A Henderson, TX man has filed a da Vinci robot lawsuit against Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in the Northern District of California. Richard Pohly claims the surgical system caused him to suffer a thermal injury — burn — to his rectum during the procedure, which has... Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked Pfizer, Inc. to change the safety warnings on its Zoloft packaging. If Pfizer complies, the label change will be Pfizer’s first acknowledgement that a woman’s prenatal use of the antidepressant may cause heart defects in newborns.... Read More

Following the abrupt and unexpected death of their five-day old son, two Illinois parents filed a wrongful death action against the United States of America, the U.S. Attorney General, and the individual obstetric team tasked with attending and monitoring the child’s birth. The lawsuit, which... Read More

A new study published in the September 3, 2015 installment of the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that new cases of cerebral palsy are more often than not attributable to multiple prenatal considerations and afflictions as opposed to other potential causes many often suspect... Read More

Earlier this month, Kevin Gross filed an IVC filter lawsuit against C.R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiff, a resident of North Wales, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, allegedly suffered serious injury from a... Read More

As concerns over bladder sling injuries continues, new research has discovered a significant percentage of women receiving the mesh slings must have the devices removed or replaced. The recent study also found that the risk of complications goes down when the procedure is performed by... Read More

With a sufficient number of participants now enrolled in the Actos Resolution Program, manufacturer Takeda has announced the company will move forward with the resolution process. The resolution program, which was proposed by Takeda to settle a growing number of lawsuits against the company, has... Read More

On September 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety communication that the label of diabetes drug Invokana (canagliflozin) had been revised to include updates on bone fracture risk and new information on decreased bone mineral density. Invokana is a prescription medicine used with... Read More