The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia is the site of six separate coordinated litigations for transvaginal pelvic mesh lawsuits pending against manufacturers, including Boston Scientific, American Medical Systems, Ethicon, Cotoplast and Cook Medical. The latest court dockets show that more... Read More

Anne O’Neill, a 51-year-old Pennsylvania resident, filed a Mirena IUD lawsuit in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in September of 2013. The plaintiff is pursuing a claim against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, alleging the company produced a dangerous medical device, failed to warn her of the... Read More

In recent years, clinical research has increasingly pointed to an association between the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy and the risk of birth defects, along with other complications. Now, a recent study has highlighted the potential danger of taking these types... Read More

The Wall Street Journal reports that off-label antipsychotic use in nursing homes is a major concern, as the U.S. government has lobbied health care providers to curtail non-approved use of these drugs in senior patients based on a heightened risk of injury and death. The... Read More

An Arizona judge has ruled that state-level claims accusing Medtronic of improperly promoting off-label use of their Infuse bone graft product are not preempted and stand independently of federal law. On August 21, Judge G. Murray Snow issued an order explaining that when a medical... Read More

A plaintiff brought a da Vinci surgical robot lawsuit in California, alleging the device caused severe injury during his prostatectomy that led to ongoing pain, suffering and the need for additional surgery. The complaint alleges that the manufacturer of the device failed to include proper warnings about... Read More

Another Yaz thrombosis lawsuit has been filed over Bayer’s oral contraceptive, Yaz (drospirenone, ethinyl estradiol). The lawsuit was originally filed April 30, 2013 in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York (Syracuse). On August 19, 2013, the case was transferred to the Southern... Read More

A federal judge has refused a request from the manufacturer to dismiss a Biomet hip lawsuit on the grounds of federal preemption. The complaint was brought by a man forced to undergo multiple revision surgeries after his hip replacement failed, allegedly causing bone and tissue... Read More