Lawsuits filed against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals over its controversial IUD (intrauterine device), Mirena, have commonly alleged perforation and inflammation of the uterus. However, the latest lawsuit alleges that a woman’s Mirena device migrated completely outside of her uterus – resulting in the need for surgical removal and causing permanent injuries. Mirena Surgical Removal Caused Permanent […]
Year: 2013
First NuvaRing Injury Trial Set For May 2013 The date has been set for the first NuvaRing injury lawsuit trial in New Jersey state court against Merck & Co. and its subsidiaries, Organon BioSciences and Schering-Plough. May 6th is the date – and thousands of NuvaRing injury victims with similar lawsuits pending in state and […]
A Florida woman whose ob-gyn prescribed Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceutical’s fourth-generation birth control medication, Yaz, is suing the manufacturer after suffering from a stroke, having her gallbladder removed and more. She joins thousands of other women just like her who say that these types of injuries were unnecessary and could have been avoided – if the […]
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has received nearly 5,500 reports of adverse events / side effects regarding Merck & Co.’s NuvaRing – a vaginal ring that releases low doses of estrogen and progestin over a three-week period to prevent pregnancy. While NuvaRing side effects vary, the FDA reports that three side effects comprise […]
An expert witness in the first DePuy ASR hip replacement lawsuit to go to trial (In re: Loren Kransky and Sheryl Kransky v. DePuy, Inc., et al., BC456086, Los Angeles Superior Court) recently testified that Johnson & Johnson knew that ASR XL hip replacements had failed internal tests, but kept that information to itself. It’s […]
The Driscoll Firm, LLC is representing seven plaintiffs who claim they suffered injury and damages due to migration of the Mirena intrauterine system. St. Louis, MO (Vocus/PRWEB) February 7, 2013 – John J. Driscoll, a nationally recognized defective medical device attorney, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of seven plaintiffs who allege they were injured […]
Over 1,000 NuvaRing injury lawsuits have been filed against Merck & Company and its subsidiary Organon Pharmaceuticals – and many more are expected to be filed in the near future. If you’ve suffered a NuvaRing injury such as a blood clot, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), heart attack or stroke, it’s important speak with […]
Women injured due to Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceutical’s Mirena IUD (intrauterine device) recently petitioned the U.S. Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation to consolidate their lawsuits against the pharmaceutical giant in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, for pretrial proceedings. More Mirena IUD Injury Lawsuits Being Filed More and more Mirena IUD injury lawsuits are […]
The first of nearly 10,000 lawsuits against DePuy Orthopaedics (a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson) is set to begin this week. However, the manufacturer’s litigation strategy may change as newly released internal company documents show that the company knew that failure rates in its ASR (Articular Surface Replacement) hip implant devices would be high. Very […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned St. Jude Medical to address safety issues concerning the company’s Durata heart device – an electrical lead wire that connects an implanted defibrillator to a patient’s heart. This implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) lead may fail by not sufficiently preventing insulation abrasions that can cause patients to […]