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Transvaginal Mesh Litigation

April 21, 2015 By Staff - s.r. Leave a Comment

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Transvaginal mesh has become a nightmare for thousands of women who have suffered severe adverse effects involving erosion and migration of the mesh along with perforation of organs from it. Surgical mesh was designed over 60 years ago for repairing hernias. It’s a woven material made of synthetic or biological materials that usually comes in a prepackaged kit along with tools to aid in the surgical procedure. Because mesh was widely successful in the treatment of hernias, surgeons began using it in other parts of the body that needed support. About 20 years later they began inserting it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Health, Medical Cases, Uncategorized Tagged With: Attorney, Denton, Doctor, liability, Litigation, Medical Malpractice

Victory for Big Pharma: Texas Adopts “Learned Intermediary” Rule

June 19, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Big Pharma had a major victory on June 8th, when the Texas Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Centocor, Inc. v. Hamilton.  The Court held that "When a drug manufacturer properly warns a prescribing physician of the dangerous propensities of its product, the manufacturer is excused from warning each patient who receives the drug. The doctor stands as a learned intermediary between the manufacturer and the ultimate consumer."  Further, "A prescription drug manufacturer fulfills its duty to warn end users of its product’s risks by providing adequate warnings to the intermediaries who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: From the Firm, Health, Pharmaceutical Cases Tagged With: Attorney, consumers, Denton, Doctor, Drugs, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Johnson & Johnson, liability, Patient, Recall, Remicade, Texas, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Injured by a Doctor? You’ll likely deal with the secretive Medical Board instead of open court

May 14, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Fox 4 in Dallas did a great story on the Texas Medical Board and their contribution to physician discipline since tort reform in 2003.  According to the report serious disciplinary actions are down and the time taken to conduct investigations has risen.  Further, Doctor confidentiality and secrecy is maintained until a final disciplinary action is completed, leaving patients unaware of allegations of malpractice by doctors. Check the Fox 4 page for a video.  Some of the images are graphic and the stories are truly tragic.  Its a shame our state has fallen so far in protecting patient … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health, Medical Cases Tagged With: Attorney, consumers, Denton, Doctor, Injury, Lawsuit, Lawyers, liability, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Patient, Wrongful Death

All-Metal Hip Implants Prone to Early Failure, Need to be Removed

April 27, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Great story by NPR on the continuing problems faced by patients who have received All-Metal Hip Implants. Implants Need To Be Removed Early by Richard Knox EnlargeRichard Knox/NPRYoung-min Kwon of Massachusetts General Hospital holds the metal-alloy ball of Susy Mansfield’s faulty artificial hip joint. The yellowish tissue on top is dead muscle caused by a reaction to the metal debris produced by the defective hip implant. When Susy Mansfield needed a hip replacement in 2009, her orthopedic surgeon chose a relatively new and untested kind of artificial hip made entirely of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles of Interest, Health, Medical Cases Tagged With: All-Metal Hip Implant, Attorney, Denton, DePuy, DePuy Hip Implants, Doctor, Hazard, Injury, liability, Metal Hip, Patient, Personal Injury, Recall, Texas, Voluntary Recall

No Better Care, Thanks to Tort Reform

October 27, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Published in The Texas Tribune by guest columnist, Charles M. Silver In 2006, Dr. Howard Marcus wrote that Texas’ 2003 tort reform statute sparked an “amazing turnaround” in which doctors came to Texas in droves, instead of leaving the state as they had before. He was doubly wrong. Texas neither lost doctors before 2003 nor gained them especially quickly in subsequent years. In fact, according to statistics published by the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS), the supply of active, direct patient care (DPC) doctors per capita grew faster from 1996 to 2002 than at any time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles of Interest, Medical Cases Tagged With: Accident, American Medical Association, Attorney, Denton, Doctor, Injury, Insurance, Lawyers, liability, Malpractice Victim, Med Mal, Medical, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Texas, Tort Reform

Hair Removal Service Not Protected Under Health Care Liability Act

July 26, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

from Texas Lawyer Bioderm Skin Care LLC v. Sok Tx. App. Dist. 5 Kerry P. Fitzgerald Justice 05-10-00044-CV 06-28-2011 OPINION Before Justices Morris, O'Neill, and FitzGerald Opinion By Justice FitzGerald Appellee Veasna "Sandee" Sok sued Bioderm Skin Care, LLC ("Bioderm") and Quan Nguyen, MD, seeking to recover damages for burns she suffered during a laser hair removal procedure at Bioderm. Bioderm and Nguyen contend Sok’s claims are health care liability claims and are subject to Chapter 74 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Accordingly, they moved to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Medical Cases Tagged With: Accident, Appellate Court, Attorney, Bioderm Skin Care, Denton, Doctor, Hair Removal, Injury, Laser, laser hair removal, Lawsuit, Lawyers, liability, Litigation, Personal Injury, Physician, Second-Degree Burns, Texas, Treatment, Under Health Care Liability Act

