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On February 28th jurors in Los Angeles Superior Court heard closing arguments in the first DePuy ASR trial to decide whether the recalled metal-on-metal hip implant caused injuries in Plaintiff Loren Kransky. Kransky’s lawsuit was the first of 10,000 to go to trial; he and thousands of others allege that the ASR is defective and causes metal poisoning, pain, early revision surgery and other serious complications. New York, NY (PRWEB) March 02, 2013 Parker Waichman LLP, a national law...
Parker Waichman LLP offers free legal consultations to consumers who were aboard the stranded Carnival Triumph, as well as other victims of cruise ship disasters. Bonita Springs, FL (PRWEB) February 16, 2013 Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of victims injured by cruise ships, is monitoring the developments following the Carnival Cruise debacle that stranded thousands of passengers and crew in squalor and without many basic human needs being met....
Parker Waichman LLP continues to offer free legal consultations to patients implanted with the DePuy ASR, as well as other types of metal-on-metal hip implants. New York, NY (PRWEB) February 16, 2013 Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of victims injured by defective medical devices, is continuing to monitor the latest developments in the DePuy ASR trial currently underway in Los Angeles state court. According to a Bloomberg.com article published on...
Parker Waichman LLP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of an Oregon woman who suffered substantial injuries and emotional distress, allegedly due to the defective nature of her Elevate transvaginal mesh. (PRWEB) February 01, 2013 Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of victims injured by defective medical devices, has filed a lawsuit alleging that a transvaginal mesh implant caused substantial injuries in an Oregon woman. The suit was filed on January...
According to a report in The New York Times, an engineering report that has come to light during the first DePuy ASR trial demonstrates that DePuy Orthopaedics and parent company Johnson & Johnson failed to properly assess the risks of the metal-on-metal hip implant. The DePuy ASR, like other metal-on-metal hip implants was never clinically tested for safety or efficacy before it was implanted in over 90,000 patients. (PRWEB) February 01, 2013 Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm...
Parker Waichman LLP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a New York woman who was implanted with the TVT transvaginal mesh, manufactured by Ethicon and parent company Johnson & Johnson. The lawsuit alleges the transvaginal mesh implant poses an unreasonable and dangerous risk to women. New York, New York (PRWEB) January 04, 2013 Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of victims injured by defective medical devices, has filed a lawsuit alleging that the...
Parker Waichman LLP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a woman who was implanted with the Prolift and Gynemesh, two transvaginal mesh implants manufactured by Johnson & Johnson/Ethicon. The case alleges that the devices are defective and caused substantial injury. New York, NY (PRWEB) December 14, 2012 Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of victims injured by defective medical devices, has filed a lawsuit alleging that transvaginal mesh devices...
Parker Waichman LLP is notifying the public about a new failure warning concerning Smith & Nephew’s Birmingham Hip Modular Head. According to data from the National Joint Registry of England and Wales and the Australian Orthopaedic Association’s National Joint Replacement, the implants’ revision rates exceed the 1% benchmark established by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). New York, NY (PRWEB) September 27, 2012 Parker Waichman LLP, a...
Parker Waichman LLP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a man who developed bladder cancer, allegedly due to the use of Actos (pioglitazone). Actos is a type 2 diabetes medication that has been linked to bladder cancer in a number of studies. According to a recent report in Consumer Reports, the risks of taking Actos outweigh the benefits for most patients. New York, New York (PRWEB) September 21, 2012 Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of victims...
According to Parker Waichman LLP, New Metal Hip Implants Guidance from Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration Comes Amid Growing Concerns that Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Devices Can Release Trace Amounts of Cobalt and Chromium into Surrounding Tissue and the Blood Stream, Leading to Hip Implant Device Failure and Potentially Serious Long-Term Health Problems. New York, New York (PRWEB) September 21, 2012 Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the...
