Did Your Newborn Suffer From Broken Bones During Childbirth?
Broken bones are a relatively common birth injury that may occur because of natural causes. However, in some cases they are preventable and the result of medical malpractice. If your infant suffered broken bone birth injuries, the Pittsburgh medical malpractice lawyers from Berger and Green want to review your case at no cost to you. We may be able to identify the role of a doctor or other health...
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 with for the surgeon during surgery, many people are reporting complications that require treatment or an additional operation.
If you suffered an implant failure related to bone cement, or if your doctor diagnosed you...
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 U.S. Food and Drug Agency (FDA). If you or a loved one received a metal-on-metal hip replacement and subsequently developed pain in your legs, groin, or hip, please call your doctor right away. Then, call Berger and Green.
You may...
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 that the drug company knew they would suffer lasting hair loss but did not warn them adequately.
If your hair never regrew after...
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 and brand name Risperdal can cause a number of troubling health concerns. One, a risk of increased mortality among patients with psychosis caused by dementia and aging, even earned the drug a black box...