Category: Medical Devices
Morcellator Class Action Lawsuit
FDA Warning: Power Morcellators May Spread Cancer Gynecologists use power morcellators to remove uterine growths called fibroids, often during hysterectomy surgeries. The device slices tissue into tiny fragments that are removed through small incisions, but the procedure may leave tissue...
Zimmer Knee Class Action Lawsuit
What is Zimmer Knee? The Zimmer NexGen is a cementless knee replacement. The femoral component, which is located at the base of the thigh bone, is not cemented to the bone. Instead, it has a porous coating to help fuse...
Wright Profemur Hip Class Action Lawsuit
What is the Wright Profemur Hip Replacement? Wright Medical Technology Inc. manufactures the Profemur and Profemur-Z hip replacement systems. Instead of a traditional “fixed-neck” design, the Profemur consist of three separate components that are assembled together during surgery: a femoral...
Wright Conserve Hip Class Action Lawsuit
What is the Wright Conserve Hip Replacement? Wright Medical Technology Inc. manufactures the Conserve, a metal-on-metal implant used in total hip replacement surgery. The Conserve is designed with an all-metal “ball-and-socket” design, in which a metal femoral head that pivots...
Transvaginal Mesh Class Action Lawsuit
Update: Judge Affirms $13.7 Million Transvaginal Mesh Award January 11, 2017 – The Philadelphia judge presiding over a transvaginal mesh lawsuit that resulted in a $13.7 million judgment affirmed the award on appeal. The lawsuit was filed by Plaintiff Sharon...
Stryker Hip Class Action Lawsuit
Update: New Jersey Supreme Court Establishes MCL for Stryker LFIT Lawsuits June 5, 2017 – The New Jersey Supreme Court has approved a request to consolidate state lawsuits filed by plaintiffs alleging complications from the Stryker LFIT Anatomic Cobalt Chromium...
IVC Filter Class Action Lawsuit
Update: Bard Ordered to Pay $3.6 Million in First IVC Filter Bellwether Trial April 4, 2018 – A federal jury in Arizona on Friday ordered C.R. Bard, Inc. to pay $3.6 million to a Georgia woman who suffered serious complications...
DePuy Hip Implant Class Action Lawsuit
Update: J&J Ordered to Pay $1 Billion in DePuy Hip Bellwether Trial December 2, 2016 – A Texas jury has found Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics unit liable for over $1.04 billion in a 6-plaintiff bellwether trial alleging injuries from...