The Stryker Rejuvenate hip implant is a defective medical device that suffers from similar flaws as the DePuy hip replacement product. Elements of this implant contain metal-on-metal qualities that may lead to very serious complications. Many adverse reactions to the product have been reported, internal and external product testing has…
New records have come to light in the face of impending trials regarding Johnson & Johnson’s metal-on-metal hip replacements. The company recalled their ASR (Articular Surface Replacement) implants in August of 2010. Over 31,000 patients have received these implants worldwide. There are now over 10,000 lawsuits against the manufacturer citing…
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“The Food and Drug Administration said Monday it will collaborate with medical device manufacturers on a public-private partnership designed to speed up the development of new medical technology,” reported CBS News last week. A nonprofit group named Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) was formed to improve the approval process of…
Boston Scientific, a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices, stated that it is facing more than 2,500 product liability lawsuits over transvaginal surgical mesh implants. The liability lawsuits are due to “defective design and manufacturing, a failure to warn, breach of warranty, fraud, loss of consortium and violations…
For the past two years, claim after claim has been filed against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy for their questionable ASR metal-on-metal hip replacements. As the two year anniversary of the manufacturer’s voluntary product recall is upon us, the window of opportunity to file your claim may be closing. It’s…
A recent survey shows that specialists have decreased their use of travsvaginal mesh (TVM) for the surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). In July 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning that TVM products put patients at a higher risk of developing adverse effects from the…
New data show that metal-on-metal hip implants are not linked to an increased risk of cancer within the seven years after the procedure. Although these typically harmful medical devices have caused a multitude of other health defects, the U.K. National Joint Registry (NJR) stated earlier this month in their annual…
The legal controversy surrounding transvaginal mesh procedures is nothing new. The complications with surgeries, warnings from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, abounding lawsuits, and unhappy patients seem to be ever-present in the media. However, something that may have been flying under consumers’ radars is that some drug manufacturers are…
A verdict has finally been reached in the first transvaginal mesh lawsuit to go to trial. C.R. Bard, a medical device company, has been ordered to pay a significant amount in damages for the horrific complications it caused one patient after being implanted with an Avaulta device. This woman suffered…