lawsuits
 

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.

 

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.

 

Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.