Medical devices can be an important part of patient care-but only if they work properly. According to patient safety advocates, more needs to be done
A new bill introduce by Congressman Tom Green (R) from upstate New York would require the results from all clinical trials be disclosed regardless of
In April, the Archives of Surgery published a major article on the risks of robotic surgery by Buchs and others at the University of Illinois.
Vivius Inc (Qnexa), Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. (Contrave), and Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Lorcaserin) are the latest pharmaceutical companies moving for FDA approval of prescription weight-loss drugs.
In what could be called “too little, too late” for the impotent and corporately-influenced FDA, the orthopedic division has asked to impanel a medical-science committee
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center of Brooklyn, New York, finds itself defending hundreds of lawsuits for medical malpractice. New York State politicians have even made
For patients who allow their doctors to implant medical devices in their bodies, it is a reasonable expectation that those devices have been thoroughly tested
As our Yaz/Yasmin clients know, we have reported that the recent FDA panel which determined that Yaz was unsafe without strengthened warnings. Yet, as we
When John Harrison, a 63-year-old sales manager had rotator cuff surgery to repair his right shoulder, he thought that he was simply going to undergo
Experts in the United Kingdom are so alarmed with the failure rate of metal-on-metal hip implants that they have stated that the devices should no
We have represented several clients in cases in which a titanium bicycle was manufactured defectively. A manufacturing defect can occur in carbon fiber bicycles or
This blog was posted on behalf of Marcia Marshall. According to yet another in a slew of recent articles revealing the many risks associated with
In January we started a federal court suit on behalf of a Virginia woman who was injured through the use of the DePuy Pinnacle Ultamet
As time passes, medical and scientific advances have greatly advanced our knowledge of brain injuries, particularly with regard to prevention and safety. A brain damaged
Personal-care-product giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) was recently on the receiving end of a scathing letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about faulty
Serotonin-reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac and Celexa are known as “SSRIs” and are very commonly used. However, recent studies show that use by pregnant women results
As hundreds of our current clients now, we have been litigating Fosamax, Boniva, Actonel, Reclast, Alendronate and bisphosphonate cases for years, both in federal and state court.
Pfizer announced today that it is recalling a over million birth control pills after it recently found out about an error in the packaging. Some
Our firm is now litigation hundreds of suits against Johnson & Johnson for defective metal-on-metal implants. Their subsidiary, DePuy, marketed these implants to doctors as
A 2005 bus crash in western New York has been resolved before trial. There were four deaths and a significant number of personal injuries. The
As reported by CNN doctors are being accused of cheating on exams around the country. The American Board of Radiology (ABR) who oversees and issues
Until 2008, the two largest killers were auto accidents followed by drug deaths. The National Center for Health Statistics just announced that 2008 data showed
Since the evolution of the cell phone into the world of the smart phone, we have been flooded with stories and statistics on the dangers
Approximately 2,300 Children’s Henley Pima Cotton Pajamas are subject to a recall for violating flammability standards. These pajamas were manufactured in Peru, imported by Bliss
Recent studies are showing that estrogen exposure, typically through the water system, may increase the risk of prostate cancer in men. It’s been proven that
The Rheingold firm has recently filed two cases in New York federal courts for cancer victims after using Actos. These suits are against Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Two of the cases our firm has in the New Jersey Yaz (and Yasmin, Ocella) litigation have been chosen to more forward as bellwether cases.
Thomas P. Giuffra, a partner of the firm, is currently engaged in a medical malpractice trial in the Supreme Court of Suffolk County regarding a
A new study recently published by the FDA ahead of a meeting of the Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk
The mother of a deceased patient is suing Tennessee’s largest drug-rehabilitation facility, alleging her son died because his physicians did not properly manage his care.
A recent New York Times article highlighted the growing problems with Metal on Metal implants, such as the DePuy ASR and Zimmer Durom Cup, and what is
In July 2011 the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the medical branch of the National Academy of Sciences, joined the group of voices calling on the
Takeda Pharmaceuticals is bracing itself for hundreds of lawsuits regarding Actos, one of their diabetes drugs that has been linked to bladder cancer. So far,
Civil courts primarily serve a compensatory function, restoring injured plaintiffs to their original status to the greatest extent possible by forcing the party responsible for
The current conservative Supreme Court is quickly becoming known as the “5 to 4 Team” because on every decision that protects big corporations while stepping
The FDA has announced that a panel will convene on September 9, 2011 at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) to discuss the growing
