Category: Health News

IVC Filter Lawsuit

West Virginia Man Files Option® IVC Filter Lawsuit

A man from West Virginia has filed a lawsuit after his IVC Filter tilted, became embedded in his vein, and was not able to be removed.

/ March 27, 2018
IVC Filter Lawsuit

Texas Woman Files Celect® IVC Filter Lawsuit

A woman from Texas who was injured by a Celect® blood clot filter has filed a lawsuit accusing the manufacturer of failing to warn her about the potential risk of devastating side effects.

/ March 27, 2018
IVC Filter Lawsuit

Florida Man Files Günther Tulip® IVC Filter Injury Lawsuit

A man from Florida who was injured by a Günther Tulip® IVC Filter has filed a lawsuit against Cook Medical LLC.

/ March 26, 2018
California Woman Files Celect® IVC Filter Lawsuit

IVC Filter Injury Lawsuit Filed Against Cook Medical

A woman from Georgia who was injured by the Celect® IVC Filter has filed an injury lawsuit against Cook Medical LLC.

/ March 26, 2018
$140 Million Awarded in AndroGel Testosterone Trial

AbbVie Must Pay for Failure to Warn of AndroGel Side Effects, Attorney for Heart Attack Victim Says

The prosecution rested on Thursday in a trial over the alleged side effects of the testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) drug AndroGel, with attorneys for the plaintiff demanding that the manufacturer pay a stiff penalty in both compensatory and punitive damages...

/ March 26, 2018
Kratom pills

PDX Aromatics Issues Second Kratom Recall Over Salmonella Risk

A Portland, Oregon-based firm has announced it is expanding a prior recall for certain kratom powder and capsule products over a potential contamination with salmonella, a bacterium that causes severe gastrointestinal illness.

/ March 23, 2018
IVC Filter Lawsuit

Tennessee Man Files IVC Filter Lawsuit Against Cook Medical

Cook Medical is facing a centralized federal litigation involving over 3,800 IVC Filter lawsuits. The latest case was filed by a man in Tennessee who was injured by the Günther Tulip® IVC Filter.

/ March 23, 2018
IVC Filter Lawsuit Filed in Texas

Blood Clot Filter Injury Lawsuit Filed Against Cook Medical

A man from Missouri who was injured by an inferior vena cava filter manufactured by Cook Medical has filed a lawsuit after suffering serious injuries.

/ March 22, 2018
IVC Filter Lawsuit

Texas Man Files Celect® IVC Filter Injury Lawsuit

A man from Texas who was injured by a blood clot filter manufactured by Cook Medical has joined a federal Multi-District Litigation (MDL) that now involves over 3,600 similar lawsuits in Indiana.

/ March 22, 2018

Kidde Recalls 450,000 Fire Extinguishers Over Defect That Could Cause Malfunction in Fire

About 452,000 smoke detectors that could fail when you need them most are being recalled by a North Carolina firm that called back nearly 37 million detectors just last fall, according to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC).

/ March 22, 2018