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Bard PowerPort Bellwether Trial Process on Time
April 19, 2024. By Jane Mundy.
Santa Clara, CA U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell has said that the Bard PowerPort lawsuit selections will go ahead as scheduled, despite the manufacturer arguing to delay the bellwether process. Judge Campbell is presiding over all Bard PowerPort fracture and migration lawsuits filed in federal courts nationwide.
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Ozempic Babies, Another Side Effect
April 17, 2024. By Jane Mundy.
Santa Clara, CA Women on birth control or presumed to be infertile have been reporting surprise pregnancies while on Ozempic and similar medications. Referred to as “Ozempic Babies”, they add to increasing concern over the side effects of these diabetes and weight-loss drugs. Healthcare professionals, seeing an association between these medications and unexpected pregnancy on birth control, are warning that these drugs may decrease the effectiveness of oral contraception.
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Exactech Defective Hip Implant MDL Takes Shape
March 25, 2024. By Anne Wallace.
Brooklyn, NY As of March 2024, 1,244 defective, ankle, knee and hip implant lawsuits were pending in multidistrict litigation in the Eastern District of New York. Although no trials or settlements have yet occurred, some speculate that individual hip plaintiffs may ultimately expect to recover as much as $300,000.
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Ozempic MDL and Semaglutide Update
March 15, 2024. By Jane Mundy.
Philadelphia, PA Fifty-five Ozempic and similar weight loss drug lawsuits have been centralized in Eastern Pennsylvania, with U.S. District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter at the helm of the MDL and scheduled to commence March 14 at the first status conference. The litigation claims that Novo Nordisk's Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus and Eli Lilly's Mounjaro and Trulicity cause gastroparesis and other serious gastrointestinal injuries, and the companies failed to warn patients about the risks associated with GLP-1 receptor agonist medications.
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Lawsuits Allege Ozempic Caused Gastroparesis; Do You Have A Claim?
March 8, 2024. By Jane Mundy.
New York, NY As the demand for Ozempic and other semaglutide weight-loss drugs increases, more serious side effects such as stomach paralysis are being reported to medical professionals, the FDA, and attorneys.
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Chicago Hospital Settles Class Action for $55M
February 22, 2024. By Jane Mundy.
Evanston, IL NorthShore University Health System has agreed to pay $55 million to settle a federal consumer class action lawsuit that was filed back in 2007. The settlement ends 16 years of litigation over its merger with another hospital that allegedly allowed NorthShore to illegally monopolize the market and unfairly raise prices on patients.
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Suboxone maker Indivior in Trouble with the Law Again
February 16, 2024. By Jane Mundy.
Santa Clara, CA Suboxone (buprenorphine and naloxone) was first introduced in 2002 for recovering opioid addicts. The dissolvable tablet was helping people on their road to recovery, but the problems began when a Suboxone film version was introduced in 2013, and it took the drugmakers almost a decade to warn consumers of its side effect: decayed teeth. Many people have experienced permanent damage and Suboxone lawsuits indicate that ruined teeth could have been avoided if the manufacturers warned them and the medical community from Suboxone film side effects. And yes, tooth decay is a legitimate injury that can have devastating effects, both physical and emotional.
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New York MDL Consolidates Growing Number of Exactech Defective Hip Implant Lawsuits
February 9, 2024. By Anne Wallace.
Brooklyn, NY As of February 2024, more than 1,600 defective hip implant lawsuits were pending in multidistrict litigation before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. A status conference has been set for March 13, 2024, at which time the parties will discuss the status of the litigation, unresolved discovery matters and the selection of bellwether cases.
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Weight Loss Drugmakers Face Stomach Paralysis Lawsuits
January 27, 2024. By Jane Mundy.
Santa Clara, CA A drugmaker’s dream is a patient continuing treatment and forever refilling prescriptions--and that spells profit. Such is the case with the weight loss drugs because discontinuing them leads to regaining lost weight. Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy are star performers, but a drugmaker’s nightmare is the serious side effects that leads to lawsuits, particularly when the manufacturers failed to disclose potential long-term impacts of serious injuries such as gastroparesis.
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Problems with Philips CPAP Replacement Machines
January 10, 2024. By Jane Mundy.
Pittsburgh, PA Nearly two years after Philips Respironics recalled millions of CPAP machines, including ventilators for the sick and dying and DreamStation for sleep apnea patients--including children, consumers are still having problems. A recent investigation has found that the new replacement breathing machines might also be emitting dangerous chemicals. Meanwhile, people who have bought, leased or rented certain Philips sleep apnea machines can now file a claim for restitution--but that may be premature.
