$240M Metal-On-Metal Hip Implant Settlement Announced
November 17, 2016
On November 2, 2016, Wright Medical Group N.V. (“Wright”) announced that on November 1, 2016, its wholly owned subsidiary, Wright Medical Technology, Inc., entered into a Master Settlement Agreement (“MSA”) with Court-appointed attorneys representing plaintiffs in metal-on[...]
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Are Medical Devices Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks?
October 24, 2016
Many people are implanted with medical devices every year that allows them to live longer, more active, and productive lives, which devices are controlled by computer chips that tell the devices how to function and behave. Some of these implantable medical devices help control the rhythm of the[...]
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Cook Medical Facing More Than 500 IVC Filter Claims
June 27, 2016
Cook Medical, a large Indiana-based medical device supplier in the United States, is facing more than 500 medical device claims filed against it with regard to its inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, which are small, cage-like medical devices that are implanted in patients to prevent blood clots from [...]
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$11.1M New Jersey Pelvic Mesh Verdict Upheld
April 3, 2016
In its unpublished opinion filed on March 29, 2016, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey (“Appellate Court”) upheld the $11.1 million New Jersey transvaginal mesh verdict in favor of a South Dakota couple that included $3.35 million in compensatory damages and [...]
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FDA May Require Black Box Warning For Essure
March 16, 2016
The FDA announced on February 29, 2016 that its intends to require changes to product labeling for the Essure implantable form of sterilization, including a boxed warning and a Patient Decision Checklist to help to ensure women receive and understand information regarding the benefits and risks of [...]
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J&J Agrees To Pay $120M To Settle 2,000 To 3,000 Mesh Claims
February 15, 2016
It has been reported that Johnson and Johnson has agreed to pay $120 million to settle between 2,000 and 3,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits filed by women who alleged that their mesh implants that were intended to treat pelvic organ prolapse and/or incontinence shrunk after being implanted in them, ca[...]
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