Medical Devices & Implants

• Bard Recovery and G2 IVC Filter Defective Products

  Shezad Malik MD JD | November 10, 2011 11:54 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  There are serious and fatal complications of the widely used Bard inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, the models Bard Recovery and G2 IVC Filter. A number of Bard IVC filter lawsuits have been filed...

• Vaginal/Pelvic Mesh Products Can Cause Horrific Problems For Women

  Brett Emison | November 09, 2011 2:54 PM | 2 CommentsKansas City, MO

  It feels like the inside of my vaginal wall is on fire. I wouldn't wish this on anyone. -- vaginal mesh victim to ABC News Surgical mesh products are nothing new. In fact, surgical mesh has...

• Surgical Mesh in Pelvic Repair Procedures Should Be Recalled

  Shezad Malik MD JD | November 08, 2011 10:31 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  We are fielding many calls from concerned plaintiffs regarding their implanted Transvaginal Mesh medical device. According to the Public Citizen watchdog group, the surgical mesh products made by...

• Update on DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuits

  Joe Saunders | November 06, 2011 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  More lawsuits are being filed every week against DePuy and Johnson & Johnson for hip implant failures relating to the DePuy ASR and the DePuy Pinnacle Ultamet metal on metal hip implants. In...

• GlaxoSmithKline $3 Billion Legal Settlement

  Joe Saunders | November 06, 2011 12:00 PM | 2 CommentsPinellas, FL

  Pharmaceutical drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 Billion to settle for civil and criminal illegal marketing schemes that were the subject of a U.S. Government investigation. The...

• Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Risks Outweigh Benefits

  Shezad Malik MD JD | November 01, 2011 8:10 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  A group of medical researchers and scientists have determined that the potential risks from metal-on-metal hip implants may outweigh any health benefits provided by these devices. This is because...

• Trans Vaginal Mesh / Bladder Sling Injuries

  Shezad Malik MD JD | October 27, 2011 8:19 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  One of the most frustrating things our potential clients tells us is that they do not know what type of device has been implanted. To complicate matters even more, there are about 11 manufacturers...

• Medical Devices - Time For More Oversight, Not Less

  Nicole Greer | October 27, 2011 12:14 PM | 4 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Do you use a medical device? You probably do, even if you don’t know it. If you have been harmed by a medical device, you may have a legal claim. Do you wear contact lenses? CooperVision...

• Report: More Problems With Medical Device Payments To Surgeons

  Brett Emison | October 27, 2011 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  I wrote just two days ago about a Reuters report on the potential conflicts created by kickback-type payments to physicians who use certain medical devices. Now the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has...

• Bard Avaulta Vaginal Mesh / Bladder Sling Side Effects

  Shezad Malik MD JD | October 25, 2011 8:49 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  Researchers are currently evaluating and investigating the latest medical device tragedy to be afflicting women of a certain age. Countless women who had a vaginal mesh or bladder sling medical...