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 »

C.R. Bard has reportedly agreed to pay more than $200 million in a transvaginal mesh settlement for at least 3,000 lawsuits brought against the company. The settlement will resolve approximately one-fifth of the outstanding lawsuits the manufacturer is currently facing related to its transvaginal mesh products. Plaintiffs claim they sustained... Read more »

IVC filter problems have been the subject of a growing number of lawsuits in recent months. Now, another study has identified potential complications associated with the Cook Celect IVC filter. Researchers discovered that this particular IVC filter had a high rate of strut perforations in comparison to a similar device... Read more »

Elevated metal levels in the bloodstream have left a hip replacement patient vulnerable to numerous health risks, a new Stryker hip lawsuit claims. The plaintiffs in the complaint state that they were unaware of the risks prior to hip replacement surgery but now are faced with concerns that elevated chromium... 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 »

On July 1, 2015, Linda L. Thompson of Washington filed a lawsuit regarding her Stryker hip replacement device. The complaint names Howmedica Osteonics doing business as Stryker Orthopaedics as defendants. The lawsuit is a short form complaint filed directly in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) No. 2441, which is proceeding in... Read more »

A request has been submitted to centralize the growing number of power morcellator lawsuits that have been filed in federal courts across the country. The request was submitted by six of the 22 plaintiffs that have already filed lawsuits alleging use of the power morcellators during a hysterectomy or myomectomy... Read more »

A joint trial for 26 women who have filed Gynecare TVT mesh lawsuits has been scheduled for later this year. U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin issued a pretrial order on June 12, setting the consolidated trial date for November 2, 2015. At this time, the 26 lawsuits filed by women... Read more »

After a two-week trial in a California Superior Court, a jury awarded $4.5 million to Alan Warner, who had filed his Wright hip failure lawsuit alleging injuries and economic losses. Warner alleged that although the Wright Profemur R hip implant he received was supposed to have an average lifespan of 15 to... Read more »

One of more than 1,200 Wright hip lawsuits alleging complications from the Profemur replacement system is being tried before a state jury in California Superior Court. The case, brought by Alan Warner, levels counts of failure to warn, design defects and breach of warranty against Wright Medical Group. On May... Read more »