A mother from Ohio filed a brachial plexus injury lawsuit in mid-June 2015, alleging that the negligence of the defendant, a healthcare facility, directly caused her child’s birth injuries. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia... Read More

The judge overseeing multidistrict litigation involving Ethicon mesh lawsuits in West Virginia has made the decision to consolidate more than two dozen of those lawsuits for trial this fall. This decision comes as more than 23,000 complaints against Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary Ethicon remain pending... Read More

According to the New Jersey court system, over 100 talc body powder lawsuits alleging cancer have been brought in the state. The product liability complaints, filed against Johnson & Johnson, Personal Care Products Council and Imerys Talc America Inc. allege that plaintiffs were not sufficiently... Read More

On April 14, 2015, a New Jersey plaintiff filed a product liability and negligence lawsuit against Minnesota-based Medtronic, Inc. regarding its unsafe and unlawful promotion of the Infuse bone graft product used in complex spinal surgery. The lawsuit alleges, among other accusations, that Medtronic improperly... Read More

Parents have filed a Zofran heart defects lawsuit in Ohio against GlaxoSmithKline, alleging use of their anti-nausea drug during pregnancy led to the severe heart defects and subsequent death of their daughter. The plaintiffs are seeking damages from the pharmaceutical giant, stating the company failed... Read More

A new study may give expectant mothers pause before scheduling an elective Cesarean section delivery. According to research published in the British Medical Journal on June 10, 2015, babies born via C-section may be at a greater risk of developing chronic health problems as adults. ... Read More

Researchers at Australia’s Adelaide University have found that as many as 45 percent of cerebral palsy cases are caused by genetic mutation — not by complications at birth. The study adds to research released in February, revealing that 14% of cases had a genetic link.... Read More

Another lawsuit has been filed regarding Mirena uterine perforation, alleging that the popular brand of IUD caused serious damage and pain for a California woman. Chelsea Dawn McClune vs. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Case 2:15-cv-03874-SDW-SCM) was filed on June 9, 2015 in the US District... Read More