$417 Million California Jury Verdict in Talcum Powder Cancer Trial
Johnson & Johnson baby powder with Talc would be a product that most consumers would assume to be safe. But the evidence presented to the…
Medical Devices & Implants
Inferior Vena Cava Blood Filter Lawsuits Increase
Lawsuits over retrievable IVC filters continue to grow. In two separate federal litigations there are almost 4000 filings against Cook Medical and C.R. Bard,…
Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits Update
Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder has been implicated in hundreds of cases of ovarian cancer in women. Many women have used talcum powder for decades…
Stryker Hip Implant Recall of LFIT V40 Femoral Head
Stryker Orthopedics issued a recall letter on August 19, 2016 for one of its hip implant heads. Stryker sent a letter to medical professionals…
Cordis IVC Filter Lawsuits
Cordis Corporation, makers of OptEase and TrapEase IVC filters, currently faces over 140 lawsuits alleging life-threatening injuries after being implanted with their filters. IVC, inferior…
Hip Implant Recall Lawsuits Continue to be Filed
Tens of thousands of lawsuits over defective hip implants have been settled over the last two years for billions of dollars. But hip implant…
Ethicon Johnson & Johnson Pelvic Mesh Lawsuits Move Forward
Today there are more than 100,000 lawsuits filed worldwide against seven pelvic mesh manufacturers. The majority of them are consolidated in one federal court…
Boston Scientific Hit With 100 Million Dollar Transvaginal Mesh Verdict
A state-court jury in Delaware two weeks ago ordered that Boston Scientific Corp. must pay $100 million to a Delaware woman who blamed the…
Boston Scientific Settles a Group of Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits
Boston Scientific, a manufacturer of pelvic mesh implants, disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that has agreed to pay $119…
Ethicon Pelvic Mesh Lawsuit Settlement
On March 24, it was announced that Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon subsidiary had reached a settlement in a bellwether trial over their transvaginal mesh devices.…