Is the 21st Century Cures Act a big handout to Big Pharma?

Dec. 16, 2016 – San Diego, CA – On Tuesday, President Barack Obama signed into law the 21st Century Cures Act, a bill that was passed by the Senate with...

New Mexico federal judge sends Essure lawsuit back to state court

Dec. 13, 2016 -- San Diego, CA — A district judge in New Mexico has remanded another Essure case back to state court after Bayer Healthcare removed it to federal court in...

MDL Panel consolidates federal lawsuits against Atrium’s C-Qur hernia mesh

Dec. 9, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- Plaintiffs in nearly two dozen federal lawsuits against Atrium Medical and its C-Qur hernia mesh will see their cases consolidated before a...

J&J calls Pinnacle hip implant trial unfair; vows to fight $1B verdict

Dec. 7, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- Johnson & Johnson said it would appeal the $1 billion verdict handed down against the company in a Texas courtroom last Thursday....

Another federal judge blocks Bayer’s bid to take Essure lawsuits out of state court

Dec. 6, 2016 -- San Diego, CA — Last week, Bayer Healthcare lost another bid to get a multi-plaintiff Essure lawsuit removed from state to federal court. This marks the third time...

J&J and DePuy hit with massive $1 billion verdict over faulty hip implants

Dec. 2, 2016 -- San Diego, CA — Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. division were hit with a $1 billion verdict at the conclusion of a monthslong trial yesterday...

New study finds the more transvaginal mesh is used the more complications occur

Dec. 1, 2016 -- San Diego, CA -- A new study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine suggests the more transvaginal mesh product a surgeon uses in pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and...

What does Essure’s positive risk-benefit profile really mean?

“Essure is an important permanent birth control option with a positive benefit-risk profile.” – Bayer press release, Feb. 29, 2016 (emphasis added) Bayer has been defending its permanent birth control device...

Bayer loses bid to remove Calif. state Essure cases to federal court

Nov. 28, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- More than 180 plaintiffs saw their Essure lawsuit sent back to state court this month after a federal judge in California’s Central...

Bard continues to settle Transvaginal Mesh cases

Nov. 25, 2016 – San Diego, CA – Just days before Southern West Virginia district court recessed for the Thanksgiving holiday, C.R. Bard Inc. agreed to settle seven transvaginal mesh...