Here’s an interesting case that I saw looking at settlements and verdicts last night. A woman is in a nail salon in Baltimore to have her acrylic fingernails removed.nShe goes back to a table. Basically, to get acrylic nails off, you use acetone. You place a bowl in a larger…
Boehringer Ingelheim hit with a million dollar fine As the result of litigation wrongdoings a federal judge called egregious, Pradaxa manufacturer, Boehringer Ingelheim, was hit with a fine in the amount of $931,500, approximately $500 per case. Let me tell you: this does not happen every day. This is a…
Many product liability cases have a medical malpractice component to them. Certainly, in the mass tort world, the da Vinci robotic surgery claims come to mind. In those cases, patients often blame the manufacturer of the robot and the doctor who performed the operation. The question in these cases is whether…
Da Vinci Recall Add one more issue to the mounting problems that Intuitive Surgical is facing with its da Vinci Surgical Robot. The FDA has announced that the mechanical arms on some of the da Vinci robots could stall during robotic surgery, resulting in short-term or medically reversible health problems,…
The number of lawsuits nears 1,000 The numbers continue to grow. The number of complaints filed in state and federal courts by those who have experienced problems with the Stryker Rejuvenate hip replacement is nearing 1,000. With DePuy hip cases reaching a settlement last month, the focus on these…
Could a Pradaxa reversal agent be approved soon? Great news may be just around the corner – great news for everyone. According to the results of an early trial presented this week, researchers may have identified a reversal agent for Pradaxa. Although not yet approved, a study was conducted in which…
Problems on the increase According to the FDA, problems involving the da Vinci Surgical System are increasing prompting new recommendations for surgeons and calling for more robot surgery training. The problems continue to involve serious injury such as burns, tears, bowl perforations and even death. An independent investment analysis firm…
C.R. Bard has been in the transvaginal mesh cases from the very beginning. I really believe they will try to put together a global settlement that will resolve more than just the cases with pending trial dates. But in the meantime, Bard will do what it has done from the…
Transvaginal mesh lawsuits pending around the country were sparked when the FDA issued a Public Health Alert in October 2008 revealing that it had received 1,000 reports of serious injuries associated with vaginal mesh products over a three-year period. In July 2011, the FDA warned that complaints associated with transvaginal prolapse…
NoteGreat technology… if it works Victims and attorneys have been complaining about da Vinci robotic surgery pr0blems and have made their voice heard by filing lawsuits. The financial exposure of these suits is, I’m sure, a concern of Intuitive Systems. But, I think the voices they listen to the most…