lawsuits
 

Hernia Mesh Lawsuit

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Ethicon and Atrium face personal injury lawsuits for their hernia surgical mesh. The mesh can cause severe complications that affect the intestines, bowels, and abdomen.

 

Essure Birth Control Lawsuit

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Women nationwide are suing Bayer, maker of Essure permanent birth control, alleging that the device can cause severe injuries and that Bayer concealed the health risks.

 

Bair Hugger Lawsuit

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Bair Hugger lawsuits allege that the warming devices stirred up operating room contaminants, causing surgical patients to develop debilitating infections.

 

IVC Filters Lawsuit

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Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are devices designed to keep blood clots from reaching the heart and lungs. The filters' severe complications have prompted lawsuits against manufacturers.

 

DePuy Elbow Implant Lawsuit

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Patients are filing lawsuits over Depuy's recalled Synthes Radial Head Prosthesis System, an elbow implant that can cause serious side effects.

 

Stryker Hip Implants Lawsuit

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Stryker Orthopaedics has produced several metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implants that do not function as they should, leading to recalls, revision surgeries, and lawsuits.

 

Sorin Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler Lawsuit

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Patients are filing lawsuits against LivaNova, the manufacturer of the 3T heater-cooler, for exposing them to the bacteria Mycobacterium chimaera during invasive surgery.

 

Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits

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Serious complications from transvaginal mesh have spawned thousands of injury claims and led to one of the largest mass torts in history.

 

Breast Implant Cancer Lawsuit

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Women who receive breast implants may have a higher risk of developing anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Lawsuits are now being filed against the manufacturers.

 

Power Morcellator Lawsuits

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Women are filing lawsuits against J&J and other morcellator makers, saying that they were never warned the medical devices could spread cancer.