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Complications of a Bone Cement Imlpant Procedure

Trends in joint replacement procedures have meant more surgeons now use quick-mixing high-viscosity bone cement during this type of procedure. While this cement is easier and faster to work...

Defective Products and Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Parts

Patients who have a metal-on-metal hip replacement may become ill as small pieces of metal enter their bloodstream, according to a consumer safety warning issued by the

Defective Product Law and Taxotere

Thousands of lawsuits are pending against manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC in a mass tort in Louisiana. The court will hear the first cases in 2019. The plaintiffs who filed these suits claim that chemotherapy drug Taxotere and generic docetaxel cause long-term or permanent alopecia—and...

Defective Product Law and Risperdal

More than 13,000 people have accused Johnson & Johnson’s next-generation antipsychotic drug Risperdal of causing health concerns not mentioned on the product’s labeling. On the market since 1993, risperidone...

Defective Products and Physiomesh

More than 2,000 people have court actions pending against Ethicon because of complications related to their Physiomesh hernia repair patches. Ethicon is a medical device company owned by Johnson & Johnson. The courts consolidated the cases into multidistrict litigation, where the...