Firm News: Drugs & Devices: Page 13

W&L is investigating cases of fracture associated with the EMPERION Modular Hip System manufactured by Smith & Nephew Inc. of Memphis, Tennessee. The investigation was prompted by recent medical literature, fracture and revision reports discovered in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database, and an analysis by…

Prompted by a recent study, Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. is investigating the ProxiLock Hip Prosthesis stem manufactured by Zimmer Inc. The implant was originally manufactured by Implex Corp., and was given 510(k) approval by at least October, 2002. Zimmer Inc. announced an agreement to acquire Implex in November, 2003. The study, “Increased Risk of Periprosthetic…

W&L has begun looking into the dangers of using the TigerPaw System II during occlusion of the heart’s left atrial appendage, a procedure sometimes performed in patients with atrial fibrillation to prevent blood clots from collecting and traveling to other parts of the body. The firm has discovered reports regarding the closure device reported in…

Nationally prominent personal injury law firm Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., today said that 95 percent of registered eligible patients are now enrolled in the Stryker modular hip settlement program. This program has been established to ensure that each injured patient will receive a share of more than $1 billion as compensation for problems encountered with…

Attorney Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, and Paul J. Pennock of Weitz & Luxenberg, were the court-appointed co-lead Plaintiffs’ counsel in the Multi-District Litigation (MDL 2299) pending in Lafayette, Louisiana.  This settlement relates to legal actions filed beginning in 2011 in response to Plaintiffs diagnosed with bladder cancer as a result of…