Archive for 'Product Liability'
When did DePuy Know and What did they Know?
The year before the 2010 recall of DePuy ASR artificial hips, DePuy executive Pamela Plouhar informed her co-workers via email that the FDA, after extensive studies, had denied approval for the ASR hip replacements. DePuy is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. The FDA did not approve the sale [...]
Full StoryDePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Lawsuits Consolidated
The MDL panel on May 23, 2011, ordered that all federal DePuy Pinnacle® Hip Implant lawsuits be consolidated before Judge James E. Kinkeade in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Full StoryU.S. Joint Replacement Registry is in the Works
Did you know there is no one place that tells the nation’s orthopedic surgeons or the more than 750,000 Americans who seek relief each year from arthritis-damaged knees or hips what joint replacement devices and techniques work best? We have Consumer Reports for cars and gadgets, but currently no place to research which joint replacement devices work best.
Full StoryDePuy Hip Failure Rate as High as 49% in U.K.
A 49% failure rate means big problems for DePuy, as approximately 46,000 patients may be facing premature revision surgery.
Full StoryFour Loko: The Facts About “Blackout in a Can”
Last year, FOUR LOKO was implicated in a number of high profile injuries, illnesses, and incidents of bizarre behavior
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