FDA Reports Cancer Risk from Osteoporosis Drugs

July 22, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

An FDA Safety Alert issued today warns that taking oral osteoporosis drugs (“bisphosphonates”) may cause an increased risk of esophageal cancer.  This category of drugs includes Fosamax, Actonel, Boniva, Atelvia, Didronel, and Skelid. Esophageal cancer and other esophageal problems have been reported in connection with use of the drugs, and the FDA is reviewing data from published studies to determine whether a link exists. The FDA posted the following recommendation in its Safety Alert: “Patients should talk with their healthcare professional about the benefits and risks of taking oral … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pharmaceutical Cases Tagged With: Accident, Actonel (risedronate), Atelvia (risedronate delayed release), Attorney, Boniva (ibandronate), Damages, Denton, Didronel (etidronate), Doctor, Drug Safety Communication, Drugs, Esophageal Cancer, Esophagitis, Family Practice, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Fosamax (alendronate), Geriatrics, Injury, Insurance, Internal Medicine, Lawsuit, Lawyers, liability, Litigation, oral bisphosphonates, Oral Osteoporosis Drugs, Patient, Personal Injury, Recall, Safety Alert, Texas

Four more women contact local police about doctor

April 25, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

from the Denton Record-Chronicle 12:36 AM CDT on Friday, March 18, 2010 By Donna Fielder / Staff Writer Four additional women contacted police Wednesday saying they also were victims of a Denton doctor who touched them sexually and made inappropriate remarks, police reports state. Since news reports Tuesday that Dr. Ramon Cruz’s license was suspended by the Texas Medical Board after the panel made a finding that he engaged in inappropriate behavior with four of his Denton patients, several other women have come forward with similar stories. Cruz has not been charged with any crime, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Medical Cases Tagged With: Attorney, Denton, Doctor, Texas

Carreras v. Marroquin, et al.

April 12, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Parents brought claims against a physician who allegedly caused their adult daughter’s death. The parents attempted to delay the expiration of the statute of limitations by sending a pre-suit, notice of their claims shortly before their filing deadline expired. The notice was not accompanied by a form allowing the doctor access to the daughter’s medical information as required by the health care liability law. After the parents filed suit, the doctor moved for summary judgment, arguing that the notice did not delay the parents filing deadline, resulting in the suit being barred as untimely. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Medical Cases Tagged With: Accident, Attorney, Denton, Doctor, Personal Injury, Physician, Wrongful Death

J&J recalling more Tylenol from closed plant

March 31, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Reported in Reuters by Lewis Krauskopf -- Johnson & Johnson said it was recalling more than 700,000 bottles or packages of Tylenol and other consumer medicines made at a now-closed plant, the latest in a litany of recalls by the company. J&J’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit recalled one lot of Tylenol 8 Hour Extended Release Caplets, or 34,056 bottles, from retailers, the company said. The company cited a musty odor that has prompted many other J&J recalls. The product was made at its Fort Washington, Pennsylvania plant before J&J closed the facility in April … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pharmaceutical Cases, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, Attorney, Benadryl, consumers, Denton, Doctor, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Hazard, Injury, Johnson & Johnson, Lawsuit, Lawyers, liability, Personal Injury, Recall, Sudafed, Texas, Tylenol, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, ylenol 8 Hour Extended Release Caplets

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Articles of Interest

Honda Worldwide Recall of Sedans, Minivans, SUVs

By Deepa Seetharaman and Bernie Woodall of Reuters. Honda Motor Co Ltd plans to recall nearly 2 1/2 million vehicles: small SUVs, cars and minivans worldwide. This includes the popular Accord sedan. … [Read More…]

Hip Implant Complaints Increase, While Dangers Are Reviewed

By BARRY MEIER and JANET ROBERTS of the New York Times Published: August 22, 2011 The federal government has received a surge in complaints in recent months about failed hip replacements, suggesting … [Read More…]

Tragedy Brought on by Tainted Fruit

By Moni Basu, CNN William Beach was one of those people who fixated on certain foods. He would eat the same thing voraciously for a few days, and then, when he tired of the same tastes, he moved onto … [Read More…]

Emotional Distress without Physical Damages – Supreme Court to Review

With a hat-tip to the blog, “How Appealing,” the ABA Journal is reporting that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has asked the Washington Supreme Court whether its product liability laws will allow a … [Read More…]

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