Jurors in Oklahoma awarded plaintiff Andrea Smith $2.5 million in compensatory damages over injuries she sustained from two defective DePuy ASR XL Acetabular hip implants. The Tulsa County jurors found in favor of Smith, after evidence was presented that the ASR metal-on-metal hip replacement was defectively designed. Jurors found for... Read more »

Knee replacement surgery is the most prevalent type of elective surgery performed in the U.S., with an average of 700,000 procedures per year. While many knee replacement patients enjoy good results after their recovery, far too many are discovering that their knee implants are likely defective and need to be... Read more »

In yet another lawsuit filed in the Multi-District Litigation (MDL) against Zimmer – which is steadily expanding – an injured plaintiff is seeking redress for his injuries following the malfunction and eventual revision surgery of his Zimmer Durom Cup hip implant system. MDL No. 2158 was commenced in 2013 and... Read more »

Mirena, a popular contraceptive, is one of only two hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Interesting in light of the recent reports of Mirena IUD organ perforation, a recent German study compared injuries between copper and hormone-releasing intrauterine devices. The study found no... Read more »

A Michigan woman has filed a morcellator cancer lawsuit against a medical supply company. Denise Whitfield claims the use of a power morcellator sold by Karl Storz Endoscopy caused her to suffer serious injuries, including metastasized Stage 4 bone and breast cancer. “She must undergo extensive and difficult treatments for... Read more »

In what may be a sign of things to come, Johnson & Johnson has recently agreed to settle four cases involving allegedly defective and dangerous vaginal mesh implants, including one matter that was currently at trial stage in Missouri. This represents the first instance in which J&J and its Ethicon... Read more »

Over the past several years, the Biomet ball-and-socket hip replacement system has drawn increasing scrutiny from patients, physicians, medical professionals, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Namely, the M2A Magnum Hip Replacement System and the MoM Total Hip Arthroscopy System have come under fire for allegedly cause severe pain,... Read more »

A new FDA bone graft warning has been issued, advising doctors to avoid off-label use of certain bone graft substitutes in patients with bone disorders, who are younger than 18 years old ─ this includes Medtronic’s Infuse bone graft. The FDA noted that these bone graft substitutes could cause serious... Read more »

  With the recent filing of a class action lawsuit, a group of plaintiffs is demanding compensation in excess of $5 million for medical complications allegedly related to the da Vinci robot surgery system. They claim that the defendants, Intuitive Surgical, Inc., engaged in false and deceptive advertising practices by... Read more »

A revised case management order has extended the deadline for DePuy ASR hip lawsuits whose plaintiffs had not yet undergone revision surgery and had previously been ordered to either accept a dismissal of their case or complete the discovery phase of their lawsuit within 90 days of the deadline. The... Read more »