By Marilyn McGoldrick, Esq. Published on April 3, 2015 The Zimmer Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Knee Implant is being voluntarily recalled after an unexpectedly high complaint rate of 61% for all the procedures in which it was used. The recall was announced by the...
By Marilyn T. McGoldrick, Esq. Published on March 16, 2015 The anti-nausea medication Zofran, marketed off-label to pregnant women to prevent morning sickness, has been found in recent studies to be associated with an...
By Andrea Marino Landry, Esq. Published on Mar 11, 2015 U.S. Senators Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, and Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, have introduced legislation that would protect Americans from asbestos exposure making information about the identities...
Posted by Marilyn McGoldrick on Mar 6, 2015 9:58:22 AM Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon unit has been ordered to pay $5.7 million dollars to a California woman who was damaged by a TVT-Abbrevo pelvic mesh sling device. Thousands of defective transvaginal mesh products...
By David C. Strouss, Esq. Published on March 5, 2015 his week we observed the first annual World Birth Defects Day. A group of 12 leading global health organizations created this day to raise awareness about birth defects, and to highlight how many birth defects can...
Posted by Marilyn McGoldrick on Feb 24, 2015 12:12:07 PM Mesh manufacturer C.R. Bard is reportedly in talks to settle the thousands of pelvic mesh lawsuits pending against it in federal and state courts across the country. At the urging of federal judge Joseph R....
Posted by Andrew S. Wainwright on Feb 19, 2015 11:30:24 AM On January 26, 2015, The Furthering Asbestos Transparency (FACT) Act was introduced into the 114th session of the House of Representatives as H.R. 526. This legislation would hurt asbestos victims and...
Posted by Marilyn McGoldrick on Feb 13, 2015 2:08:55 PM A Philadelphia state court jury awarded a $2.3 million dollar verdict against Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc., to John Kristufek, a retired teacher who developed bladder cancer after taking the diabetes...
Posted by Patricia M. Flannery on Feb 6, 2015 7:59:29 AM Five deaths and more than 100 serious injuries have been linked to Takata Corporation's exploding airbags manufactured for several carmakers. The propellant used in Takata airbags, ammonium nitrate, can degrade...
Thornton Law Firm is no longer accepting new Xarelto cases. By Marilyn McGoldrick Posted on Jan 22, 2015 The blood thinner Xarelto can lead to life-threatening uncontrollable internal bleeding. Currently, there is no reversal agent (antidote) to stop bleeding caused...
Posted by Marilyn T. McGoldrick on Jan 14, 2015 12:29:03 PM The federal judge overseeing all transvaginal mesh litigation has denied C.R. Bard's motion to delay bellwether trials, also known as test trials, scheduled for next month. C.R. Bard, a defendant in more than...
Posted by Andrew S. Wainwright on Jan 6, 2015 3:54:00 PM The $500 million dollar settlement to pay asbestos victims agreed to twelve years ago by Travelers Insurance has been confirmed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Travelers agreed to settle their...