Products Liability
Zimmer Initiates Class 2 Recall of Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate
The Food and Drug Administration issued a press release from Zimmer, Inc., on March 12, 2015 “initiating a voluntary recall of Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial [plate] following an increase in complaints of radiolucent lines and loosening. All sizes and lots of the affected devices are being removed from distribution.” The company asks that any healthcare…
Read MoreMedical Devices Contain Antibiotic Resistant “Superbug” CRE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call it the “nightmare bacteria.” It has been implicated in the deaths of hospital patients in both Los Angeles, California and in Seattle, Washington. It is also the basis for new lawsuits against medical device manufacturers. The “superbug” is Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), bacteria which “kill up to half…
Read MoreAnti-Nausea Drug Zofran at the Heart of Birth Injury Lawsuits Around the Country
For many women, the joys of motherhood start off with some less-than-joyful experiences during pregnancy: morning sickness is one of those experiences. Many expectant mothers have been prescribed Zofran for their nausea. A new 2014 study in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology has found links between the anti-nausea drug and babies with birth defects.…
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