A birth injury lawsuit has been filed in South Carolina on behalf of a minor child who suffered a brachial plexus injury during childbirth. The complaint asserts that the child’s condition, characterized as “severe and permanently debilitating injury, deformity, pain, and suffering, which requires costly... Read More

Following the untimely loss of their newborn child, a couple recently filed a birth injury lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado – alleging, among other things, the wrongful death of their twin son after a forceps-assisted delivery resulted in... Read More

An additional 1,400 claims will be added to a DePuy hip settlement agreement reached in late 2013. As the number of the company’s ASR hip replacements continue to fail and require patients to undergo premature revision surgery, the manufacturer has agreed to include ASR implants... Read More

A mother has filed a medical malpractice case on behalf of her injured daughter, alleging delays in her delivery led to her child's permanent disability. The plaintiff is holding the United States of America liable for her injuries, claiming the physicians overseeing her daughter’s delivery were employees... Read More

Hypogonadism is the only FDA-approved use for testosterone therapy in the United States, yet millions of men use hormone-laden gels, patches and creams to combat normal signs of aging, thanks to aggressive and misleading marketing by various drug manufacturers. Hypogonadism is marked by clinically low... Read More

Two new studies have examined the risk of morcellator hysterectomy complications as the controversy over the medical devices continues. Both studies, which were published in February, looked specifically at whether the morcellators could worsen some types of uterine cancer. The results come on the heels... Read More

Described by experts as “the most damaged category of persons,” an eight-year old girl suffering from the severest form of cerebral palsy has accepted a $2.82 million settlement from the hospital alleged to have caused her suffering. The child’s family filed the birth injury lawsuit... Read More

A Philadelphia jury has decided that Johnson & Johnson must pay $2.5 million in damages for failing to warn patients of the link between Risperdal and male breasts. The antipsychotic drug can cause gynecomastia — the abnormal development of breasts in males. This particular lawsuit... Read More