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Power Morcellator Lawsuit Information
In a notice issued last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration discouraged the use of laparoscopic power morcellation for the removal of the uterus (hysterectomy) or uterine fibroids (myomectomy) in women because, based on an analysis of currently available data, it poses a risk of spreading unsuspected cancerous tissue, notably uterine sarcomas, beyond…
California jury awarded $5.7 million to a Transvaginal Mesh plaintiff
On March 5, 2015, a California jury awarded $5.7 million to a Transvaginal Mesh plaintiff that alleged she suffered personal injuries after receiving an implantation of Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon TVT Abbrevo. The TVT Abbrevo is used to treat problems such as incontinence, and is one of numerous Tranvaginal Mesh products that are the…
Update: Pinnacle Hip Litigation
Plaintiffs that have filed suit after receiving a DePuy Pinnacle hip are waiting for the second “bellwether,” or test trial, to be scheduled. In the first bellwether trial, a Texas jury found in favor of DePuy. The Plaintiff in that case, however, had a medical history not necessarily representative of the majority of other…