$5.7M California Transvaginal Mesh Verdict Against Ethicon
March 7, 2015
On March 5, 2015, a California jury returned a $5.7 million verdict against Ethicon, Inc., which is a Johnson & Johnson company, in a transvaginal mesh lawsuit filed by a woman who was implanted with Ethicon’s transvaginal mesh device in 2011 to treat her stress urinary incontinence. The[...]
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Dirty Endoscopes, Deadly Consequences
February 21, 2015
Modern medicine offers more alternatives and procedures to help diagnose and treat medical conditions. The use of an endoscope (a flexible (or rigid) tube with a light and video camera attached to the end that is introduced into the body through an incision or existing opening that offers a mi[...]
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California Nursing Home Sued For 91-Year-Old’s Fall
September 5, 2014
On August 27, 2014, a California nursing home negligence lawsuit was filed against an Arroyo Grande nursing home for the serious injuries suffered by a 91-year-old resident after she slipped and fell to the floor in her bathroom because the nursing home staff failed to help her. The nursing home m[...]
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Should Doctors Be Tested For Drugs And Alcohol Abuse?
August 28, 2014
California voters who go to the polls on November 4, 2014 will be faced with the public safety issue whether doctors in California should be tested for drug and alcohol abuse, which is contained in California’s Proposition 46. Part of the Official Summary for Proposition 46 states, “R[...]
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What Is California Proposition 46?
August 13, 2014
The so-called California Proposition 46 (“Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Cap and Drug Testing of Doctors Initiative”) is on the November 4, 2014 ballot in California after being certified on May 15, 2014 by the California Secretary of State. The proponents of California 46 had submitted ap[...]
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