Showing 119 results for "Defective Medical Devices"
Some patients who have received either the Zimmer M/L Taper Hip or M/L Taper Hip with Kinectiv, along with a Zimmer VerSys Femoral Head, have experienced metallosis and other metal-related problems. Injuries specifically seem to occur when these Zimmer taper hip implant parts are paired with the Zimmer VerSys Femoral Head hip implant part. The…
W&L Accepting Cases of 3M Combat Arms Earplugs Injuries On July 26, 2018, the manufacturer of Dual-Ended Combat Arms earplugs, 3M Company, agreed to pay the U.S. military $9.1 million to resolve allegations that 3M Company knowingly supplied the U.S. military with a defective product. In entering the settlement, 3M Company made no admissions of…
Failure of Device Used to Repair Fractured Thighbone The news went from bad to worse. The doctor told you, you had broken your leg; specifically, the part of your thighbone a little above your knee. Then she showed you the X-rays. The break in your bone was not simple or clean. In fact, the broken…
Weitz & Luxenberg Accepting Synvisc-One Lawsuits For patients with osteoarthritis, any relief from knee pain and other uncomfortable arthritis symptoms may seem like a good thing. However, sometimes something marketed as a remedy can cause a worse problem. The manufacturer of one type of an injectable knee arthritis gel has voluntarily recalled more than 12,000…
Weitz & Luxenberg, in partnership with the Sam Bernstein Law Firm, is leading a coordinated legal action in Michigan against the country’s major opioid manufacturers and distributors, including Purdue Pharma and McKesson Corporation. The firm has filed lawsuits on behalf of nine municipalities claiming that these pharmaceutical companies falsely marketed and recklessly distributed opioid medications….
Weitz & Luxenberg Attorneys Can Help You Investigate Your Defective EpiPen Claim EpiPens and EpiPen Jrs can make the difference between life and death during a serious allergy attack. These devices contain epinephrine, which can help reverse life-threatening allergic responses, such as anaphylaxis. In worst-case scenarios, anaphylaxis can result in death. Patients and their loved…
Insulin is a hormone produced naturally in a healthy pancreas. It helps move sugar (glucose) from the bloodstream to other parts of the body where it is used or stored. Diabetes is a condition that changes the way your body makes or uses insulin and can lead to life-threatening conditions, including blindness, heart attack, or…
Nurse Assist Saline Flush IV Syringes are pre-filled with saline and are used in flushing out medical devices that use a needle or catheter to deliver medicines directly into a patient’s bloodstream. The FDA describes the devices as being used by healthcare providers in hospitals or clinics before and after drip medications are connected to…
Weitz & Luxenberg is investigating the pricing of insulin by three major drug companies — Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi — following a report that the cost of the drug has nearly tripled since 2002. A separate analysis found that prices from two manufacturers rose in tandem during a six-year period. “Rising insulin costs…
Smith & Nephew Removes Neck Component from Market On November 15, 2016, the company announced a “voluntary market removal” of the modular neck component commonly used in its Modular SMF and Modular REDAPT Revision models due to what the company called “a higher than anticipated complaint and adverse event trend.” Monolithic versions of the SMF…
