Tepezza, also known as teprotumumab-trbw, is a new biologic drug therapy used to treat adults with active thyroid eye disease (TED). TED is an autoimmune disorder that causes the muscles and fatty tissues around the eyes to become inflamed, resulting in bulging eyes, double vision, and other vision problems. Tepezza is administered intravenously (IV) by…
Bard hernia mesh lawsuits have been filed by individuals who allege that the meshes used to treat hernias were defectively designed, leading to a number of serious complications. Bard is one of the largest manufacturers of hernia mesh in the world, with its products widely used in surgical repair of inguinal and abdominal wall hernias.…
Exactech is a medical device company that manufactures knee, hip and ankle replacement implants, and recently had to issue a recall on a select number of their products. The recall applies to the following products: Hip implants: Exactech Connexion GXL, ACUMATCH, MCS and NOVTION acetabular liners. Knee implants: OPETRAK, OPETRAK logic, and TRULIANT…
Personal injury lawyers strive to prove deliberate negligence or malicious intent in product liability lawsuits. Medical device manufacturers have a duty to conduct rigorous safety tests prior to releasing a product to market and to communicate all known risks to consumers. Determining what breast implant manufacturer Allergan did or didn’t know is at the center…
The unbearable pain of arthritis, hip fracture, ankylosing spondylitis, or bone dysplasia drives more than 300,000 Americans to seek hip replacement surgery each year. Patients with limited mobility turn to artificial hip technology after hearing promises that they can regain their full range of motion and quality of life again. However, for every 100…
The Centers for Disease Control reported that in 2019, more than 25% of U.S. teens used e-cigarettes. One of those teens recently filed a federal lawsuit against vape products manufacturer, Juul, alleging that the company used misleading advertising and promotional efforts that were directly responsible for his nicotine addiction. Many Juul lawsuits have followed and…
Truvada maker Gilead Sciences, Inc. has recently become the target of over 1,000 lawsuits alleging bone loss and related injuries. However, the company is facing a new lawsuit of a different sort – and from an unlikely party. On November 6, 2019, the United States, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services,…
The latest update about the Xarelto litigation process is finally here. Plaintiffs from around the nation claim that Bayer’s anticoagulant medication Xarelto was defectively designed and marketed with inadequate warnings about the risk of uncontrolled bleeding. Approved by the FDA in 2011, Xarelto is prescribed to treat blood clots, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism,…
The first of what are anticipated to be many lawsuits filed over serious side effects from the diabetes drug Invokana was filed in December 2015 in Alabama. In that suit, the plaintiff contends she developed ketoacidosis — a life-threatening condition where there is too much acid in the blood — soon after taking Invokana. Another…