A recent case study involving Mirena side effects highlights the risks associated with this method of contraception. A 26-year old woman had to have the intrauterine device (IUD) removed from her abdomen after she discovered she was 12 weeks pregnant. The device had migrated outside... Read More

Tisha P. Meredith became one of the latest patients to become involved in Pradaxa litigation after filing suit against the manufacturer of the blood thinning medication, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The plaintiff joins others who have filed similar lawsuits, claiming that they have suffered serious... Read More

A plaintiff who filed a Zimmer hip lawsuit in the United States' District Court for the District of Illinois and then later passed away was seeking compensation for the injuries she allegedly suffered related to the Zimmer Trilogy hip replacement system. Mary Jo Ott died... Read More

A lawsuit filed on behalf of Mary Karen Clote McKenna (Karen Clote) that alleges Zimmer knee problems has been moved to another court. The defendants, Zimmer, Inc., and Zimmer Orthopaedics Surgical Products, Inc., filed a notice of removal on February 1, 2013. The notice removes... Read More

A Stryker hip implant lawsuit filed in Indiana continues to progress after the judge overseeing the case denied a request by one of the defendants to dismiss the case. The lawsuit was originally filed By Darlene Gray in the Superior Court of the State of Indiana.... Read More

On February 25, 2013, Tanzella Leary, individually, and on behalf of the estate of Darian Leary – her deceased husband – filed a Granuflo lawsuit in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. The case of Leary v. Fresenius Medical Care mirrors that of hundreds... Read More

Zimmer Holdings Inc. will still face trial on charges of negligence and liability, after a federal judge denied their application for a summary judgement. On February 14 2013, Judge William Hart of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois asserted the testimonies... Read More

Complications stemming from higher than anticipated failure rates have plagued yet another DePuy hip replacement system. A spokesperson for Johnson & Johnson confirmed that the company is issuing another DePuy hip recall – this time for the Adept implant. The DePuy Adept recall will affect... Read More