Has Purdue Met Its Match? OxyContin Case Goes to Trial in Kentucky
Purdue, maker of the painkiller OxyContin, has won dismissals in over 400 personal injury lawsuits related to the medication, has settled product liability cases involving…
Legal
Did Takata Know But Fail to Disclose Airbag Problems in 2004?
Former Takata employees have charged that the Japanese airbag manufacturer conducted secret tests in 2004 on 50 airbags retrieved from scrapyards, saying that tests were…
Study Questions Potential Healthcare Savings Gained by Tort Reform
Although many proponents of tort reform believe that fear of malpractice lawsuits prompts physicians to order unnecessary tests and indirectly drives up medical costs, a…
Update: Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Implant Lawsuits Continue To Mount
Earlier this year the JPML Court agreed to consolidate all of the federal lawsuits concerning the Rejuvenate and ABG II implants to one Court, with…
MDL 2428 (In re: Fresenius GranuFlo/NaturaLyte Dialysate Products Liability Litigation)
A panel of judges have recently agreed to consolidate all GranuFlo lawsuits, according a press release issued April 1, 2013. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on March 29, 2013...
Styker’s Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Stem Recall-New Cases Still Being Evaluated
Many problems have been associated with the faulty Stryker hip implant recall. According the FDA, they have received numerous reports from patients about serious side affects associated with the...