Structured Settlement Loans for Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits
Transvaginal mesh products are synthetic repair systems built to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence disorders, which affect millions of American women. These conditions occur when the pelvic floor muscles lose strength, allowing the bladder and uterus to descend down into the vaginal wall. Transvaginal mesh placement has become a popular treatment in recent years, but the FDA… Read more »
Federal Panel May Centralize Januvia and Byetta Lawsuits as MDL
In the brief period that diabetes treatments Januvia and Byetta have been on the market, a disturbing number of post-marketing reports and studies have linked the drugs to pancreatitis, thyroid and pancreatic cancer, among other life-threatening side effects. Both medications function in a similar fashion, by mimicking the incretin hormones that normally trigger the release of insulin after a meal…. Read more »
Stryker Rejuvenate & ABG II Lawsuits Consolidated in Multidistrict Litigation
U.S. District Judge Donovan W. Frank will be overseeing all federal lawsuits against Stryker Orthopaedics alleging injuries and permanent disability from the recalled Rejuvenate and ABG II hip replacements. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has agreed to transfer almost 50 cases to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota for coordinated pretrial proceedings. The newly established… Read more »
First Trials in Zimmer NexGen MDL Slated for 2015
2015 seems a long time away for injured patients involved in Zimmer knee litigation. Sometime that year, the first federally coordinated NexGen knee replacement cases will go to trial to see how jurors respond to evidence and testimony presented. The products liability multidistrict litigation, which was established in August 2011, was created to help expedite pre-trial processes while conserving judicial… Read more »
$8.3 Million DePuy Hip Lawsuit Verdict Upheld
A judge in California upheld an $8.3 million jury verdict against DePuy Orthopaedics, denying the company’s appeal and ruling that the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to justify the jury’s finding of fault. The jury had found DePuy liable for manufacturing a defective product, the DePuy ASR hip replacement system, and breaching its duty to warn doctors and patients… Read more »
