Car Accident Caused by Bad Repairs, Couple Files Lawsuit
A Texas couple is suing a collision repair shop alleging that the business is responsible for the serious injuries they suffered in a car accident caused by bad repairs. Matthew and Marcia S. of Murphy, Texas are seeking more than $1...
Lawsuit Blames Ethicon Proceed Hernia Mesh for Bowel Perforation
A woman who underwent surgery to repair a ventral hernia — bulging tissue through the abdominal wall muscles — is suing Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon for injuries she blames on the companies’ Proceed hernia mesh. Ruby C. says...
New IVC Filter Study Raises Questions
Many patients who have suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury may obtain an inferior vena cava prophylactic filter. However, new research shows that these patients may face larger risks for venous thromboembolism when compared with those patients who undergo a...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed by Victim’s Family
The estate of a Texas woman is suing the makers of alleging the drug caused serious and dangerous side effects including life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding that ultimately led to her death. According to the lawsuit, Edith M. began using at the...
Uber Lawsuit Filed by Woman Left Paralyzed After Accident
A woman is suing the ride share company Uber after her uninsured driver was in a car accident that left her paralyzed. Plaintiff Sarah M. alleges in her lawsuit that her Uber driver was uninsured and had a criminal record that...
Tractor-Trailer Accident Kills College Students, Families File Lawsuit
The families of a number of softball players killed in a crash are suing the bus company and North Central Texas College for the loss of their loved ones' lives. In 2014, a North Central Texas College women's softball team...
Hernia Mesh Infection Lawsuit Targets Manufacturer
A lawsuit filed in New Hampshire against the maker of C-QUR hernia mesh argues that the manufacturer is responsible for the resulting hernia mesh infection that compromised the patient's overall health and well-being. Plaintiff Michael S. of Indiana filed the...
New IVC Filter Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed by Widow
A lawsuit filed in August 2017 alleges that a patient died as a result of complications from the Option ELITE Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter made by Rex Medical LP and Argon Medical Devices. The surgical implantation of the IVC filter occurred...
Lawsuit Filed After Patient Suffers Life-Threatening Bleeding from
A Montana patient recently filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the popular anticoagulant due to complications he suffered while taking the medication. Allegedly, plaintiff Gregory E. took from August 2013 to September 2015 and suffered from life-threatening bleeding from...
Family Receives $900K in Car Accident Settlement
The family of a 26-year-old college student who died after being struck by an inattentive driver will receive $900,000 from the insurance company covering the driver. The college student, Weiqi Wang, was struck by a careless driver of a 2004 Subaru...
Texas Woman Joins MDL After Hernia Mesh Removal
Another plaintiff has joined a hernia mesh multidistrict litigation after suffering injuries from hernia mesh removal surgery. Plaintiff Letha Dillard has joined the MDL alleging defendants Atrium, Maquet Cardiovascular and Getinge Ab are responsible for pain and injuries she suffered after her hernia...
Gastrointestinal Bleeding Lawsuit Claims Life-Threatening Injuries
Have you recently taken and suffered strange and unexpected side effects as a result? If so, you’re not alone- a new lawsuit filed against manufacturers alleges that the company should have known about or knew about and failed to warn...
Complications Not Affecting IVC Filter Market Growth
Despite complications linked to inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, the IVC filter market appears to be expanding. A 2014 study published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery — Venous and Lymphatic Disorders found that the number of IVC filters placed...
California Man Files Lawsuit After Hernia Mesh Repair Surgery
A California man has filed a hernia mesh repair surgery lawsuit in New Hampshire federal court, home of Atrium Medical Corp., which is the subject of a multidistrict products liability litigation. Robert Olmstead had a C-Qur Mesh V-patch implanted in...
Lawsuit: Life-Threatening Bleeding Risk Was Hidden
A Wayne County, Michigan, couple has filed a life-threatening bleeding lawsuit, alleging that the widely popular blood-thinner caused the wife to suffer severe internal bleeding. Plaintiffs F. and J. Felicia Anderson have joined thousands of other users who accuse the...