A staff writer with the Pharmaceutical Business Review cited the recent FDA settlement between the FDA and Advanced Bionics. As noted within that article: The FDA asserted that Advanced Bionics should have made a formal submission five years ago before using a second vendor for a particular component in its cochlear implant system. The component, [...]

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According to the Kansas City Star and a recently filed class action lawsuit, Time Warner Cable Inc. unfairly limits its customers’ ability to access premium cable channels by forcing them to rent a cable box from the company, a potential class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday claims. An attorney for the plaintiff compared the practice to those [...]

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The last major defendants in a sweeping lawsuit stemming from a 2003 Rhode Island night club fire that killed 100 patrons have agreed to settle. Under the settlement, the state of Rhode Island and the town of West Warwick will each pay $10 million to survivors and the relatives of victims. Total settlements in the [...]

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The following amicus brief has been filed in the preemption case, Wyeth v. Levine: BRIEF OF NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE EDITORS AND AUTHORS AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF RESPONDENT You can read the brief HERE.

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The popularity of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook has become a valuable tool for attorneys and jury consultants seeking to vet jurors. Information gleaned from personal Web sites, blogs and other Internet sources can reveal important information that jurors may not divulge on jury questionnaires or during voir dire. I guess the only [...]

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The front passenger air bags in more than 200,000 BMW vehicles may not deploy during a crash, the German automaker said Wednesday in announcing a recall. Recalled vehicles include the 2006 BMW 3 Series, the 2004-2005 BMW 5 Series and 2004-2006 X3 SUV. A malfunction in the seat detection mat that could potentially lead to [...]

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LASER EYE SURGERY INJURY OR COMPLICATION? LASIK: Injuries from the Procedure Each year there are over 700,000 LASIK surgeries across the country. Of those, statistics show 5% of procedures result in complications. That’s 35,000 possible injuries every year in the United States alone. Common problems post-LASIK are: Blurry vision Warping or scarring of the cornea [...]

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For more information contact: Tim Edwards (901) 527-4673 tedwards@gewwlaw.com AUG 14, 2008 (Memphis, TN) – On June 6, 2008, medical device company Boston Scientific® issued a Class 1 recall for its NexStent Monorail®, NexStent Carotid Stent® and Monorail Delivery System®.  The product was manufactured from June 12, 2007 through May 2, 2008 and distributed from [...]

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The Recall In 2004, Advanced Bionics issued a recall for the Clarion HiResolution 90k (HiRes90k) bionic ear system. It appears Advanced Bionics kept shipping these devices across the country, and eventually, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approached Advanced Bionics about numerous deficiencies with the development, manufacturing, design, testing, and sale of the HiRes90k cochlear [...]

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A nice read can be found HERE from a blog promoting the American Sign Language (ASL) connection to cochlear implant devices. The post finds that the author’s son advanced by utilizing ASL in his learning to speak with a cochlear implant. Nice story, and further fitting on why companies like Advanced Bionics should be held [...]

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