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Missouri Federal Court Denies Motions To Dismiss In Filshie Clip Migration Case

February 25, 2023

Federal Court Denies Motions To Dismiss: The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri Southern Division (“Court”) denied the Filshie clip defendants’ motions to dismiss in its Order dated February 22, 2023 in a case in which the plaintiffs sought damages un[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Rules United Heathcare Need Not Pay For Patient’s Orthodic Device

January 23, 2023

United Heathcare Need Not Pay For Patient’s Orthodic Device: In its unreported opinion dated January 5, 2023, the Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that United Healthcare Insurance Co. (“United Health”) need not pay for a patient’s (insured’s) orthotic device to help him regain[...]

How Often Do Filshie Clips Migrate?

January 19, 2023

How Often Do Filshie Clips Migrate? — In applying for premarket approval of the Filshie Clip System in 1993, the applicant reported clip migration or expulsion as an adverse event at the rate of 0.13%. (See pages 11 and 49 of 85). “Of the 5454 women who were enrolled in the ten prospecti[...]

Filshie Clip Litigation Early-Stage Victory!

January 18, 2023

Filshie Clip Litigation Early-Stage Victory! — In its Order filed on January 17, 2023, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia DENIED the Filshie clip Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss. Background Plaintiffs are three women and one of their spouses who allege t[...]

Massachusetts Appellate Court Affirms Defense Win In Nursing Home Hoyer Lift Claim

January 17, 2023

Defense Wins In Nursing Home Hoyer Lift Claim: In Massachusetts, the plaintiff brought a nursing home medical malpractice action as the administrator of the estate of his father, John B. Satiro, who died from complications of an injury to his inner thigh that he sustained while being transferred by [...]

3M Beats 3M Bair Hugger Warming System Lawsuit

January 12, 2023

3M Beats 3M Bair Hugger Warming System Lawsuit: 3M states on one of its websites: “The Bair Hugger patient warming system is an effective way to control a patient’s body temperature during surgery. Keeping people warm reduces the risk of infections, surgical bleeding, heart attack following [...]

Hospital Resolves Claims That A Former Physician Performed Unnecessary Replacements Of Batteries In Implanted Heart Rhythm Devices

December 28, 2022

Unnecessary Replacements Of Batteries In Implanted Heart Rhythm Devices: On September 14, 2022, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York announced that a settlement was reached to resolve allegations that a former physician at New York-Presbyterian/Queens performed services th[...]

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Summary Judgment Should Have Been Granted To Defendants For Punitive Damages Claim Regarding Use Of Power Morcellator

December 1, 2022

Summary Judgment Should Have Been Granted To For Damages Regarding Use Of Power Morcellator: Plaintiffs, the heirs and executor of the estate of Viviana Ruscitto, filed complaints seeking compensatory and punitive damages on numerous counts after Ruscitto’s death from leiomyosarcoma, a rare cancer[...]

A Brief Early History Of The Filshie Clip (By Dr. Filshie Himself)

November 8, 2022

A Brief Early History Of The Filshie Clip: The following is an exchange between a moderator and Dr. Marcus Filshie that occurred during the November 2001 conference of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists in San Francisco, California: Hugo Verhoeven, MD: “Good afternoo[...]

Recoverable Damages In Negligent Reproductive Health Care Cases

Filshie Clip Migration Lawsuit Filed In Ohio

September 21, 2022

Filshie Clip Migration Lawsuit Filed In Ohio: A federal lawsuit filed on April 4, 2022 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Western Division alleges, in part, that “Ms. Farson was implanted with a female birth control device known as a Filshie Clip. In short, t[...]

Australia Appellate Court Dismisses Appeal Of Filshie Clip Damages Award

September 18, 2022

Australia Appellate Court Dismisses Appeal Of Filshie Clip Damages Award: “On 26 August 2014, the appellant (“the doctor”) performed on the respondent (“the patient”) a laparoscopic tubal ligation – a surgical procedure intended to result in permanent contraception – using ‘Filsh[...]

Federal Appellate Court Upholds West Virginia’s Ban On Certain Attorney Advertising