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Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Training Methods Being Reevaluated as Lawsuits Continue to Mount

Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Training Methods Being Reevaluated as Lawsuits Continue to Mount

May 10, 2013 – 5:06 pm | No Comment

Intuitive Surgical, the company that builds and designs da Vinci Surgical System – a robot used to assist doctors in surgical procedures including removing prostates and repairing heart valves – has been hit with at …

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Video Update on Profemur Z Hip Implant Injuries and Profemur Z Lawsuits

May 15, 2013 – 5:34 pm | No Comment

Video Update on Profemur Z Hip Implant Injuries and Profemur Z Lawsuits

Lieff Cabraser hip implant defect injury attorney Kent Klaudt has produced a video discussing Wright Profemur Z hip implant injuries and patient lawsuits Read the full story »

Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Training Methods Being Reevaluated as Lawsuits Continue to Mount

May 10, 2013 – 5:06 pm | No Comment
Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Training Methods Being Reevaluated as Lawsuits Continue to Mount

Intuitive Surgical, the company that builds and designs da Vinci Surgical System – a robot used to assist doctors in surgical procedures including removing prostates and repairing heart valves – has been hit with at …

$6.5 Million Verdict in First Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuit

April 27, 2013 – 10:01 am | No Comment
$6.5 Million Verdict in First Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuit

In the first trial of an Actos lawsuit against Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., the manufacturer of Actos, a jury in Los Angeles, California, on April 25, 2013, awarded $6.5 million to Jack Cooper and …

California Jury Awards $8.3 Million to Injured DePuy ASR XL Hip Implant Patient

March 8, 2013 – 3:22 pm | No Comment
California Jury Awards $8.3 Million to Injured DePuy ASR XL Hip Implant Patient

Today, in the first trial involving the recalled DePuy ASR hip implant, a California jury returned an $8.3 million verdict in favor of a Montana patient forced to undergo revision surgery to remove his defective …

New Stryker Metal Hip Implant Recall Lawsuit Filed

February 21, 2013 – 3:41 pm | No Comment
New Stryker Metal Hip Implant Recall Lawsuit Filed

An Iowa resident has charged that Stryker Orthopaedics manufactured and sold a defective artificial hip implant, known as the Rejuvenate System, to her and thousands of other patients in the U.S.

Preventable Infections Common and Can Be Deadly in U.S. Hospitals

February 13, 2013 – 4:11 pm | No Comment
Preventable Infections Common and Can Be Deadly in U.S. Hospitals

Consumer Reports discusses the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report on deadly hospital infections, which follows the rates of infection in hospitals across the United States. The CDC’s report includes statistics on …

Hip Replacement Patients Fall Victim to FDA Loophole

February 13, 2013 – 12:26 pm | No Comment
Hip Replacement Patients Fall Victim to FDA Loophole

There have been 93,000 patients who received the DePuy ASR hip replacement system since it was first introduced to the market in 2005.

Video: Simply Thick Recall and Risks Explained

February 4, 2013 – 1:44 pm | No Comment
Video: Simply Thick Recall and Risks Explained

SimplyThick is a brand of thickening agent for infant formula. It was sold to parents, caregivers, and health professionals to thicken both formula and breast milk in order to assist infants in swallowing and keeping …

Yaz Lawsuits and Settlements Update

January 30, 2013 – 1:10 pm | No Comment
Yaz Lawsuits and Settlements Update

In this video, Lieff Cabraser personal injury attorney Paulina do Amaral provides an update on the lawsuits against Bayer brought by women who developed blood clots after being prescribed the birth control pills Yaz, Yasmin, …

Internal Study by Johnson & Johnson Suggested Hip Device Could Fail in Thousands More

January 22, 2013 – 5:33 pm | No Comment
Internal Study by Johnson & Johnson Suggested Hip Device Could Fail in Thousands More

The New York Times reports that an internal analysis conducted by Johnson & Johnson in 2011 after it recalled a troubled hip implant projected that the all-metal device could fail within five years in nearly …

Longer Time Between Contaminated Injection and Meningitis Diagnosis

January 18, 2013 – 5:10 pm | No Comment
Longer Time Between Contaminated Injection and Meningitis Diagnosis

New patients continue to be diagnosed with fungal meningitis weeks after the outbreak began in October of last year.

Proposed FDA Rule: Manufacturers Must Prove All-Metal Hips Are Safe

January 17, 2013 – 12:24 pm | No Comment
Proposed FDA Rule: Manufacturers Must Prove All-Metal Hips Are Safe

The Food and Drug Administration is proposing new rules that could potentially stop medical device manufacturers from selling certain metal-on-metal hip implants.

New York-Bound Ferry Crashes and Injures 57 People

January 9, 2013 – 10:52 am | No Comment
New York-Bound Ferry Crashes and Injures 57 People

A New York-bound ferry from New Jersey crashed into a dock in Lower Manhattan around 8:45a.m. today. At least 57 people were injured, and two were critical

Fined Again, Toyota’s Unintended Acceleration Defects Continue to Cost Automaker

December 18, 2012 – 12:47 pm | No Comment
Fined Again, Toyota’s Unintended Acceleration Defects Continue to Cost Automaker

Having already paid record fines for not promptly recalling cars, Toyota Motor Corporation will pay another $17.35 million in fines to federal safety regulators.

FDA Urges Congress for Stronger Regulation of Compounding Pharmacies

November 15, 2012 – 3:08 pm | Comments Off
FDA Urges Congress for Stronger Regulation of Compounding Pharmacies

The House Energy and Commerce Committee conducted a hearing on Wednesday to question the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on their lax oversight of the New England Compounding Center, the compounding pharmacy, associated with the …

Possible Link Between Monster Energy Drink and Heart Attacks: Five Deaths in 2012 Reported

October 25, 2012 – 9:29 am | Comments Off
Possible Link Between Monster Energy Drink and Heart Attacks: Five Deaths in 2012 Reported

In the recent article by Bloomberg News, Monster energy drinks have been linked to 37 adverse reaction reports sent to the Food and Drug Administration since 2004.