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Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants Including The DePuy ASR System: Is Medical Monitoring Needed For Life?

According to BBC Newsnight and the British Medical Journal, new information and recommendations has been issued to patients that have been implanted with metal-on-metal hip replacements: …

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 7 Mar 2012

Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants Including The DePuy ASR System: Is Medical Monitoring Needed For Life?

Georgia's Move Over Law Is In Effect

This past Thursday, March 1, 2012, two people were injured after a driver struck a police vehicle. The crash occurred on Interstate 20 near Glenwood Road in southeast Atlanta. According to…

By Darren Tobin

/ 6 Mar 2012

J&J Getting A New CEO Amid Dozens Of Recalls Including DePuy ASR HIp Implant Concerns

The New York Times reported last week that Johnson & Johnson recently appointed a new CEO, Alex Gorsky. Normally, a change in leadership at the top might not be big news for litigators,…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 5 Mar 2012

J&J Getting A New CEO Amid Dozens Of Recalls Including DePuy ASR HIp Implant Concerns

ASR Hip Implant Sold Over Seas Even After DePuy Recall In United States

A detailed review of safety studies caused the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reject Johnson & Johnson’s sale of an artificial hip in the U.S., but it didn’t stop the company from…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 5 Mar 2012

ASR Hip Implant Sold Over Seas Even After DePuy Recall In United States

Good News: Deadly Car Wrecks Down Slightly In 2011 Based On New Estimates

Data released this month by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) brings some good news about the safety of our highways. Estimates of traffic fatalities for the first…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 1 Mar 2012

Good News: Deadly Car Wrecks Down Slightly In 2011 Based On New Estimates

Drunk Driving And The Accidents It Causes

Drunk driving will impact one in in three of us. – MADD Plain and simple, alcohol affects coordination and lessens a person’s ability to safely operate a motor vehicle. On average someone is…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 1 Mar 2012

Drunk Driving And The Accidents It Causes

Seat Belts Save Bodies

On Monday, February 20, 2012, an eight year old girl was tragically killed in a vehicle crash in Hall County. According to WSBTV, Channel Two News, Aylin Rodriguez was a passenger in the…

By Darren Tobin

/ 27 Feb 2012

Mesh Implant Update: FDA Requires More Studies and Information From Manufacturers

Following up on previous warnings about the safety of transvaginal mesh implants to treat pelvic organ prolapse, the FDA is now enlisting the research power of the manufacturers of these devices….

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 12 Feb 2012

Mesh Implant Update: FDA Requires More Studies and Information From Manufacturers

Hello Baby – Pfizer Birth Control Pills Recalled

One million packets of Pfizer birth control pills are now subject to a recall after a packaging error surfaced. The error could reduce the effectiveness of the birth control pills for those who…

By Darren Tobin

/ 6 Feb 2012

FDA Reclassifies Mesh Devices

The FDA recently released an update on the surgical mesh implant devices based on an assessment of Medical Device Reports that were given to the FDA. The FDA is considering the recommendation…

By Darren Tobin

/ 10 Jan 2012

Mesh Implants Placed in Higher Risk Category

The FDA is reclassifying the surgical mesh implant devices in a higher risk category in order to require manufacturers to conduct clinical trials on people before receiving approval of the…

By Darren Tobin

/ 9 Jan 2012

Reimbursing Your Insurance Company When You're The One Injured

As the DePuy recalled hip replacement device lawsuits are entering into the money phase of the lawsuit cycle, insurance companies are beginning to make claims for the patients’ portion of…

By Darren Tobin

/ 9 Jan 2012