The multidistrict litigation (MDL) that centralized all federal Cook IVC filter lawsuits has taken another step forward with the identification of the second case to go to trial. More than 900 claims are currently pending in the MDL. They have been consolidated for pre-trial proceedings in the U.S. District Court for... Read more »

When Medtronic’s Infuse Bone Graft was first approved by the FDA in 2002, the innovation was hailed as a major breakthrough that could stimulate the formation of new bone mass when used in spinal fusion procedures. Medtronic’s own website waxed poetic about the breakthrough, comparing it to The Anatomy Lecture... Read more »

Embattled healthcare products company Endo International has announced that it has shuttered its Astoria Women’s Health division. This move has come on the heels of the company’s failure to identify a buyer for that division. Astoria Women’s Health division was based on Eden Prairie, Minnesota before it permanently closed its... Read more »

To date, plaintiffs have filed about 100 Bard IVC filter lawsuits in federal court, although that number is expected to climb. The parties have recently proposed a discovery schedule for the cases, which may allow the first federal bellwether trials to be scheduled as early as 2017. The parties have... Read more »

Jacqueline Goyena of North Carolina is demanding that Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals be held liable for injuries that allegedly stemmed from her use of the defendant’s birth control device, Mirena. Specifically, she claims she was diagnosed with pseudotumor cerebri (PTC), also known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IH), which is a serious... Read more »

Robot-assisted surgery has grown increasingly popular. The da Vinci surgical platforms, designed and manufactured by Intuitive Surgical, have been added to surgical suites around the country. But with the increasing prevalence of robotic surgery comes a rise in litigation that alleges serious risks associated with this medical technique. Despite the... Read more »

The latest studies to be published regarding power morcellation have found that fewer doctors are using the devices on patients. The research has also discovered that power morcellation can lower the survival rates among patients. Power morcellators are devices that surgeons often use during a hysterectomy or a myomectomy. A hysterectomy is... Read more »

Rosena Lyons, a resident of Georgia, has filed a short form complaint directly into the Rejuvenate and ABG II Hip multidistrict litigation (MDL) that is pending against Howmedica Osteonics, doing business as Stryker Orthopaedics. Pursuant to a pretrial order, the plaintiff direct-filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court of... Read more »

Several attorneys who are representing plaintiffs in the Bard IVC filter multidistrict litigation (MDL) have applied for leadership roles, which would give them various responsibilities during the coordinated pretrial proceedings. Plaintiffs with cases pending in the MDL against C.R. Bard claim that the implanted medical devices can cause serious damages... Read more »

A new study on power morcellation was recently accepted for publication by the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The researchers took a close look at the risks of power morcellation compared with the potential benefits of laparoscopic surgery over open surgery. They also hinted that a recently touted technique,... Read more »