Coloplast Corp Reaches $16 Million Settlement to Resolve 400 Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits Hundreds of surgical mesh lawsuits may be resolved thanks to a recent settlement agreement reached with device maker Coloplast Corp. Vaginal mesh maker Coloplast Corp. has reportedly reached an agreement to settle product liability lawsuits filed on behalf of women who claim to …
Medtronic Infuse Lawsuit Filed Over Off-Label Use of Bone Graft Product Medtronic faces a growing number of product liability lawsuits involving potential side effects of its Infuse bone growth device. Yet another Infuse bone graft lawsuit has been filed against Medtronic, this time by a Virginia woman who claims that she suffered severe injuries due …
Consumer Group Calls for Black Box Warnings on Testosterone Treatment Labels The FDA is being asked by consumer advocates to require the strongest possible warnings on TRT labels, regarding health risks like heart attack and stroke. The consumer watchdog group Public Citizen is calling for drug regulators to impose “black box” warnings on the labels …
OxyElite Weight Loss Products Recalled Over Risk of Life-Threatening Liver Injury Financial compensation may be available to consumers who used an OxyElite dietary supplement and have since suffered from liver damage or liver failure side effects. Product liability lawyers throughout the country are investigating claims of life-threatening liver injury and acute hepatitis associated with OxyElite …
Health Experts Concerned About “Bizarre” Cluster of Neural Tube Birth Defects in Washington A spike in birth defect rates affecting a three-county area of rural Washington state has health experts stumped as to the potential cause of the devastating malformations. A mysterious spike in major birth defects reported in Washington state has stumped health experts, …
Statute of Limitations May Be Approaching for GranuFlo, NaturaLyte Lawsuits NaturaLyte and GranuFlo lawsuits may be subjected to a two-year statute of limitations for injury lawsuits, which could be as early as March 2014. It has been nearly two years since Fresenius Medical Care issued a NaturaLyte and GranuFlo recall in late March 2012, and …
Large-Scale Studies Necessary to Examine Testosterone Therapy Risks Experts are calling for additional research to study the risk of cardiovascular events among men using testosterone treatments. In light of new information about the potential side effects of testosterone therapy, a group of experts are calling for a large-scale scientific study to aid doctors in understanding …
