The FDA and the CDC have recently warned the public about the risk of contracting nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) infections associated with the use of the Sorin surgical blankets during cardiac and thoracic surgery. These surgical blankets help maintain a patient’s body temperature during surgery. NTM are bacteria commonly found in…
Settlement was reached today in the Stryker Rejuvenate/ABG II hip implant litigation. Claimants eligible to participate in the settlement are those who have had surgery to replace their Stryker hip implant device, in a procedure called a revision, prior to November 3, 2014. Claimants who have not yet had revision…
Stryker Orthopedics has recalled its Rejuvenate and ABG II hip implant components because they are shedding metal particles that cause two different types of medical concerns. First, the particles contain toxic levels of cobalt and chromium that cause local tissue reactions. These reactions include pain at the implant site, which…
Richard E. Vollertsen, of The Alaska Personal Injury Law Group, has been selected as Alaska counsel for the New York law firm, Weitz & Luxenberg, to assist in defective product claims concerning hip implant devices manufactured by Stryker Orthopedics. Weitz & Luxenberg has been designated as one of the lead…
Christmas is the time for toys. Parents expect that toys have been designed and manufactured with safety in mind. That is not a safe assumption. Ninety five percent (95%) of the toys sold in the United States are now manufactured overseas, mainly in China. In the last 10 years, the…
The public is often clueless about the true malice some corporations demonstrate in their willingness to put people’s lives in jeopardy for the sake of profit. The anti-plaintiff rhetoric of recent years has reached a fevered pitch with little understanding that to give into it undermines one’s constitutional right to…
Neil O’Donnell of the Alaska Personal Injury Law Group has been selected for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. O’Donnell was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in the area of product liability litigation. Selection to Best Lawyers is based on rigorous peer-review surveys.…
The Alaska Personal Injury Law Group recently posted an article about how the FDA and other federal agencies have systematically attempted to use preemption to make manufacturers immune from suit for injuries caused by their defective products. One point of discussion was how the FDA has weakened regulatory protection of…
For the past several years, the Bush administration has pursued a covert campaign to steal the rights of victims of dangerous drugs and other defective products. Contrary to the conservative Republican mantra of “personal responsibility,” federal agencies have been giving “Get Out of Jail Free” cards to irresponsible corporate wrongdoers.…
Once a medical device is on the market, doctors can use them for other, unapproved purposes. Given this running room, Medtronic allegedly touted to doctors the use of its Infuse Bone Graft for use in cervical spine surgeries. Three whistleblower suits have been filed by former Medronic employees asserting that…