Transvaginal mesh maker C.R. Bard Inc. has reached an agreement to settle 3,000 vaginal mesh lawsuits for more than $200 million. The settlement averages out to $67,000 per case.
In 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered Bard and other mesh manufacturers to conduct studies of organ damage caused by the medical device. Used to treat incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse,...
National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have learned that many mesothelioma patients younger than 40 may experience the disease differently than their older counterparts. Mesothelioma is usually diagnosed in older men who were exposed to asbestos in the workplace. For these patients, mesothelioma traditionally follows a familiar, tragic course.
Mesothelioma Patients Under 40 Look...September 10, 2015 — California is one of two states that has a unique statute that permits qui tam actions in the context of private insurance claims. Generally, qui tam cases involve claims paid for by the government. Any claims paid for by private insurance companies under the False Claims Act are not actionable. Within the False Claims Act context, the idea is that the...
Twelve congressional members have asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office to conduct an investigation concerning thelaparoscopic power morcellator — a device used in gynecologic surgeries that can spread undetected cancer cells throughout the body. A bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to the GAO, criticizing the Food & Drug Administration for being lax in its decision to...
Lina Medical ApS has settled a power morcellator lawsuit filed against the medical device maker in federal court in Pennsylvania. The amount of the settlement is confidential. It was expected that this would be the first power morcellator lawsuit to reach trial.
Lina Medical Settles Power Morcellator Lawsuit Involving Death of 53-Year-Old WomanScott Burkhart filed suit in March 2014...
Like other forms of leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia is caused by benzene exposure. Benzene exposure is not uncommon among workers in many industries, including those who work around gasoline and crude oil, which both contain benzene. The U.S. government estimates that Americans used 137 billion gallons of gasoline in 2014.
Acute myeloid leukemia develops in the blood and marrow....
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