Category Archives: Medical Device & Dangerous Drugs
California Receives Lion’s Share in National Settlement with Drug Maker GlaxoSmithKline
Earlier this month, GlaxoSmithKline, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, agreed to pay $105 million to settle claims that it illegally promoted off-label uses of the antidepressants Paxil and Wellbutrin and the asthma drug Advair. California will receive over $7 million in the case, which is the largest share of the 44-state settlement…. Read More »
Plaintiff Suing Artificial Hip Replacement Maker Survives Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Case
A recent decision out of a federal court in Missouri dismissed several breach of warranty claims in a lawsuit over a personal injury allegedly caused by a defective hip implant, but the court kept alive claims based on negligence and strict product liability, including allegations of design defect, manufacturing defect and failure to warn…. Read More »
FDA Recalls Dangerous Drugs and Defective Medical Devices by the Dozen Every Month
Over a dozen drugs have been recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the last 60 days alone. These recalls have struck makers of dietary drugs and supplements as well as some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the country, including Pfizer, Baxter and GlaxoSmithKline. Some of the reasons for the… Read More »
FDA Reports 97% Increase in Recalls of Defective Medical Devices
Last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a report of medical device recalls covering Fiscal Years 2003 through 2012. The report found a significant increase in recalls of dangerous or defective medical devices during that time period. In fact, the number of recalls almost doubled. The Medical Device Recall Report is a… Read More »
Study After Study Links Heart Problems to Testosterone Treatment
Television and radio ads are swamping the airwaves, touting testosterone therapy to treat a condition popularly called Low T. While there is an actual medical condition known as hypogonadism that can be effectively treated with testosterone, the heavy marketing of testosterone today is geared toward older men whose levels of testosterone have naturally declined… Read More »
Lawsuits Continue Against Makers and Users of Granuflo and Naturalyte
Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMC), the makers of Granuflo and Naturalyte. Both Granuflo and Naturalyte are products intended for use in dialysis, a medical procedure which cleanses the blood and rids it of toxins in people whose kidneys are not capable of performing this otherwise natural… Read More »
Initiative Petition Seeks to Increase Damages Cap in California Medical Malpractice Cases
California voters may get a chance to increase the cap on damages in medical malpractice cases to more than four times its present limit, if a consumer group is able to gather enough signatures to get its initiative petition on the next general election ballot. The group, Consumer Watchdog California, needs several hundred thousand… Read More »
Jury awards $2 Million in Compensatory and Punitive Damages in Transvaginal Mesh Trial
Earlier this month, the jury reached a verdict in the first of four bellwether cases of the more than 20,000 lawsuits consolidated in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia regarding the safety of transvaginal mesh implants. Following a two-week trial and 12 hours of deliberations, the jury returned a verdict… Read More »
California Couple Awarded $5.5 Million against Maker of Vaginal Mesh Implant
As reported by KGET.com, a Bakersfield, California couple was awarded $5.5 million against C.R. Bard Medical, the maker of a vaginal mesh implant called Avaulta Mesh. With hundreds of lawsuits involving vaginal mesh pending across the country, this is the first jury win for a woman who has suffered severe complications after undergoing vaginal… Read More »
Actos Litigation & the Drug’s Link to Bladder Cancer
Lawsuits have been filed in California and around the country by patients diagnosed with bladder cancer after taking the prescription drug Actos to treat type 2 diabetes. Most claims assert that Actos manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceuticals failed to warn patients that the drug could significantly increase their risk of developing bladder cancer, especially after taking… Read More »
