Injuries continue to be reported by women implanted with Mirena IUD devices. Mirena is a small, t-shaped plastic device that is inserted into the uterus by a trained healthcare provider. It is intended to provide contraceptive protection for approximately five years. However, many side effects have been associated with the…
A new multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceeding has been formed for transvaginal mesh products manufactured by Coloplast Corporation. This MDL proceeding will take place in the Southern District of West Virginia, with Judge Joseph R. Goodwin presiding. The new Coloplast MDL joins 4 others in that Court involving transvaginal mesh product…
During the past few weeks, we have learned of a growing number of fungal meningitis cases linked to a batch of contaminated epidural steroid injections created by the New England Compounding Center. Meningitis refers to inflammation of the meninges, which are the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Common…
The toll from the outbreak of fungal meningitis tied to contaminated steroid shots has now killed 12 people in the United States with that number expected to rise. On Tuesday, the outbreak claimed four more lives and Florida became the latest state to report at least one death linked to…
The New England Compounding Center, a pharmacy that distributed a steroid for back pain, has issued a voluntary recall of all of its products, due to an outbreak of fungal meningitis. The Food and Drug Administration had previously told health professionals not to use any products distributed by the center.…
The Bard® PerFix® Hernia Plug, introduced by Davol, Inc. and C.R. Bard, Inc., in 1993, is a medical device used to repair “primary and recurrent inguinal hernias.” According to C.R. Bard, the PerFix® Hernia Plug, “requires less overall dissection” and a “tension-free” surgical technique which “results in increased patient comfort,…
Many of us keep plastic gas cans in our garage or storage sheds. Unfortunately, most plastic gas cans are made without a safety feature known as a flame arrestor. The lack of a flame arrestor on a plastic gas can creates a dangerous condition, which could result in the gas…