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- Navigating Legal Challenges Faced by People With Cerebral Palsy By LAS Staff Writer (Dec-18-23)
- Exactech Hip Recall Attorney Weighs In By Jane Mundy (Nov-30-23)
- Bard to Pay $500,000 in Third Bellwether Trial By Jane Mundy (Nov-25-23)
- Attorney Discusses Bard Power Port Failures and Lawsuits By Jane Mundy (Nov-2-23)
- Exactech Implants Worn Out Before Their Time By Jane Mundy (Oct-31-23)
- Philips Cuts Deal with Owners of Recalled CPAP Machines and Lawsuit Claims FDA Fails CPAP Users By Jane Mundy (Oct-9-23)
- Experienced Birth Injury Attorneys Discuss Lawsuits and Settlements By Jane Mundy (Sep-23-23)
- New FDA Hernia Mesh Information and its Flawed 501(k) Process By Jane Mundy (Sep-6-23)
- Philips’ Objections Over CPAP Lawsuits and Another Obstacle By Jane Mundy (Aug-21-23)
- Hernia Mesh Updates: Bard Trial and FDA’s Pros and Cons By Jane Mundy (Jul-25-23)
- Plaintiff Alleges Surgical Mesh “Traumatizing” By Jane Mundy (Jun-26-23)
- CPAP Lawsuit Spike Linked to Statute of Limitations By Jane Mundy (Jun-21-23)
- Philips CPAP Recall and Test Results Update By Jane Mundy (May-24-23)
- Chicago's Healthcare Landscape: Legal Considerations for Providers and Patients By LAS Staff Writer (May-22-23)
- Trial Set for Bard Hernia Mesh Lawsuit By Jane Mundy (Apr-14-23)
- CPAP Sleep Machine Recall Update By Jane Mundy (Apr-5-23)
- In Utah Nonpatients Can Sue for Medical Malpractice (Sometimes) By Anne Wallace (Feb-7-23)
- Another Philips CPAP Cancer Lawsuit By Jane Mundy (Jan-18-23)
- Filing a Bair Hugger Lawsuit: Attorney Weighs In By Jane Mundy (Jan-3-23)
- Jury Awards Idaho Man $7.96 Million in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit By Anne Wallace (Dec-29-22)
- CPAP Recall Gone Wrong Nearing Settlement with Philips and Justice Department By Jane Mundy (Dec-14-22)
- Last-Ditch Effort for 3M Bair Hugger Appeal By Jane Mundy (Oct-4-22)
- Two More Philips CPAP Sleep Machine Recalls By Jane Mundy (Sep-9-22)
- Emergency Departments Still Overcharging Patients, Lawsuit Filed By Jane Mundy (Aug-18-22)
- Lawsuit: Philips Knew CPAP Sleep Machines Link to Cancer By Jane Mundy (Jul-28-22)
- Abbott Formula and ‘Absurd’ Loophole By Jane Mundy (Jul-25-22)
- Former Head of Third-Party Billing Company on trial for Health Care Fraud By Anne Wallace (Jul-21-22)
- Increased Emergency Room Charges Loom for Patients at Critical Access Hospitals By Anne Wallace (Jul-5-22)
- Philips CPAP Machines – More Wrongful Death Lawsuits? By Jane Mundy (May-27-22)
- Bard v. Milanesi Good News for Hernia Mesh Victims By Jane Mundy (May-17-22)
- Two Open-Heart Surgery Outcomes Involving Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler System By Jane Mundy (Apr-29-22)
- Medical Device Suppliers Hit Philips Respironics with Class Action By Jane Mundy (Apr-21-22)
- More Hospital Overcharges Lawsuits against TeamHealth “Cartel” By Jane Mundy (Apr-6-22)
- Exactech Lawsuits Claim Defective Hip Implant By Jane Mundy (Apr-1-22)
- UnitedHealthcare Cites Upcoding Fraud in Lawsuit against Emergency Room Staffing Company By Anne Wallace (Mar-9-22)
- Stockert 3T Heater Cooler System and the FDA By Jane Mundy (Mar-8-22)
- The No Surprises Act Not Foolproof By Jane Mundy (Feb-23-22)
- CPAP Sleep Machines Kidney Cancer Lawsuit By Jane Mundy (Feb-16-22)
- Covidien Parietex Lawsuit Claims Hernia Mesh Defective and Dangerous By Jane Mundy (Feb-11-22)
- Canadian Class Action Accuses Sorin Heater-Cooler System Makers of Failure to Warn By Jane Mundy (Jan-31-22)