Massachusetts resident Andrea Larkin and her family were awarded $35.4 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against Dr. Jehane Johnston and Dedham Medical Associates. Larkin, now age 35, suffered a stroke hours after giving birth to her daughter seven years ago, and has been... Read More

On July 10, 2015, the parents of a son allegedly injured during the childbirth process filed a lawsuit seeking at least $12 million in damages. The plaintiffs name the United States of America as the sole defendant in the lawsuit, and allege that the federally-managed hospital known... Read More

As the number of talcum powder cancer lawsuits continues to climb, coordination of some of that litigation may be in the works. An application was filed in New Jersey last month to coordinate all cases filed in that state as part of multi-county litigation or an... 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

There is now documented evidence that Xarelto (rivaroxaban), the controversial anticoagulant used to reduce blood clots in patients with atrial fibrillation, transfers rapidly back and forth across the placenta between mother and fetus when ingested during pregnancy. A research team with The Motherisk Program at... Read More

In yet another key development in the progress of well over a thousand federal Mirena IUD lawsuits, Judge Cathy Seibel of the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York has recently identified five cases which will comprise a second round of bellwether... Read More

Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeal upheld a 2012 move by legislators that limits the fees collected by attorneys who won a birth injury lawsuit for their clients. The case was filed against a Southwest FL hospital which was found liable for a child’s severe... Read More

A Nebraska woman has filed a $5 million birth injury lawsuit against the United States of America, on behalf of her five-year-old daughter. As required by statute, her original claim was mailed to a Kentucky hospital and received on April 3, 2012. It was formally... Read More