Transvaginal Mesh Implant Verdict: Bard Ordered To Pay $2M In Damages
Posted by Marilyn T. McGoldrick on Aug 20, 2013 10:44:00 AM On August 15, 2013, a West Virginia jury awarded Donna Cisson a $2 million verdict, $250,000 in compensatory damages and $1.75 million in punitive damages, against C. R. Bard for injuries caused by its...
Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Drugs Linked to Nerve Damage
Posted by Marilyn McGoldrick on Aug 16, 2013 12:02:00 PM The FDA issued a Drug Safety Communication yesterday about a popular class of antibiotics, including Bayer Pharmaceutical’s Cipro and Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceutical’s...
DePuy Orthopaedics Femur And Tibia Implant Gets Highest-Risk Status
Posted on Aug 5, 2013 9:28:00 AM By Marnie McGoldrick, Esq. The FDA and DePuy have issued a class-1 recall, the highest alert, of DePuy’s femur and tibia implant called the LPS Lower Extremity Dovetail Intercalary Component. This is because this device has the...
Generic Drugs Manufacturers Further Protected From Lawsuits
Posted by Thornton Law Firm LLP on Jul 29, 2013 7:23:00 AM In a 5-4 decision, last month, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that generic drug manufacturers are shielded from lawsuits arising from adverse side effects caused by their drugs. From now on, only...