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Search Results (147) Documents on Products Liability, Health Care Show: results per page Sort by:  | Second Circuit Comes to a Split Decision on Standing in NRDC Lawsuit Over OTC Triclosan and Triclocarban Products
Kurt R. Karst; Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 Earlier this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision that paves the way for the Natural Resources Defense Council (“NRDC”) to pursue its action to compel FDA to finalize the Agency’s review and regulation of topical antimicrobial drug products...
| | Total Hip Replacement Failure Despite Research
Thomas Ritter; Weitz Luxenberg P.C.;
Presentation February 14, 2013 Complications may arise when you have a total hip replacement operation. This is true even if you have thoroughly investigated the surgeon and facility performing your operation. There are questions you should ask when you are pursuing the possibility of replacing a hip.
|  | Medicare Secondary Payer Act Developments
Katherine L. Winters; Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article December 18, 2012, previously published on December 2012 In re Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, the Third Circuit extended the federal government's right of action under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act ("MSPA") to private insurance companies, 685 F.3d 353, (3rd Cir. 6/28/12). The MSPA was enacted to give...
| | Risks and Regulations: In Midst of Fresenius Recall, Dialysis Drugs Explained
Tanvir Hussain, Stephen Lui; Seeger Weiss LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 17, 2012, previously published on Winter 2012 The FDA's class-I recall of dialysis products GranuFlo® and NaturaLyte® has sparked a slew of questions and concerns surrounding the risks of dialysis drugs, their improper dosage, and their link to cardiac arrest. In addition to patients' health, at stake is the integrity of the products'...
| | Products Liability Verdict Survey: Dialysis Machine in Charleston County
Brian A. Comer; Collins & Lacy, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article November 14, 2012, previously published by South Carolina Products Liability Law Blog on November 2012 In his continuing survey of products liability verdicts in South Carolina, Collins & Lacy attorney Brian Comer reviews medical devices with a verdict on a dialysis machine in Charleston County.
| | Products Liability Case Brief: Graves v. CAS Medical Systems, Inc.
Brian A. Comer; Collins & Lacy, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article October 25, 2012, previously published by South Carolina Products Liability Law Blog on October 2012 On August 29, 2012, the Supreme Court of South Carolina issued its opinion in Graves v. CAS Medical Systems, Inc. This case continues the trend of South Carolina’s appellate courts closely scrutinizing expert witness testimony.
| | The Calm Before the Storm: New Jersey Magistrate Judge Declines Selective Waiver Approach
Thomas C. Regan; LeClairRyan;
Legal Alert/Article October 15, 2012, previously published on October 10, 2012 In a letter opinion issued October 5, 2012, Magistrate Judge Cathy Waldor ordered Merck & Co., Inc. to turn over documents claimed to be privileged because those same documents had earlier been voluntarily delivered to the federal government.
| | Jury Holds Trade Association Responsible for Tile-Setter's Mesothelioma
Jon S. Barooshian; Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 17, 2012, previously published on September 12, 2012 On May 22, 2012, a Fairfield County, Connecticut, jury awarded plaintiffs in Gail S. Acquarulo, Executrix of the Estate of Hannibal Saldibar, et al. v. Tile Council of North America, Inc., Civil Action No. ASB-FBT-CV-09-5024498-S, $1.6 million in compensatory damages and found that defendant trade...
| | Swallowed Grill Brush Bristles Posing Risk of Injury?
Morgan Morgan P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article July 26, 2012, previously published on July 19, 2012 It was reported that from 2011 to 2012 six people were taken to the emergency department of Rhode Island Hospital with wire bristles from grill brushes stuck in their throats or internal organs. An article from ABC News suggests that the bristles may have dislodged from the brushes while the grill...
| | Johnson & Johnson Decides to Take Gynecare Vaginal Mesh Off the Market
Morgan Morgan P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article June 8, 2012, previously published on June 5, 2012 Johnson & Johnson has told U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin that it has decided to take four of its vaginal mesh implants off the market. The announcement comes after a long history of lawsuits, complaints, and allegations over the products’ alleged defects. According to...
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