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Judge Rejects Defendant’s Argument in Stryker Hip Implant Lawsuit

The Stryker hip metal on metal implant recall has affected many patients and their loved ones. These patients who live all across the country and even in Tennessee have suffered with pain, squeaking,...

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Hip Replacment Recalls Continue in Tennessee and Throughout the Country

The past few years have been very hard for patients effected by metal on metal hips. There have been hundreds of lawsuits filed in relation to the DePuy Hip and the Stryker Metal hip recalls. In fact...

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GranuFlo Manufacturer Allegedly Failed to Warn

There have been an increasing number of lawsuits filed against Fresenius, the manufacturer of the GranuFlo dialysis treatment, based on serious health problems following use of the product. GranuFlo is...

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Bellwether Trial for Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits Commences

The first of several transvaginal mesh lawsuits set for trial is currently underway after a jury has been selected in federal court in West Virginia. Women across the country and even right here in...

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Use of Mirena IUD Birth Control Leads to Thousands of Complaints from Women

Millions of women across the country utilize some form of birth control. However, the safety of a popular form of birth control has come into question after a large number of women have complained of...

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Settlement Talks Begin in Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits

Manufacturers of transvaginal mesh have been embattled in a flurry of lawsuits brought by women who have suffered from complications after using the product. However, lawyers for some of the largest...

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Johnson & Johnson and DePuy to Begin Settlement Talks

More than three years after removing their defective ASR metal-on-metal artificial hip implants from the market, Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, DePuy Orthopaedics, are currently in talks to...

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Stryker Hip Recall Litigation Grows, Coalition Urges FDA to Encourage...

The people of Tennessee as well as many people all across the country have heard reports about problems with hip implants causing pain and other serious side effects. Many people with these Stryker hip...

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Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG Hip Implant Lawsuit Update

The people of Tennessee as well as many people all across the country have heard reports about problems with hip implants causing pain and other serious side effects. Many people with these Stryker hip...

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Tennessee Woman Files da Vinci Robot Lawsuit over Botched Procedure

According to a recent lawsuit, the plaintiff alleges that due to a faulty robotic surgery performed in 2011, by an improperly trained surgeon, she has suffered from tremendous pain and injuries...

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IVC Filter Lawsuits Due to Complications Are Moving Forward

There are many medical devices and products on the market that are used to reduce medical complications for people and to help improve their quality of life. Unfortunately, sometimes these devices or...

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Did you know about the National Superbug Outbreak?

Many of you may have heard about a superbug going around that is resistant to antibiotics. What you may not know about it has been linked to medical scopes known as duodenoscopes. According to this...

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Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Risk Sparks Growing Legal Battle

Deane Berg’s doctor called her the day after Christmas in 2006 to tell her the news of her cancer diagnosis. She had her ovaries removed and the results came back Deane Berg had stage three ovarian...

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The Higgins Firm is Now Reviewing Abilify Claims

Nashville Attorneys, The Higgins Firm, are closely looking into Abilify lawsuits and claims which have raised concern amongst professionals after a number of people were said to have developed a...

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Ovarian Cancer Patient Wins $70 Million Settlement After Using Talcum Powder...

Deborah Giannecchini, 62, had been using J&Js’ baby talcum powder as feminine hygiene for 4 decades. However, in 2012 she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and claimed the baby powder was the...

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Physiomesh Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Exceed 80 Pending Cases in Multidistrict...

Since 2016 lawsuits involving hernia mesh developed by Ethicon, Inc. continue to mount. Sold under Physiomesh, the products have raised concern over their safety and ability to reduce the symptoms of a...

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Opioid Drug Makers Face a Lawsuit Because of Downplaying the Risks of Addiction

In 2015, a baby boy only known as ‘Baby Doe’ was born addicted to opioid painkillers. His first few days of life were spent in an agonizing withdrawal in the neo natal unit. Three Tennessee prosecutors...

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Tennessee Lawyer Fighting Back For Stryker Hip Implant Recall Victims

A Tennessee man, with the help of a medical malpractice lawyer, filed a complaint on August 17, 2017 against the medical conglomerate Howmedica Osteonics (d.b.a. Stryker Orthopedics) and Stryker...

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New Pending Lawsuits Against Neocate Formula and Dangerously Low Phosphate...

Earlier this year a father was being accused of of child abuse by Child Protective Services. They alleged that between December 2017 and January 2018, his sustained unexplained broken bones including a...

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Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG Hip Implant Lawsuit Update

The people of Tennessee as well as many people all across the country have heard reports about problems with hip implants causing pain and other serious side effects. Many people with these Stryker hip...

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