A recently released study has suggested that the latest innovations in total hip and knee replacement devices provide virtually no benefits to patients and may in fact boost the likelihood that they will suffer serious complications that put their health in jeopardy. These revelations follow an onslaught of litigation surrounding... Read more »

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. is facing another lawsuit alleging NexGen knee problems. The lawsuit filed by Richard and Lois Evans claims that Zimmer launched an aggressive marketing campaign that did not inform them of the risks associated with the artificial knee implant. The New York residents allege severe complications as a... Read more »

Litigation involving transvaginal mesh complications continues to escalate in court rooms across the U.S., with more than 60,000 product liability claims pending against several manufacturers of bladder slings, pelvic mesh patches and surgical devices. The mesh implants were designed to help women treat symptoms of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and... Read more »

Proceedings for the first DePuy Pinnacle hip trial began on September 2 in Dallas, under the direction of U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade. This is the first trial involving allegations that the metal-on-metal hip implant poisoned patients, due to its defective design causing metal debris to enter into patients’ bloodstreams.... Read more »

More than 18,500 Ethicon transvaginal mesh lawsuits have been centralized in multidistrict litigation No. 2327 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. The coordinated proceedings are being managed by Judge Joseph Goodwin, who is overseeing a series of test cases known as “bellwether trials.” ... 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 »

According to a second quarter filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), manufacturer C.R. Bard has agreed to settle some 500 product liability lawsuits alleging painful and serious Avaulta mesh injuries. The transvaginal mesh settlements may be a positive indicator of potential agreements to come, as federal Judge... Read more »

With the increased use of the da Vinci robot surgical system comes increased public concern over the potential for serious risks. The latest plaintiff to file a complaint with regard to the robotic surgery is Melissa Pearson, a resident of Tennessee. The da Vinci hysterectomy lawsuit, which was filed on July... Read more »

Contraceptive options for today’s consumers have come a long way in recent years – offering women convenient alternatives to the hassles of monthly injections or daily birth control pills. One of the most popular is the IUD, or intrauterine device, the majority of which are levonorgestrel-releasing systems. A synthetic version... Read more »

The Honorable Carol E. Higbee recently upheld an $11.1 million vaginal mesh lawsuit verdict rendered last year in a bellwether case against Johnson and Johnson subsidiary, Ethicon. The New Jersey Superior Court judge rejected J&J’s request for a new trial for Linda Gross v. Ethicon, in which the plaintiff alleged... Read more »