Atrium Medical, the manufacturer of C-Qur mesh, may have begun a what a court filing terms a “stealth” recall of certain kinds of the product due to allegations that products used in its manufacture increased the risk of hernia mesh complications. A stealth recall means that the company has simply... Read more »

The multi-sector health care company, Johnson & Johnson (J&J), has agreed to pay upwards of $120 million to resolve thousands of lawsuits filed by women who sustained injuries after utilizing their transvaginal mesh devices. This first settlement from the company’s Ethicon Inc. unit—which will compensate 2,000 to 3,000 women—is the initial move... Read more »

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals is being sued for permanent injuries, financial losses and emotional distress allegedly caused by the defective nature of its Mirena intrauterine device (IUD). Plaintiff Alicia Sloan claims that the manufacturer did not comply with federal standards relevant to the sale of prescription products in the U.S., by... Read more »

A Texas man is suing Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics based on allegations that the defendants designed, manufactured and promoted an inherently dangerous and defective prosthesis, without conducting rigorous pre-market tests. Plaintiff Steven Price was implanted with the Pinnacle hip replacement with an UltametTM liner – a... Read more »

Plaintiff Wendy Huston has suffered debilitating injuries and financial losses that she claims are a direct and proximate result of being implanted with the Zimmer Durom Cup hip replacement. She is now suing the manufacturer on counts of intentional misrepresentation, negligence, constructive fraud, manufacturing defect, unjust enrichment and failure to... Read more »

IVC filters are designed to catch blood clots before they reach the heart or lungs, and are indicated for patients who cannot tolerate blood thinning medications. The main purpose of this medical device is to prevent pulmonary embolism, which can be fatal. Missouri resident Catherine Rowden claims that on September... Read more »

A California woman is suing Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals after allegedly suffering permanent injuries from the company’s Mirena intrauterine device (IUD). Plaintiff Zabrinah Brown claims that after just one year of receiving the popular birth control device at a Kaiser Santa Clara office in 2014, the Mirena spontaneously migrated, causing a... Read more »

In a recent Pinnacle hip lawsuit filed against DePuy Orthopedics, plaintiff Ronald Aller is demanding compensation for permanent injuries, lost wages, and physical and mental pain allegedly caused by the defendant’s hip replacement device. His wife is seeking additional damages for loss of consortium. The complaint was directly filed into... Read more »

Zimmer Inc. has lost its first case involving the Durom Cup hip replacement. Last week, a Los Angeles County Superior Court ordered the device manufacturer to pay plaintiff Gary Kline $9.2 million. The jury found Zimmer liable on claims of failure to warn and defective design before handing down their... Read more »

Since April of 2013, Mirena IUD lawsuits filed in federal courts throughout the United States have been coordinated before Judge Cathy Seibel under multidistrict litigation (MDL). By centralizing product liability claims that have common issues of fact and allegations for pretrial proceedings, there is less chance of redundant discovery and... Read more »