The FDA has recently issued a class 1 recall of Stryker’s OASYS Midline Occiput Plate due to reports of fracture of the pin that connects the implant’s tulip head to the plate body. The OASYS Midline Occiput Plate is used to stabilize the junction between the occipital bone and the vertebrae in the cervical spine. […]Read More
Two weeks after the NFL agreed to settle its concussion lawsuit for $765 Million, all eyes have turned to the NCAA and whether it will now settle Arrington v. National Collegiate Athletic Association – the most notable concussion litigation involving the college ranks. In many ways, the Arrington lawsuit (which is currently in mediation) will […]Read More
A large area of land in Eight Mile, Alabama, has been contaminated with the chemical Mercaptan, which escaped from the Mobile Gas Service Corporation’s natural gas facilities located in Eight Mile. Mercaptan is added to natural gas by natural gas processors to give the gas a detectable smell, because natural gas is odorless. According to […]Read More
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) must pay $7.76 million in punitive damages to a woman who previously won a $3.35 million compensatory award for injuries she blamed on the company’s vaginal-mesh device, a New Jersey jury ruled. Jurors in Atlantic City made the award today to punish J&J, the world’s largest seller of health-care products. The […]Read More
On March 29th, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Class I recall on the drug GranuFlo Dry Acid Concentrate and Naturalyte Liquid Acid Concentrate. (Class I recalls are the most serious type of recall and involve situations in which there is a reasonable probability that use of these products will cause […]Read More
(Feb. 26) A jury on Monday said Johnson & Johnson should pay a South Dakota woman $3.35 million for failing to adequately warn her doctor of the potential dangers of a vaginal mesh implant made by the company’s Ethicon subsidiary, and for misrepresenting the product in brochures. It was the first verdict among some 1,800 […]Read More
In August 2010, DePuy Orthopedics, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, announced a voluntary recall of their ASR XL Acetabular and ASR Hip Resurfacing Systems. In Feb 2011 the FDA stated that there are “unique risks” for “metal on metal” artificial hips. The possible resulting wear can cause tiny metal ions to dislodge into the […]Read More
(Mobile, Ala.) – The local law firm of Taylor Martino Rowan has filed the first of many Vessel of Opportunity or “VOO” lawsuits against BP Oil in relation to the oil spill that resulted from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Explosion on April 20, 2010. The firm filed its first round of complaints last Friday, […]Read More
A recent study concluded that powdered infant formula can cause serious illness or death in infants. The infants are typically diagnosed with Meningitis, Salmonella, Sepsis or Bacteraemia. These illnesses can often lead to brain damage or death. Powdered infant formula can be contaminated with harmful bacteria during the manufacturing process or contaminated if not handled […]Read More
