When it first entered the medical marketplace, robotic surgery was widely hailed as being the next frontier in medical technology. Proponents argued that this innovative approach to performing laparoscopic procedures would reduce the risk of complications to the patient, speed up recovery time, and even reduce post-surgical pain (which would... Read more »

Richard Pohly has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the da Vinci robot, claiming the device left him with permanent and disabling injuries. The plaintiff further states that the manufacturer was fully aware of the risks associated with their product, but failed to alert the medical community and general public. In... Read more »

A North Wales, PA man has filed an IVC filter lawsuit against C.R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., claiming the faulty device caused him to suffer serious and permanent injuries. An IVC filter is a small, cage-like device that is inserted into the inferior vena cava — the... Read more »

Thousands of women have reported bladder sling injuries to the FDA and to date more than 70,000 patients who have received the implants have filed transvaginal mesh lawsuits against a handful of manufacturers. Recently, Canadian researchers sought to establish the percentage of women who might expect to undergo revision surgery... Read more »

A woman who endured surgical Mirena removal has filed a lawsuit against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., demanding compensatory damages for her medical expenses, physical injuries, and pain and suffering. Sonja Zimmerman filed her lawsuit against Bayer on September 3, 2015 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.... 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 »

Unlike the criminal law realm, civil laws are generally not designed to punish a defendant. Rather, civil litigation is usually meant to make the plaintiff “whole” again, compensating him for the value of what he lost as a result of the defendant’s misconduct (e.g., actual financial expenses, mental anguish, lost... Read more »

Even as power morcellation lawsuits continue to be filed, consolidation of existing cases is under consideration. The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has scheduled a hearing session on October 1 to determine whether coordination of lawsuits involving similar allegations against power morcellator manufacturers would benefit those involved in... Read more »

The federal judge presiding over the transvaginal mesh litigation coordinated in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia has ordered that 200 of the mesh injury lawsuits filed against Ethicon be prepared for trial dates early in 2016. Ethicon, which is a subsidiary of Johnson &... Read more »

IVC filters are designed to catch life-threatening blood clots before they cause a pulmonary embolism, but when implanted over the long-term, struts from the filter have been known to fracture, triggering serious complications or even death. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has decided to consolidate at least... Read more »