A new lawsuit alleging transvaginal mesh issues was filed by an Alabama couple on October 25, 2012 in the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota (DMN) against American Medical Systems (AMS) and its subsidiaries. The case alleges that the wife sustained injuries from the vaginal... Read More

The New England Journal of Medicine recently published a study that showed that infants exposed to SSRI drugs such as Zoloft while in the womb are twice as likely as other infants to experience a birth defect known as craniosynostosis. Craniosynostosis is a condition marked... Read More

The vaginal mesh MDL for lawsuits against Boston Scientific recently added a new lawsuit filed by a woman who claims to have suffered transvaginal mesh issues from the company's popular Xenform mesh implant. The complaint was originally filed on October 10, 2012 in the Superior... Read More

A Zimmer NexGen knee lawsuit filed by Virginia resident Joyce Hale on January 12, 2012 was proceeding in the current multidistrict litigation (MDL) against Zimmer in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Recently, however, the case was severed from the MDL proceedings and... Read More

Stryker Orthopedics has recalled two of its leading artificial hip replacement systems after dozens of patients who had been implanted with the devices notified the company and the Food and Drug Administrations about complications they were experiencing as a result of these implants. The Rejuvenate... Read More

A new lawsuit has been filed against Bayer Corporation by a woman who claims that the birth control known as Yaz caused her to experience physical pain and mental anguish after she suffered a stroke as a result of her use of the medication. Kim... Read More

A study has shown that the male pattern baldness drug Propecia might be linked to side effects that could last a lifetime. Dr. Michael S. Irwig of George Washington University conducted a study regarding the side effects associated with Propecia and found that the medication... Read More

Vaginal mesh products were designed to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, two conditions caused by the weakening of pelvic muscles. Vaginal mesh was intended to give the pelvic muscles and organs support after the muscles were weakened due to menopause, childbirth, or... Read More