Another woman has filed a defective medical device lawsuit against Boston Scientific for permanent injuries she says she sustained from the manufacturer’s vaginal mesh products. Shirley Shelmidine says she was inserted with the device to treat her urinary incontinence and ended up experiencing numerous complications, including debilitating pain and bleeding.…
According to CNN.com, surgical clips made by Teleflex may have played a role in a number of kidney donor deaths. Teleflex sent a warning letter, in some cases several, to hospitals in 2006 letting them know that the clips were not safe to use in laparoscopic kidney donor surgeries. Yet…
The Consumer Products Safety Commission recently announced the recalls of a number of products over concern that they may pose a fire hazard: • Approximately 99,700 outdoor wall mount lanterns: These products were imported by Bel Air Lighting Inc. and made by manufacturers in China. The lanterns’ internal wiring may…
Johnson & Johnson has sent a letter to judges in West Virginia and New Jersey letting them know that it intends to stop selling the surgical mesh implants. However, J & J maintains that this decision is a result of “changing market dynamics” rather than “safety or efficacy” and that…
Aqua-Leisure Industries Inc., a manufacturer based in Avon Massachusetts, is recalling about 40,000 First Fitness® Trampolines with Handlebars over concerns that they pose a fall hazard to kids. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Web site, metal fatigue can lead to the handlebar coming off the trampoline, potentially posing…
A Malden, Massachusetts resident has filed a Boston injury lawsuit over the Salmonella Bareilly infection she says was caused by eating raw tuna. The woman is one of over 300 people whose food poisoning has been linked to the “Nakaochi Scrape” tuna. More than two dozen of the incidents are…
Another plaintiff is suing for personal injuries from a transvaginal mesh device. Stacey Pangborn claims she developed prolapse and incontinence and experienced serious pain in her pelvis, abdomen, and vagina after the device failed. The defendants of her defective medical device lawsuit are Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon. If you…
The US Department of Health and Human Services has sent Allergan Inc. a subpoena requesting documents related to the Lap-Band System. This medical device, which has been approved to help people who are obese lose weight, has come under fire over reports that it has been involved in a number…
The Food and Drug Administration has published an analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine about the long-term use of Fosamax. The bone-building drug has recently come under fire following reports that it has caused a number of women to develop weaker bones and other serious health complications, such…
The estate of a woman who bled to death is suing pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim for her wrongful death. Gertrude Eubanks died on April 4, 2011 from internal bleeding just days after she started taking Pradaxa, an anticoagulant. The drug, which is supposed to prevent strokes in individuals with atrial…