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Mesh Implant Litigation Continues
Medical Devices

Mesh Implant Litigation Continues

Transvaginal mesh devices are surgically implanted in women to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The devices are designed to prevent internal organs from coming into contact with each other, but have resulted in numerous complications for patients, including: M

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Mirena Linked to Development of PTC (Pseudotumor Celebri)
Prescription Drugs

Mirena Linked to Development of PTC (Pseudotumor Celebri)

A new study released for the 2015 annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) links Mirena exposure to the development of IIH (idiopathic intracranial hypertension) also known as pseudotumor celebri (PTC).  Mirena is a type of long-acting, reversible hormonal in

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Do You Really Need Low T? (Testosterone Supplements)
Prescription Drugs

Do You Really Need Low T? (Testosterone Supplements)

Prescription medications for low testosterone levels, also known as “Low T” have been heavily advertised to U.S. men in recent years, and as a result, the sale of testosterone replacement treatments have risen substantially during the last 10 years. What is Testosterone? Testosterone is a…

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Helping Bring Holiday Cheer and Toys To Deserving Children
Legal

Helping Bring Holiday Cheer and Toys To Deserving Children

Our firm is proud to be a part of the Boys and Girls Club’s 2014 holiday gift program. We are helping to ensure that 50 children in need receive gifts this Holiday Season. We are also sponsoring two deserving families in need of help.  We…

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Has Purdue Met Its Match? OxyContin Case Goes to Trial in Kentucky
Legal

Has Purdue Met Its Match? OxyContin Case Goes to Trial in Kentucky

Purdue, maker of the painkiller OxyContin, has won dismissals in over 400 personal injury lawsuits related to the medication, has settled product liability cases involving the drug without disclosing the terms, and has defeated more than ten class actions suits brought against it over the…

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Did Takata Know But Fail to Disclose Airbag Problems in 2004?
Legal

Did Takata Know But Fail to Disclose Airbag Problems in 2004?

Former Takata employees have charged that the Japanese airbag manufacturer conducted secret tests in 2004 on 50 airbags retrieved from scrapyards, saying that tests were performed after work hours, on weekends, and holidays during the summer of 2004 at the company’s American headquarters in Auburn…

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Study Questions Potential Healthcare Savings Gained by Tort Reform
Legal

Study Questions Potential Healthcare Savings Gained by Tort Reform

Although many proponents of tort reform believe that fear of malpractice lawsuits prompts physicians to order unnecessary tests and indirectly drives up medical costs, a Rand Corporation study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine found otherwise. The study analyzed the experienc

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FDA Announces Import Reforms to Crack Down on Careless Drugmakers
Medical Devices

FDA Announces Import Reforms to Crack Down on Careless Drugmakers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is unleashing a barrage of quality-control initiatives aimed at overseas drug manufacturing, potentially empowering prosecutors who choose to target those companies with sloppy production techniques. The campaign played a large part in FDA Commissioner Margaret

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Blood Thinner Xarelto Said To Cause Internal Bleeding
Medical Devices

Blood Thinner Xarelto Said To Cause Internal Bleeding

Virginia Stuntebeck sued Johnson & Johnson and Bayer AG in Pennsylvania court earlier this year, alleging that she suffered severe internal bleeding stemming from use of the blood-thinning drug Xarelto. In the Xarelto lawsuit, which appears to be the first tort suit filed over the…

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