Category: Medical Malpractice
NeuroBlate Class Action
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is warning about the potential for severe brain damage resulting from an allegedly defective component in the NeuroBlate laser delivery probe, which was recalled by Monteris Medical in March 2018.
Pap Smear Results Lawsuit
A research team at Baylor University is investigating whether Clinical Pathologies Laboratories (CPL) improperly screens pap smears after more than 200 Irish women with cervical cancer were issued false negatives.
Magec Rods FAQ
Reports have surfaced indicating that the NuVasive MAGEC System can fail prematurely and cause metallosis, a type of metal poisoning that has been linked to joint replacement devices.
Magec Rods Lawsuit
There have been reports of the MAGEC Rod System failing, which causes children to undergo painful additional surgeries which the manufacturer said would be avoided.
Manchester VA to Pay $21 Million for Malpractice that Left Vet with ‘Locked-in-Syndrome’
A 60-year-old Navy veteran has been awarded a $21 million malpractice verdict against the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Manchester, NH, after the facility prescribed the wrong medication and left the patient “medically abandoned.” What’s the Problem? The patient, Michael...
Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
While many patients receive satisfactory medical care from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), others have been treated negligently by hospitals, doctors and physician’s assistants. As a result, the VA has paid out hundreds of millions of dollars for medical...
Oklahoma to Permit Electronic Surveillance in Nursing Homes to Prevent Elder Abuse
November 19, 2013 - Propelled by a number of recent nursing home elder abuse cases, Oklahoma becomes the third state in the nation to permit residents in long-term care facilities to use surveillance cameras in their rooms. Although some states...
Cardiff Anterior Cervical Plate System Lawsuit
The Cardiff Anterior Cervical Plate (ACP) System, a device used to stabilize the spine and promote bone fusion after spinal discectomy surgeries, was recalled in April 2010 after it was found to have significant design and manufacturing defects. Patients implanted...
Mirena IUD Migration Lawsuit Filed in Kentucky
January 2, 2013 - In what appears to be the latest in a wave of similar litigation, a Kentucky couple has filed a product liability lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Bayer alleging problems with its popular Mirena intrauterine device (IUD). The...
Olympic Cool-Cap System Recall Lawsuit
December 12, 2012 - The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that a nationwide recall has been issued for the Olympic Cool-Cap System, a device used to treat hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in full-term infants. According to the FDA,...