By Joe Messa
Philadelphia personal injury lawyers learned that a jury awarded damages in the amount of $3.35 million to a woman who suffered from severe pain resulting from vaginal mesh implant used during her surgery. The woman underwent 18 repair surgeries, but they were unsuccessful. According to the woman’s attorney, pain and other complications caused by the […]
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Philadelphia Product Liability Lawyers: DePuy Knowingly Sold Defective Hip Implants The Philadelphia product liability lawyers at Messa & Associates, experienced with cases regarding defective medical devices, recently discovered a report by the New York Times that revealed that Johnson & Johnson executives were aware of problems with an all-metal hip implant manufactured by its subsidiary, […]
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Medical Malpractice Lawyers Concerned About Additional Risks Related to St. Jude Medical’s Heart Device Medical malpractice lawyers at Messa & Associates recently discovered the results of a study, reported by the American College of Cardiology, that revealed that St. Jude Medical’s Riata wires may have additional defects. According to the study, the wires have multiple […]
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Personal Injury Attorneys: FDA Letter Warns Medical Device Manufacturer About Handling of Complaints The Food and Drug Administration has released a copy of the warning letter sent to Synthes Inc. last month. The letter serves as the FDA’s official notice to the medical device company of the ongoing investigation into its “failure to establish and […]
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Medical Malpractice Lawyers Discuss the Importance of Brain Injury Awareness Month March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. It is important to be aware of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) because it a common injury among many Americans. About 1.7 million people per year suffer traumatic brain injuries and more than three million children and adults live […]
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Medical Malpractice Attorneys: Poor Care for Poor Patients? Medical malpractice attorneys report the findings of a new study that shows that lower income patients are less likely to sue their doctors for medical negligence or malpractice. Doctors Have “Unconscious” Bias Against Poor Patients The study, published by Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and authored by […]
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Personal Injury Attorneys Argue to Keep Zoloft Lawsuits Separate Next month, federal judges will have to decide whether or not to centralize all Zoloft related birth defect lawsuits that have been filed in U.S. District Courts throughout the United States. Personal injury attorneys will have to prepare oral arguments for the U.S. Judicial Panel on […]
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The family of Luan Morales has been awarded $300,000 in the settlement of a wrongful death case. Morales was pregnant while incarcerated at the West Valley Detention Center in San Bernardino County, California. She experienced critical pregnancy complications but was given no emergency care and bled to death as a result of the delayed medical […]
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has issued a formal apology for a doctor’s mistake in telling Chrissy and Joe Rivera that he would not perform a kidney transplant on their 3-yeard-old daughter because she is “mentally retarded.” Medical malpractice attorneys are appalled at the insensitivity of this doctor towards the difficult situation his patients were in. […]
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