A recent article posted in Forbes, informs readers that bringing new products to market can take years and require so much data proving product safety, that years can go by before consumers have the ability to purchase them. To circumvent this the FDA has provided a “fast-track” for companies that promise to continue collecting market evidence of consumer…
Johnson & Johnson, the manufacturer of Pinnacle hip prosthetics, has asked that pending bellwether trials be put on hold while it appeals the recent $497.6 million verdict awarded in March of this year. J&J’s attorneys filed post-trial motions and have indicated that depending on the outcome of those motions an appeal may be filed in…
I recently attended a National conference which included an update on the Bair Hugger litigation. Following is an update on the status of the litigation: The litigation was centralized on December 11, 2015 in the District of Minnesota. Honorable Joan H. Erickson was assigned to the MDL. Magistrate Judge Franklin Noel is also assigned to…
A federal judge in Philadelphia says that a lawsuit filed against Bayer for its Essure permanent contraceptive device can proceed, despite dismissing all but two claims filed by five women who allege they were harmed by the device. U.S. District Judge John R. Padova said that the women’s claims that Bayer used misleading advertising and…
A year-long investigation by NBC News has revealed that medical device manufacturer C.R. Bard, Inc. allegedly knew of defects in its Recovery IVC Blood Clot filters but continued to market the products anyway despite a more than 50% failure rate. IVC filters are used to prevent blood clots from reaching a patient’s heart or lungs.…
Manufactured by 3M, the Bair Hugger is a forced hot air warming system that is used to help regulate a patient’s body temperature during surgery. The portable device pushes warm air through a hose into a surgical blanket draped over the patient and also releases air under the surgical table. Unfortunately, one side effect from…
A federal jury in Dallas has awarded $502 million to five patients who claim Johnson & Johnson hid flaws in its Pinnacle hip implant device that caused them to suffer pain and additional surgeries to repair the damage. The jury awarded $142 million in actual damages and $360 million in punitive damages after finding that…
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon Inc. is moving to settle a number of lawsuits over its power morcellator devices that are alleged to spread cancer in women. The Wall Street Journal has reported that the company has settled nearly 70 cases over the past few months involving its laparoscopic power morcellator device, which plaintiffs say…
An $11.1 million jury award against Johnson & Johnson by a woman injured by vaginal mesh has been upheld by a state court of appeals in New Jersey. Linda Gross filed suit against Ethicon, a division of J&J in 2008 alleging injuries including severe pain which resulted in 18 surgeries, the loss of her career…
An Atlanta jury has awarded a woman $10 million in punitive damages and $1 million in compensatory damages for injuries she received following hip replacement surgery using the Wright Conserve Resurfacing Cup manufactured by Wright Medical Technology. The bellwether trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, where multiple cases against Wright…