What does China have to do with people growing and distributing corn in the US? A lot, in fact. China's refusal to import US corn products containing a genetically modified…
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In an atypical statement of opinion, the federal judge who is overseeing the thousands of transvaginal mesh lawsuits in a West Virginia court advised mesh manufacturer, C.R. Bard, to consider…
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The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced in a news release dated April 29, 2014 that it would put forth two orders relating to transvaginal mesh used to treat…
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The parent company of American Medical Systems, the medical device manufacturer whose transvaginal mesh products are currently the subject of thousands of lawsuits in West Virginia, received a warning letter…
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Though the 510(k) approval process used by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to quickly and efficiently clear medical devices similar to already approved products has its benefits, the…
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The first bellwether trial to be heard in the Ethicon multidistrict litigation (MDL) in West Virginia will begin on February 10, 2014. According to a court document filed in mid-December,…
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Research demonstrates a strong connection between the development of bladder cancer and the use of Actos, a drug prescribed to patients with diabetes. Actos is known generically as pioglitazone, and…
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Feeling that more progress must be made in the C.R. Bard transvaginal mesh multidistrict litigation (MDL), the presiding judge decided to begin reviewing similar cases in bulk sets, what the…
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C.R. Bard offered a $21 million transvaginal mesh lawsuit settlement that could impact around 500 cases. The plaintiffs who filed these lawsuits against C.R. Bard did so after sustaining serious…
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Thousands of transvaginal mesh lawsuits targeting C.R. Bard are currently pending in a federal court in West Virginia. In late December 2014, C.R. Bard submitted a request to postpone bellwether…
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