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September Saw New IVC Filter Lawsuits Filed From Coast to Coast

Cook Medical, already facing more than 3,000 lawsuits over defective IVC filters, was targeted in several more complaints filed this month by injured parties from California to New York. The lawsuits name two different models: the Günther Tulip® and the Celect®. At the same time, Rex Medical L.P. and Argon Medical Devices Inc. have been targeted by plaintiffs in Michigan and New Jersey over their Option^TM ELITE IVC Filter. In both of the latter cases, the device tilted, puncturing the artery wall, and surgeons were unable to remove them.

U.K. Health Secretary Announces Temporary Ban on Pelvic Mesh Repairs – But Use of Hernia Mesh Continues

Last month, the death of a 75-year-old woman in Loanhead, Scotland, was officially attributed to the surgical mesh that had been used to repair her pelvic organ prolapse (PoP). It is the first time that surgical mesh has been listed on an official death certificate as an “underlying cause.”

Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent Toxicity Litigation – a Long History

After several years of flying under the radar, gadolinium injury litigation is once again coming to public attention. Part of the reason has to do with film actor Chuck Norris and his wife Gena. The couple filed a lawsuit in November 2017 against three manufacturers of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCA) after Gena Norris became seriously ill following a routine MRI scan, during which she was inj

More Contamination Discovered in Recalled Valsartan

Only a few months ago, government health authorities in Europe and the U.S. issued recalls for the blood pressure medication valsartan over concerns of the presence of a carcinogenic industrial chemical known as N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA).

Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents: What They Are, Their Effects and Treatments

Gadolinium is a “rare earth” metal or a lanthanide. It is used in superconductors, catalytic converters, lasers, and high-flux magnets. The properties of gadolinium have made it especially useful in medical imaging technology.

Gadolinium essentially “calms” the hydrogen atoms contained in the water of bodily tissues. Otherwise, hydrogen atoms are magnetized by the radiation used in X-rays and MRIs, making it difficult to obtain a clear image.

Gadolinium MRI Recalls & Poisoning: is Chelation a Treatment Solution?

Some victims of Nephrogenic System Fibrosis due to gadolinium toxicity are turning to chelation in hopes of ridding their bodies of the toxic heavy metal. Among them: Gena Norris, wife of popular film star Chuck Norris, who filed a lawsuit in California last year against three manufacturers of gadolinium-based contrasting agents (GABAs).

Pennsylvania Grand Jury Reveals Identities of Over 300 Pedophile Catholic Priests

A grand jury in Pennsylvania has issued an extensive report on sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. The 887 page-long report is the culmination of an 18-month long investigation, identifying over 1,000 victims and more than 300 perpetrators in six dioceses in Pennsylvania. The report includes correspondence as well as the names and detailed histories of clergy who have been accused of molesting c

First Glyphosate Roundup Trial Ends in Major Victory for Dying Plaintiff: Monsanto Ordered to Pay $289 Million

On Friday, after two and a half days of deliberation, the jury in the case Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company, et. al. determined the plaintiff's terminal cancer was caused partially by exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup.

The Overlooked Victims of the Religious Institutional Sex Scandals: Adult Women

It's not just about the children anymore.

For well over a century, institutions such as the Boy Scouts of America and the Roman Catholic Church have been dealing with the issue of pedophilia and sexual abuse of minor children. Now, a new report published this week in the San Diego Union-Tribune highlights another class of victims: adult women.

Sexual Assault and Child Abuse at Immigrant Detention Centers - A Manufactured Tragedy Multiplied

Last week, immigrant rights advocates told The Nation that a 6-year-old girl who had been forcibly separated from her mother as a result of the Trump Administration's “zero-tolerance” policy was sexually abused not once, but twice. The detention facility, located near Phoenix, Arizona, is operated by a “non-profit” organization known as Southwest Key Programs, which runs 26 such f

Hidden Carcinogen in Common Blood Pressure Medications Casts More Doubts Over China's Drug Industry

Last month, the China-based Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Company informed the European Medicines Agency that one of their products used in the treatment of hypertension, known as valsartan, had been contaminated with a chemical known as N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). This substance is a known carcinogen that is used by researchers to intentionally produce cancer in laboratory rats.

Everything You Need to Know About Civil Liability: Welcome to the American Museum of Tort Law

If you have ever been involved in a lawsuit, are thinking about filing a civil complaint, or are a fan of television programs such as Damages or Boston Legal, as well as legal thrillers by authors like John Grisham and Mike Papanto

More “Dollars for Docs”: Bayer Bribed Physicians to Prescribe Dangerous Contraceptive Device

One reason that Big Pharma would like to get rid of the Affordable Care Act is a provision known as the Physician Payments Sunshine Act.This law has allowed the public to see how much they are paying physicians in order to get them to prescribe their products, even when these products have been proven to be dangerous.Among the worst offenders is Bayer, which accordi

Dying Plaintiff Takes the Stand This Week in First Glyphosate Cancer Trial

The first glyphosate lawsuit against agribusiness giant Monsanto got underway last week in a federal court in San Francisco. This week, the plaintiff, 46-year-old Dewayne Johnson, took the stand to give a first-hand account of how glyphosate exposure has literally destroyed his life.

100 Ohio State Alumni Report Sexual Misconduct by Campus Physician Decades Ago

This past April, Ohio State University began an extensive investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against student athletes by the late Dr. Richard Strauss, an attending physician employed at the university between 1978 and 1998. Strauss, who committed suicide in 2005, is beyond the reach of the law.

“Advocating for Addiction”: Purdue Pushed Doctors to Prescribe Opioids – and More

Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma lost a legal battle in Tennessee recently when the state attorney general's office unsealed records of a lawsuit filed this past May. Those records, which lawyers for the drugmaker fought to keep secret, reveal that Purdue engaged in a wide variety of deceptive and duplicitous actions in order to increase sales of OxyContin (oxycodone).

The Roman Catholic Church Pays for a Cardinal's Sin

It was a sin of omission – and it has cost the Order of Saint Augustine $1 million to deal with allegations that should have been handled decades ago.

The Atrium C-QUR Mesh: is the Fish Oil Coating Part of the Problem?

Surgical mesh devices used to repair conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse and hernias have been implicated in thousands of patient injuries. As of June 2018, more than 50,000 lawsuits have been filed against hernia mesh manufacturers.

Ingestible Medical Monitors: A Slippery Slope? A Sociology Professor Raises Some Alarming Questions

Last year, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company filed a New Drug Application with the FDA for a new form of Abilify, an anti-psychotic medication that is currently at the center of hundreds of lawsuits – and just happened to lose its patent protection in 2016.

Johnson & Johnson Hit With $4.7 Billion Verdict

A group of 22 women suffering from ovarian cancer caused by asbestos-containing talcum powder were vindicated this week when a St. Louis jury ordered health care products manufacturer Johnson & Johnson to pay nearly $4.7 billion in damages.

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