Dangerous Drugs
& Defective Medical Devices
While prescription drugs and medical devices can cure medical conditions and save lives, they can also cause harm. Defective drugs and devices are known to cause severe adverse effects and death.
Latest News
Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay $4.69 Billion To Talc Users For Causing Ovarian Cancer
Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been battling thousands of lawsuits against women who developed ovarian cancer from using the company’s baby powder products. However the company was dealt a monumental blow when plaintiffs’ were successful in obtaining the largest baby powder verdict to date. Jurors in Missouri determined J&J hid the cancer risks of baby powder from consumers and awarded 22 women $4.69 billion damages.
Female Lawyer To Lead Class Action Over Essure Birth Control Device
Fidelma Fitzpatrick has been named lead counsel of the Bayer Essure California state court. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith appointed her to head a five-member plaintiffs executive committee in the Essure litigation last month. Smith’s order was made public on Jan. 6. About 50 lawsuits filed in California on behalf of more than 800 women allege Bayer failed to disclose its Essure contraceptive device could cause chronic pain, bleeding, and unintended pregnancies, among other side effects.
Atrium Medical Accused Of Hiding Surgical Mesh Risks
A man who suffered an adverse reaction after his hernia was patched with a polypropylene mesh product files suit this week in federal court claiming the product’s maker, Atrium Medical Corp. (Atrium), was negligent and hid the device’s dangers. Atrium was found in 1981 and delivers over 2.7 million medical products a year, one of which is its C-QUR polypropylene mesh with Omega 3 gel coating, more commonly known as fish oil.
FDA Recalls
How They Work
When foods, drugs, medical devices, or cosmetics are found to be defective and hazardous, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will issue a recall. Since 2012, the FDA has recalled nearly 4,500 drug products for various reasons.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
In the United States, a tort refers to a, “body of rights, obligations, and remedies that is applied by courts in civil proceedings to provide relief for persons who have suffered harm from the wrongful acts of others.”
What is MDL?
An MDL stands for multidistrict litigation and is a special legal procedure conducted in federal court that is designed to quickly conduct the handling of complex cases, which can include dangerous drug and medical device lawsuits.
Product Defects
It means the manufacturer made an error either in the design or the fabrication of a product that causes it to not work as intended. This can be especially dangerous in many cases, such as those of faulty medical devices and prescription drugs.
Defective Design
A defective design in a product is one that is so great, the product cannot be utilized for the purposes intended or is even made hazardous as a result of the defect, imperfection, or design flaw. In the case of medical devices, this can be a deadly mistake.