Federal Appellate Court Rules IVC Filter Claim Filed Too Late
December 8, 2024
Jessica Gehner was implanted with a Cook Medical inferior vena cava (IVC) filter in Ohio. She later developed abdominal pain, and a March 2013 CT scan revealed that the filter had perforated her IVC. Gehner’s doctors believed that the filter was compressing her small bowel, causing her pain, and r[...]
Continue Reading
$60M Verdict Against Mead Johnson For Enfamil NEC Death
March 16, 2024
On March 14, 2024, an Illinois jury returned its verdict against Enfamil baby formula manufacturer Mead Johnson, a unit of Reckitt Benckiser, in the amount of $60 million for the death of baby Chance Dean, who was born premature, from necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) after being fed Enfamil formula. [...]
Continue Reading
Australia Filshie Clip Recall
June 12, 2023
Australia Filshie Clip Recall: The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care Therapeutic Goods Administration states on its website that there was a recall commenced on July 1, 2020 for Filshie clips, inter alia, for “Product Defect Correction” for the following stated rea[...]
Continue Reading
Eye Drops Tainted With Bacteria Causing Serious Harm In The United States
March 18, 2023
Eye Drops Tainted With Bacteria: As of March 14, 2023, CDC, in partnership with state and local health departments, identified 68 patients in 16 states (CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, NC, NJ, NM, NY, NV, PA, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI) with VIM-GES-CRPA, a rare strain of extensively drug-resistant P. aeruginosa.&[...]
Continue Reading
