A Tennessee Valley family gathered together for the 2013 holiday season, and everyone was in good spirits. However, a mere five days later, the family was saddened by the news…
Carey Danis LoweJuly 29, 2014
In 2013, a jury verdict awarded the plaintiffs in a transvaginal mesh lawsuit being heard in a New Jersey court an $11 million compensatory package. The transvaginal mesh lawsuit involved…
Carey Danis LoweJuly 21, 2014
The NuvaRing Master Settlement Agreement drawn up in February 2014 for the NuvaRing multidistrict litigation (MDL) being heard in Missouri has been accepted by both parties, and is moving forward…
Carey Danis LoweJuly 15, 2014
The Ethicon multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia is preparing for a second round of bellwether trials, which are due to…
Carey Danis LoweJuly 2, 2014
The German pharmaceutical company responsible for the anticoagulant drug, Pradaxa, offered a $650 million settlement package to wrap up thousands of Pradaxa lawsuits in the U.S. In the statement announcing…
Carey Danis LoweJune 19, 2014
After choosing the Mirena intrauterine device (IUD) for birth control, a Canadian woman experienced cramping so painful that she struggled to walk. This woman, recently interviewed for Canada's CTV News,…
Carey Danis LoweJune 11, 2014
A report published in May 2014 by the Minneapolis newspaper, Star Tribune, highlighted the risks of using transvaginal mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI).…
Carey Danis LoweJune 5, 2014
Closing arguments concluded before Memorial Day weekend in an Actos bladder cancer lawsuit in a Nevada state court in Las Vegas. The plaintiffs in the case filed their lawsuit targeted…
Carey Danis LoweMay 29, 2014
Health Canada, the Canadian equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), issued an announcement in early May 2014 with new information on transvaginal mesh. Their announcement pertained specifically…
Carey Danis LoweMay 28, 2014