The presiding judge for the thousands of transvaginal mesh injury lawsuits consolidated as part of a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the Southern District of West Virginia has taken steps to expedite upcoming trials in light of the lack of progress made toward settlements. Judge Joseph Goodwin has issued a pre-trial... Read more »

The presiding judge in the ongoing state-level litigation process involving allegedly defective hip replacement devices in New Jersey has issued a new case management order with several provisions dealing with Stryker hip settlements. The order concerns issues related to the mediation process for reaching settlements, the discovery phase of litigation,... Read more »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently announced final revisions to the guidelines for its updated medical identification database and tracking system. The final phase of the FDA’s Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID) was released on June 11 and provides updates for a draft of the regulatory... Read more »