Judge moves second DePuy hip bellwether trial to September
Posted: May 10, 2013
Pharmaceutical
A federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation (MDL) involving all-metal ASR hip implants made by DePuy Orthopedics has moved the second bellwether trial from June to September.
DePuy seeks to overturn $8.26 million jury award in first ASR hip trial
Posted: May 9, 2013
Pharmaceutical
Johnson & Johnson and its orthopedics unit DePuy seek to overturn a Los Angeles jury’s decision to award $8.26 million to a plaintiff for injuries he received from a metal-on-metal DePuy ASR hip implant. The companies claim that the jury’s
GemStar infusion pumps recalled due to battery error
Posted: May 2, 2013
Recalls
Hospria Inc. is recalling several models of its GemStar Infusion System, used to administer fluids and medications in patients, due to a lithium battery low voltage error that has the potential to cause significant injury or death. The recall comes
Newborn incubators, warmers recalled due to dangerous defect
Posted: April 30, 2013
Recalls
Some GE Healthcare newborn incubators and warmers are being recalled because of a defect that can case the device to malfunction, thus endangering the lives of infants.
Hospira recalls electrolyte solution due to possible contamination
Posted: April 29, 2013
Recalls
Hospira is recalling containers of sodium chloride injection used as a source of water and electrolytes for patients with various conditions. The recall is based on a confirmed customer report in which four individual flexible containers of the solution were
17-state salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers
Posted: April 27, 2013
Personal Injury
An outbreak of salmonella illnesses in 18 states has been traced to cucumbers from two suppliers in Mexico, federal health authorities say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that there are 73 confirmed illnesses linked to eating
Subaru Foresters recalled for floor mat problems
Posted: April 27, 2013
Recalls
Subaru announced it will recall 10,137 of its 2014 Forester vehicles to correct a problem with the vehicles’ floor mats. According to the company, the floor mat my curl when exposed to heat, causing the mat to interfere with the
New Toyota sudden acceleration lawsuit blames electronic throttle for horrific crash
Posted: April 25, 2013
Motor Vehicles
A lawyer representing the family of a woman who died when her 2009 Toyota Camry sped out of control and sank into a California River hopes the case will be tried as a bellwether case ahead of about a hundred
Knee replacement surgical cutting device recalled after numerous incident reports
Posted: April 21, 2013
Recalls
Medical device company Stryker Orthopaedics is recalling a cutting tool used in knee replacement surgery because the device has wider cutting ranges that may cause serious adverse health consequences including joint instability, fracture, need for revision surgery, chronic pain, and limitations
Inspections at compounding pharmacies beefed up since fungal meningitis outbreak
Posted: April 20, 2013
Pharmaceutical
Seven months have passed since investigators with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discovered that cases of rare fungal meningitis popping up across the country were tied to contaminated steroid shots manufactured by a compounding pharmacy. Since then,
