Ethicon Resists Bid to Centralize Physiomesh

Ethicon Resists Bid to Centralize Physiomesh

While the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) considers whether all Physiomesh lawsuits from people claiming that the hernia mesh caused them injuries should be consolidated into a single docket, device maker Ethicon has filed a response to the...
Teething Tablet Recall

Teething Tablet Recall

Standard Homeopathic Company has issued a recall of its Hyland’s teething tablets for infants, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday. Hyland’s Baby Teething Tablets and Hyland’s Baby Nighttime Teething Tablets are now being removed from store...
Legal Funding In Xarelto Cases

Legal Funding In Xarelto Cases

Now that the Philadelphia Xarelto mass tort is inching closer to trying its first bellwether case, the makers of the blood-thinning drug Xarelto are looking to find out how the plaintiffs are funding their lawsuits.   Bayer and Janssen Pharmaceuticals filed a...
$2 Million Zimmer Hip Replacement Settlement

$2 Million Zimmer Hip Replacement Settlement

When retired University of New Mexico economist Brian McDonald decided to get his hip replaced in 2010 to ease his pain, he did not expect his Zimmer M/L taper hip prosthesis with Kinectiv Technology and cobalt-chromium head to cause long-term damage to his health....