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[11 Mar 2010 | Comments Off | 40 views]
Patients Left Disabled File Suit Against Zimmer For Defective Hip Implant

National plaintiff law firm Lieff Cabraser has filed separate personal injury lawsuits against Zimmer Holdings, the nation’s largest producer of orthopedic devices, for multiple surgeries and debilitating injuries plaintiffs suffered due to the defective Durom Acetabular Component, an artificial hip socket known as the Durom Cup

Featured, Medical Devices, Product recalls, access to justice »

[31 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | 74 views]
Tens of Thousands of Heart Patients May Be at Risk from Defective Device

Tens of thousands of patients may be at risk of suffering repetitive and devastating electrical shocks from the defective Sprint Fidelis manufactured by Medtronic, Inc.

FDA, Featured, Prescription Drugs »

[18 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | 18 views]
Medical Dyes for MRIs and Link to Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF)

Exposure to certain medical dyes used in MRIs has been linked to the development of the debilitating disease Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis

FDA, Featured, Prescription Drugs »

[13 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | 58 views]
Reglan’s Dangerous Side Effect: Tardive Dyskinesia

The prescription drug Reglan has been linked to Tardive Dyskinesia (TD), a neurological disorder which can include involuntary spasms and movements.

Featured, Medical Devices »

[12 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | 37 views]
Zimmer Hip Recall Lawsuits: Patients Seek Compensation For Injuries From Faulty Hip Implant

First sold in the United States in 2006, the Zimmer Durom cup was implanted in more than 12,000 patients prior to its recall in in July 2008 due to a high failure rate. Now patients are filing lawsuits against Zimmer for being forced to undergo a second hip replacement surgery.

Featured, Litigation, Prescription Drugs, Women's Health »

[11 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | 55 views]
Side Effects of Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella Birth Control Pills Explained

Lieff Cabraser attorney Wendy Fleishman answers a series of frequently asked questions concerning the birth control drugs Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella and their side effects.

Featured, Litigation, Vehicles »

[30 Nov 2009 | Comments Off | 1 views]
SUV Rollover Lawsuit:  Court won’t disturb $82.6M award in Ford rollover case

Rejecting Ford’s challenge to the award, the Supreme Court has left in place an $82.6 million award to a woman who was paralyzed after her Ford Explorer rolled over

Featured, Vehicles, cpsc »

[23 Nov 2009 | Comments Off | 2 views]
Regulators Push Safety Standards for ATV’s

For parents wanting to provide their children some good, clean off-roading fun, the Fushin, a smaller-than-normal all-terrain vehicle, seemed just the thing. Except the Chinese import with jaunty yellow paint and a low $250 price tag was missing one feature: front brakes.
As the New York Times reports, in the $5 billion market for A.T.V.’s, the skyrocketing growth of Chinese imports is becoming the latest challenge for the CPSC, which is starting a global campaign to improve the safety of a product that kills more people — about 900 a year …

Children, Featured, Home Products, Nursery products, access to justice, cpsc »

[23 Nov 2009 | Comments Off | 5 views]
Largest Crib Recall in US History Announced

The CPSC is about to announce one of the largest crib recalls in United States history, involving cribs with dropdown sides, fearing they may be unsafe, even deadly

Featured, Vehicles »

[25 Oct 2009 | Comments Off | 1 views]
New details in crash that prompted Toyota recall

Federal highway safety inspectors have released new details of a fatal car crash that triggered Toyota Motor Corp.’s largest recall, including a finding that the Lexus ES 350 sedan involved had a gas pedal design that could increase the risk of its being obstructed by a floor mat.