In the latest order handed down by the Judge presiding over the Mirena lawsuits consolidated into multidistrict litigation (MDL), the parties have been informed of a timetable for the discovery process. Judge Cathy Seibel of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York... Read More

Amid an ongoing FDA investigation into complications with da Vinci robotic surgery, the agency has recently announced a Class 2 recall on 30 da Vinci robots that may not have been properly tested to meet compliance standards. Bloomberg reported on the da Vinci robot recall,... Read More

A transvaginal mesh lawsuit was just moved from the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On or about May 15, 2012, the plaintiff was implanted with one or more of Boston Scientific’s... Read More

A lawsuit involving Infuse bone graft complications was recently filed. The Medtronic spinal fusion lawsuit, brought over the Infuse device, has been transferred from the District of California Central (Case Number 2:12-CV-07884) to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri (St. Louis) (Case Number 4:13-CV-01087) on... Read More

Intuitive Surgical, the manufacturer of the da Vinci robotic surgery system, recently received a warning letter from the FDA about its failure to alert the agency to communications and warnings the company sent out to select medical providers. A growing number of lawsuits allege injuries sustained... Read More

A new Mirena lawsuit originally filed in Georgia has been transferred to multidistrict litigation currently underway in New York federal court. Like others whose cases are pending in the coordinated proceedings, this plaintiff alleges Mirena IUD migration led to serious complications that required the surgical... Read More

A Stryker Trident hip lawsuit that was originally filed in California Superior Court has been moved to U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, according to recent court documents. The plaintiff claims in her products liability suit that she was harmed by a defective Stryker... Read More

An Actos wrongful death lawsuit has been brought against the makers and marketers of the Type 2 diabetes drug by the surviving wife of a Tennessee man. The case was filed in U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee (Memphis) on August 13, 2013 after... Read More