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J&J Pushes Back Against $245M Defective Metal Hip Judgement

By Emily Cox Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics unit are fighting a $245 million metal hip judgement over dangerously defective hip implants, telling a Texas federal judge Wednesday that the injured plaintiffs failed to prove portions of their claims.J&J and DePuy filed three separate motions Wednesday, asking District Judge Ed Kinkeade to overturn...

Zostavax Lawsuits Continue to Mount

Zostavax lawsuits continue to flood the nation’s court systems as more individuals discover that the manufacturer continued marketing and selling the defective shingles vaccine despite knowing that it could cause serious injuries.Marian and Richard Pearson filed the lawsuit earlier this month in the Western District of Louisiana.According to the complaint, Marian Pearson received the...

Valsartan Lawsuit Requests Class Action Status Over Recall

A new valsartan lawsuit is seeking class action status over recalled pills from numerous manufacturers who sold and distributed generic versions of the hypertension drug that were contaminated with carcinogenic impurities.James Jones filed the complaint in the Eastern District of Missouri on September 11. According to the valsartan lawsuit, putative class members paid full...

Invokamet Genital Infection Results in Scrotum Amputation

In the wake of recent FDA warnings about the risk of flesh-eating infections from Invokana and similar diabetes drugs, a man is coming forward to take manufacturers to task for an Invokamet genital infection that ended in partial scrotum amputation.Lee Letourneau filed the complaint in the District of New Jersey earlier this month. He...

Attune Knee Manufacturers Conspired to Hide Dangers

A new lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary over their proprietary knee implants causing permanently debilitating injuries alleges that the Attune knee manufacturers actively conspired to conceal the device’s significant safety issues and defects.David Love filed the complaint against the Attune knee manufacturers earlier this month in the Western District...

Essure Lawsuits Continue to Skyrocket

Bayer Healthcare recently updated investors on the status of the rapidly escalating litigation over its permanent birth control device causing debilitating and often irreparable injuries, indicating that there are now nearly 17,000 Essure lawsuits pending in the nation’s court system and the flood isn’t expected to slow anytime soon.Essure is a permanent form of...

J&J Hid Attune Knee Defects to Protect Profits

A new lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Synthes subsidiary indicates that the companies hid substantial Attune knee defects to maximize profits at the cost of patient health.Derrick Pearson filed the complaint August 8 in the Northern District of Texas. He alleges that the companies knew that the DePuy Attune knee was...

Preoperative Opioid Use Before Joint Replacement Surgery Increases Risks

New research indicates that opioid use before joint replacement surgery puts patients at substantially higher risks for excruciating injuries, hospital readmittance, and joint implant failure, necessitating additional surgeries.The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery published the revelatory study this past month. Researchers from the University of Chicago found that more than half the patients...

Zimmer Hip Implant Corrosion Caused Blood Poisoning

A new Zimmer hip implant lawsuit indicates that the popular hip system, consisting of the M/L Taper Hip and Versys femoral head, severely corroded due to the metal-on-metal design, causing heavy metal poisoning and premature failure, necessitating invasive and dangerous revision surgery.Richard P. Torres and his wife, Pollyanna, filed the complaint July 24 in...

Pinnacle Hip Manufacturers Vastly Overstated Implants’ Effectiveness

A new lawsuit indicates Pinnacle hip manufacturers Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy subsidiary aggressively marketed the device as so effective that recipients could partake in “challenging and vigorous athletic activities.” However, many patients who have received the hip implant can hardly walk, require surgery, and live in constant pain due to the device.James...