Oct 18, 2016 | Medical Device Failure, Uncategorized
St. Jude Medical has recalled some of its implanted heart devices due to the risk of premature battery depletion, a condition linked to two deaths in Europe. The device maker, in a letter to doctors, said potential battery depletion could occur among an estimated...
Oct 17, 2016 | Medical Device Failure, Product Liability, Uncategorized
The Wall Street Journal reported that Medtronic has announced a recall of specified lots of four neurovascular products because they can cause an increased risk of blood clots. Specifically, the recall includes the company’s Pipeline embolization device, Alligator...
Sep 26, 2016 | Medical Malpractice, Uncategorized
In the case of Wood v. Verticor, The Meyerson Law Firm recently won a long hard fight where the manufacturer of a medical device claimed that the fraud and negligence causes of action where claims against a health care provider. They alleged that as such, the...
Sep 1, 2016 | Medical Device Failure, Uncategorized
Law360, New York (August 31, 2016, 4:59 PM ET) — A North Carolina man who passed out behind the wheel and crashed when his blood sugar monitor allegedly failed to alert him of low blood sugar levels hit Dexcom Inc. with what’s believed to be the first suit over the...
Jul 21, 2016 | Plaintiff’s Law, Uncategorized
The Meyerson Law Firm recently filed lawsuits against Medtronic alleging breach of warranty claims regarding the RestoreSensor spine stimulator. Medtronic marketed the spine stimulators as being reliable for nine years, however, the Plaintiffs claim that their devices...
May 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
As the use of e-cigarettes has risen dramatically in the United States in recent years, so have calls to poison centers about them. Yet many parents who use e-cigarettes — or “vape” — aren’t aware of the dangers to children, according to a new study at Washington...
