement from the hospital where she was born, bringing her total settlement to $11.4 million. Alex Butler received... Read More