Attorneys for women suing Ethicon over injuries allegedly caused by transvaginal mesh, a treatment for female urinary incontinence, filed a motion earlier this month arguing that Ethicon intentionally lost or damaged evidence important to the transvaginal mesh lawyers’ case. Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary,... Read More

Recently, internal documents were released that strongly suggested Johnson & Johnson, the manufacturer of Risperdal, concealed evidence that linked the drug to serious side effects. These Risperdal side effects became evident in a clinical trial dubbed RIS 232. The internal documents, which were released by... Read More

The findings of a recent study on incretin mimetics should strengthen allegations raised in Byetta and Januvia lawsuits that claim the diabetes drugs caused acute pancreatitis and cancer of the pancreas. Italian researchers published their results in the medical journal Expert Opinion on Drug Safety... Read More

The last of the Bard bellwether transvaginal mesh trials will began on December 3 in West Virginia federal court.  The Bard Avaulta mesh lawsuit was originally scheduled to be tried in November, but the judge on the case issued a notice postponing it for a month.  The... Read More

Hospitals are attempting to improve training for the da Vinci surgical system due to a rising number of reports about deaths, injuries and malfunctions linked to the robotic surgery system made by Intuitive Surgical Inc., according to Bloomberg News Service. Reports of da Vinci robot surgery problems... Read More

Johnson and Johnson have announced a DePuy hip settlement that may surpass $4 billion, according to the New York Times and Bloomberg. The proposed accord was recently submitted to an Ohio district court judge, and in order to move forward, must receive the support of... Read More

Dozens of plaintiffs who had filed a Risperdal gynecomastia lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson had reached settlement agreements on January 28, 2013. However, it recently came to light that the drug maker is allegedly trying to back out of the already agreed-upon settlement deal. Attorneys... Read More

Texas resident Tracy Olson is suing Medtronic, Inc. for $2 million in damages, alleging Infuse bone graft problems during her spinal fusion surgery left her with severe personal injuries and economic losses. She filed her product liability claim in the U.S. District Court, Southern District... Read More