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.
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...
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...
Olympic Cool-Cap System Recall Lawsuit
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, the device’s control module...