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Cases to Watch: Gilead Life Sciences v. Superior Court

The California Supreme Court granted review in Gilead Life Sciences v. Superior Court—a hopeful turn of events after lower courts issued decisions that resulted in an unprecedented expansion of negligence liability for...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Women With Broken Paragard Copper IUDs May Qualify to File a Lawsuit

Women whose Paragard copper IUD broke during removal or while being implanted may be eligible to file a lawsuit and receive compensation for their injuries. Thousands of women who were injured by broken Paragard IUDs have...more

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California Supreme Court Will Review Novel Negligence Theory for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

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The Situation: The California Supreme Court recently granted review of a California Court of Appeal decision, Gilead Life Sciences, Inc. v. The Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, that made waves in the...more

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California Supreme Court to Review Newly Created Duty to Market a “Safer” Product Even in the Absence of a Defect

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On May 1, the California Supreme Court granted Gilead Science Inc.’s request to review a California appellate court’s holding that the pharmaceutical manufacturer must defend against negligence claims stemming from its...more

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[Hybrid Event] “Steer” Clear of Legal Lassos: Readiness Strategies for FDA-Regulated Companies - May 1st, Austin, TX

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Join Gardner Law for a half-day CLE event in person at the Capital Factory in Austin, TX or attend virtually. Prepare for the regulatory rodeo with confidence by learning how to navigate regulatory, compliance, and privacy...more

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Product Liability: How it Works For and Against Victims of Defective Medical Devices

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Crafting the perfect medical device is never an exact science—but a patient should never suffer because of defects in a product that was intended to improve their quality of life. Determining whether a device manufacturer or...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Paragard IUD Litigation Update: First MDL Bellwether Trial Scheduled for October 2024

The first bellwether trial in the nationwide litigation over the copper IUD Paragard is scheduled to go to trial in Georgia in October 2024. More than 2,200 lawsuits have been filed against Teva Pharmaceutical and...more

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Reversal of Burden of Proof Under Proposal for a New EU Product Liability Directive

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In Short - The Situation: The EU Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC ("PLD") was adopted nearly 40 years ago and has remained almost unchanged since its inception....more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Thousands of Women Report Paragard Copper IUDs Broken During Removal, FDA Data Shows

Federal health officials have received thousands of reports of women whose Paragard copper IUDs broke when they were being removed. Hundreds of women with broken Paragard IUDs have filed lawsuits against the manufacturers of...more

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury...

Better Health Care Newsletter - September 2023

Wellness claims are everywhere. Do they work? Ah, wellness! Such a positive word! Such a noble aspiration for all of us! And such an opportunity for hucksters, hokum and high jinks in the eternal battle to separate...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Patients Raise Concerns Over Safety of Bard PowerPort

The Bard PowerPort, often known as the "BardPort," is a subdermal medical device designed to facilitate the connection of a catheter for the administration of intravenous fluids or medication. However, since its launch, there...more

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State AGs Choose Products Liability Case as Battleground for State Sovereignty

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A bipartisan coalition of 23 state attorney generals led by Virginia AG Jason Miyares recently went up in arms about a products liability ruling they believe will threaten state consumer protection laws. On May 30, the...more

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Unprecedented Escalation of Injunction by French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety

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In June 2021, Philips notified the ANSM of a field safety action that related to the potential risk of degradation and inhalation of carcinogenic compounds from the sound-absorbing foam used in its ventilation devices for...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Federal Investigation of Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance (AGGA) Dental Device Prompts Wave of Lawsuits

When a doctor suggests that a medical device may help you, they’ll explain a little bit about how the device works; however, truly understanding how any given device works often requires either a medical or scientific...more

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FDA Reports Sterilization Issues in EzriCare Factory: Bacterial Contamination in Artificial Tears Products

Earlier this year, the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) spotted an outbreak of a rare bacterial infection in 11 (now 16) different states, associated with multiple different infection types, particularly...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Heartburn for Valisure: Controversial Testing Lab Under Fire

In early December, a federal judge tossed plaintiffs’ expert evidence and dismissed some 2,450 lawsuits in the sprawling litigation involving the heartburn medication Zantac. U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg’s December...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Parents’ Concerns About the Link Between Acetaminophen and Autism or ADHD

Medications containing Acetaminophen are one of the most commonly used pain relievers worldwide. The chemical compound is an active ingredient in over 600 medicines. For most people, Acetaminophen is benign and can be used to...more

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Poor FDA communication harms patients, taxpayers, other agencies

Critics are slamming the federal Food and Drug Administration for dropping the ball in informing the U.S. officials who run the Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans’ health programs about crucial regulatory decisions, leading the...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Philips CPAP Recall Update: Shocking Revelation From FDA Investigations and More

What is the latest with the CPAP lawsuits? As 2022 begins, the thoughts of sleep apnea patients and their families are, naturally, returning to the Philips CPAP machine recall 2021....more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Medtronic Heart Valve Recall 2021 Update

Manufacturer Has Ceased Sales and Issued Urgent Letter Warning Physicians to “Stop Using” Unused Implants - Medtronic, the manufacturer of a medical implant that is alleged to have led to more than a dozen deaths,...more

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Millions stuck in nightmarish recalls of sleep apnea breathing devices

Millions of patients with serious, diagnosed sleep disorders now are wrestling with a daytime nightmare: Medical devices designed to help them avoid damage from their conditions have been recalled for major and concerning...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Beovu Update: No Recall Yet, But 3 Clinical Trials Have Been Terminated

The intravitreal (eyeball) injection drug Beovu hasn’t even been on the market for two years, but its history has been eventful. This medication was meant to help patients with an eye problem known as wet age-related...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Philips CPAP Recall Breaking News Update

Could Your CPAP Machine Be Putting You at Risk of Cancer? Millions of Philips sleep apnea machines and ventilators are being recalled for an alarming reason: a potential risk of cancer or other health issues, according to...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Are You In Pain After Hernia Surgery?

Thanks to defective hernia mesh implants, not all hernia repair surgeries go as planned. The patients who received defective mesh often end up in worse shape than they were before surgery and, sometimes, have to undergo an...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Elmiron Linked to Eye Disease

What You Need to Know About Pursuing a Claim - Thanks to recent research, it’s now known that the bladder drug Elmiron can lead to eye damage and vision loss. ...more

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