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Stark & Stark

Guide to Ozempic/Wegovy Vision Loss Lawsuits and Settlements

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What types of eye injuries does Ozempic/Wegovy cause? Ozempic/Wegovy are two of the most common weight-loss medications known as GLP-1 drugs. Other  GLP-1 drugs include Mounjaro, Rybelsus, Saxenda, Victoza, Trulicity, and...more

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A Simple Guide to Depo-Provera Lawsuits and Settlements

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What is a meningioma and what types of injuries qualify? Depo-Provera has many known side effects. However, the current Depo-Provera litigation mainly involves a “signature injury” that was not properly warned against by...more

Morris James LLP

Recent Developments in Depo-Provera Litigation: Formation and Progress of Multidistrict Litigation (MDL)

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The legal landscape surrounding Depo-Provera, a long-acting injectable birth control, has entered a pivotal phase. With the growing number of lawsuits alleging that the drug caused serious brain tumors known as meningiomas,...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Meningioma After Depo Shot? You May Be Entitled to Compensation

Recent scientific research has revealed that women who used the Depo-Provera birth control shot may be five times more likely to develop a form of brain tumors known as meningioma....more

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Big Pharma Fails to Warn Women About Risks of Birth Control Injection

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For decades, women have trusted Depo-Provera, a birth control injection manufactured by Pfizer, as a convenient and effective contraceptive option. However, recent research has uncovered alarming health risks associated with...more

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Product Liability: How it Works For and Against Victims of Defective Medical Devices

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Crafting the perfect medical device is never an exact science—but a patient should never suffer because of defects in a product that was intended to improve their quality of life. Determining whether a device manufacturer or...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Patients Raise Concerns Over Safety of Bard PowerPort

The Bard PowerPort, often known as the "BardPort," is a subdermal medical device designed to facilitate the connection of a catheter for the administration of intravenous fluids or medication. However, since its launch, there...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Federal Investigation of Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance (AGGA) Dental Device Prompts Wave of Lawsuits

When a doctor suggests that a medical device may help you, they’ll explain a little bit about how the device works; however, truly understanding how any given device works often requires either a medical or scientific...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

FDA Reports Sterilization Issues in EzriCare Factory: Bacterial Contamination in Artificial Tears Products

Earlier this year, the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) spotted an outbreak of a rare bacterial infection in 11 (now 16) different states, associated with multiple different infection types, particularly...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Parents’ Concerns About the Link Between Acetaminophen and Autism or ADHD

Medications containing Acetaminophen are one of the most commonly used pain relievers worldwide. The chemical compound is an active ingredient in over 600 medicines. For most people, Acetaminophen is benign and can be used to...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Philips CPAP Recall Update: Shocking Revelation From FDA Investigations and More

What is the latest with the CPAP lawsuits? As 2022 begins, the thoughts of sleep apnea patients and their families are, naturally, returning to the Philips CPAP machine recall 2021....more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Beovu Update: No Recall Yet, But 3 Clinical Trials Have Been Terminated

The intravitreal (eyeball) injection drug Beovu hasn’t even been on the market for two years, but its history has been eventful. This medication was meant to help patients with an eye problem known as wet age-related...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Product Liability Update - May 2020

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Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Congress is About to Take Away Your Rights

The U.S. Congress is fighting hard to take away your rights and the power of individual states to protect those rights. The influence of BIG BUSINESS over your elected representatives is being used protect careless and...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Stryker Accolade V40 LFIT Hip Implant Dissociation – What Are the Experts Saying?

Over the past few years, various orthopedic surgeons around the country and their patients have been faced with a catastrophic failure of Stryker’s Accolade and V40 LFIT hip implants and incredible challenges for the...more

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