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Lieff Cabraser attorneys Wendy Fleishman and Lexi Hazam have announced that George Evans of Remington, Virginia, and James Mechaley of Bakersfield, California have filed suit against DePuy Orthopaedics for injuries suffered from their faulty DePuy …
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Lieff Cabraser attorneys Wendy Fleishman and Lexi Hazam have announced that George Evans of Remington, Virginia, and James Mechaley of Bakersfield, California have filed suit against DePuy Orthopaedics for injuries suffered from their faulty DePuy ASR hip implants.
Lexi Hazam summarized the charges Evans and Mechaley have brought against DePuy: “DePuy was aware its ASR hip implant was failing at a high rate, yet continued to manufacture and sell the product to unsuspecting physicians and patients.” Read the full story »
U.S Marine Corporal Michael Burress was killed on December 23, 2010, when his 2008 Toyota Yaris suddenly accelerated out of control as he was driving on the highway in Knoxville, Tennessee. This week, Burress’ parents …
U.S. Senators Charles Grassley, Richard Blumenthal and Herb Kohl have introduced the Medical Device Patient Safety Act, designed to give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tools to better monitor post-market performance of new medical …
Reba Inez Patton of Tennessee spoke about her atypical femur fracture, which may have been caused by Fosamax and Boniva osteoprosis drugs: “When I walk, it is scary because I do not want to fall …
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a safety alert on mini-magnet toys for the holiday season. According to the safety alert, if a child swallows two or more small magnets, the magnets will …
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Bloomberg Businessweek reports, House Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee, led by Representative Henry Waxman of California, sent a letter to Republicans leaders urging an investigation on the safety of metal-on-metal medical devices.
As reported in Las Cruses Sun-News, local couple Shane and Jennifer Umphress filed a lawsuit yesterday against Simply Thick, LLC, the manufacturer of a breast milk and formula-thickening agent for infants.
Bloomberg reports that transvaginal mesh lawsuits are on the rise, and that a two-day hearing on their safety and effectiveness will begin tomorrow. An advisory panel “won’t take any formal votes,” but the “FDA will poll the panel of researchers and physicians on whether to reclassify the devices and gather thoughts on how to conduct clinical studies.”
As reported in The New York Times, consumers were urged today by Inez Tenenbaum, head of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), to stop using the pourable gel fuel and to contact the manufacturer or distributor for a refund. “It’s a dangerous product that we want to warn consumers to stop using,” Tenenbaum said.
As reported in the New York Times, allies of the medical device industry are waging an extraordinary campaign in Washington to discredit a coming report by one of the country’s pre-eminent scientific groups that examines possible new regulations on the industry.
The Senior Judge of the Florida’s Fifth Judicial Circuit has set aside a jury verdict in favor of Ford Motor Company, blasting the automaker for defrauding the court and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration by claiming that it knew of no other cause of unintended acceleration than driver error and for concealing years of testing that showed that electromagnetic interference was a frequent root cause of UA in Ford vehicles.
Award-winning documentary Hot Coffee investigates the corporate push for tort reform, which threatens to restrict the legal rights of everyday citizens and to undermine the entire justice system.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Edushape Ltd. issued a recall of approximately 18,000 Mini Stars children’s toy building sets on July 7, 2011. The sets contain small parts that can break and pose a choking hazard.
The CBS Early Show interviewed Joan Cummins, the mother of Michelle Pfleger who died last year while walking to her morning class at college.
Infuse, Medtronic’s best-selling spinal product, could pose the risk of male sterility, reported a new study from The Spine Journal.
Attorney Lexi Hazam Provides a November 2011 Update on the DePuy Hip Implant Injury Lawsuits
Attorney Kent Klaudt Discusses Medtronic Infuse Bone Problem
Topamax and link to birth defects (clef lip/clef palate) explained.
You may still be eligible to receive compensation for heart damage due to diet drugs Redux and Pondimin.
Attorney Wendy Fleishman discusses Fosamax and other bone loss drugs. Yaz June 2011 Update: Attorney Wendy Fleishman provides an update on Yaz birth control litigation.
DePuy Lawsuit Update: Personal injury attorney Lexi Hazam, provides an update on the DePuy ASR Hip.
Attorney Lexi Hazam discusses the DePuy recall and recent medical evidence on the failure rate of the DePuy ASR hip implant.
Attorney Lexi Hazam outlines steps to protect patients' privacy and legal rights if contacted by the company Broadspire concerning the DePuy ASR artificial hip. Attorney Lexi Hazam provides practical legal advice for patients undergoing revision surgery to remove a faulty DePuy ASR hip implant..
Lieff Cabraser attorney Wendy Fleishman explains why DePuy is liable for its failing ASR Hip Implants and why those implants are failing. Lieff Cabraser attorney Wendy Fleishman provides a December 2010 update on Zimmer's Durom Cup hip implants.
When the Lin family Toyota flew off the road, Mr. Lin suffered grievous injuries rendering him quadriplegic. He now requires 24-hour care and will never work again.
Lieff Cabraser attorneys Robert J. Nelson and
Scott Nealey discuss a wrongful death lawsuit based on a transmission defect in millions of Chrysler vehicles.
Lieff Cabraser attorney Wendy Fleishman discusses the dangers and side effects of the birth control drugs Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella.
