In 2010, DePuy recalled two types of hip replacements, the ASR XL Acetabular System and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System. DePuy Orthopaedics is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. DePuy…
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Published October 23, 2012 by LawsuitInformation.org Topamax (topiramate) is an antiepileptic and antiseizure drug used to treat seizures in patients suffering from epilepsy. Topamax is also used to treat people…
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Published May 8, 2012 on TMD A loophole in federal law requires the FDA to approve some previously-recalled medical devices. Now, the agency says it wants to see that changed.…
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Approximately 3397 cases have been consolidated into the Ethicon multi-district litigation (MDL) being heard in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. The Ethicon MDL is…
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Vaginal mesh lawsuits filed by women who have suffered serious injuries after using medical products manufactured by either C.R. Bard and Ethicon continue to increase in a New Jersey state…
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In June 2012, Johnson & Johnson made the decision to remove their defective transvaginal mesh (TVM) medical device from the global market. Though the medical device manufacturer cites future market…
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In the United Kingdom, the Department of Health and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have been collaborating on a safety review of transvaginal mesh. Their collaborative effort…
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The federal judge who is overseeing the pretrial proceedings in the 7 transvaginal mesh multidistrict litigations (MDLs) urged the defendants in each of the MDLs to settle the tens of…
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Janssen Pharmaceuticals, the arm of Johnson & Johnson behind the anti-seizure drug Topamax, is the target of over 100 lawsuits in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The pharmaceutical company…
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In what is an unfortunate distraction in the Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon multidistrict litigation (MDL) in West Virginia, news of telephone scammers contacting women about filing transvaginal mesh lawsuits…
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