FDA notified healthcare professionals and consumers that it has ordered Baxter to recall and destroy all of its Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pumps (Colleague pumps) currently in use. This action is based on a longstanding failure to correct many serious problems with the pumps. The FDA believes there may be as many as 200,000 of those [...]
Memphis, Tennessee medical malpractice attorneys to offer free case evaluations for those receiving transvaginal mesh after October 2008 In October 2008, the FDA issued a public health notification alerting healthcare providers and the public to the increasing number of serious health issues associated with the transvaginal mesh. Complications reported to the FDA include meshes from [...]
Denture cream containing zinc may have caused your nerve damage. Attorneys Tim Edwards and Ed Wallis are providing free case evaluations for those affected by zinc poisoning from denture cream products such as Fixodent and PoliGrip. Hundreds of people are suing consumer products giants Procter & Gamble Co., which makes Fixodent, and GlaxoSmithKline, maker of PoliGrip, [...]
Tips on how to contact your representative on the Medical Device Safety Act:
The Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 is meant to reverse legislatively the Supreme Court’s pro-preemption decision in Riegel v. Medtronic. The Riegel decision has prevented real men, women and children from seeking damages from medical device companies. In a sense, medical device companies now get a free pass in the world of lawsuits for [...]
Attorneys Tim Edwards and Ed Wallis are currently offering to the general public free case evaluations for those recipients of transvaginal mesh/sling products who have suffered from complications, including: erosion of vaginal tissue infection pain urinary problems recurrence of Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) perforations of the bowel, bladder or blood vessels [...]
A former military surgeon accused of falsifying medical research received more than $780,000 from Medtronic between 2001 and 2009, according to information released on Wednesday by the company. Medtronic said the payments to Dr. Timothy R. Kuklo were reimbursement for travel expenses, speaking engagements, training other doctors or other consulting services. The Justice Department is [...]
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday indicted a medical device maker and four of its executives on charges that they illegally tested and promoted a bone filler for unapproved uses. According to the indictment, Synthes Inc. pursued unapproved trials for its Norian XR product and promoted it aggressively among select doctors. It is unusual for federal prosecutors, [...]
LAW FIRM OFFERING FREE CASE EVALUATIONS FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED BY INSULIN SYRINGE RECALL The law firm of Glassman, Edwards, Wade & Wyatt announces that Covidien Ltd. is recalling 471,000 disposable insulin syringes because of mislabeling that could cause patients to receive an overdose. The labeling error could be deadly. The FDA urged patients and health-care [...]
MEMPHIS, TN — Attorneys Tim Edwards and Ed Wallis are announcing that the deaths of five users of a small mechanical heart pump have prompted the manufacturer to recall the device. According to device maker Thoratec Corp., wear on an electrical wire in the implant may cause the devices to fail. The recall applies to [...]
Qui Tam and Whistleblower Litigation
ASR DePuy Hip Implant System Recall Help
Wellbutrin Heart Defect and Birth Defect
If you were the recipient of an Advanced Bionics Model HiRes90k cochlear implant and have sustained physical or emotional injuries as a result of the recall of this medical device, please call our team of lawyers today at 1-800-632-1404 or send us an E-MAIL today. You can also visit the COCHLEAR IMPLANT LITIGATION PAGE for more information on the HiRes90k recall.
A recent study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology suggests that women who take Wellbutrin during early pregnancy may run a greater risk for having a child born with a heart birth defect, including left outflow heart defects. If you took Bupropion hydrochloride, Wellbutrin®, Wellbutrin XL®, and Wellbutrin XR® and your child was born with a birth defect, please call Tim Edwards or Ed Wallis at 1-800-632-1404 or send us an E-MAIL today. You can also visit the WELLBUTRIN HEART DEFECT INFORMATION PAGE for more information.
American workers view improper and illegal acts at their jobs daily. The federal government has enacted laws to encourage workers to come forward and help disclose improper actions via qui tam and whistleblower claims, including via the False Claims Act and the Medicare False Claims Act. If you have knowledge of improper business practices and are willing to serve as a representative for the government, you are entitled to a share of any proceeds that are received by the government. We are willing to be your voice in helping you. Please call our team of False Claims Act attorneys at 1-800-632-1404 or send us an E-MAIL today. You can also visit the Qui Tam and Whistleblower Litigation Page for more information.
Mid South Trial Lawyer Tim Edwards is a Super Lawyer. Call him today at (800) 632-1404.
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