25 May 2017

Defective Product
HeartMate 2
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that “at least 26 patients in advanced heart failure have died after replacing the controller for an Abbott Laboratories blood pump while out of the hospital.” Medtronic is recalling 28,882 of its HeartMate II controllers “after reports of 70 incidents in which the life-preserving device malfunctioned after a patient changed out the controller at home...
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29 Apr 2014

GM Recall
Silver Chevrolet car parked
Houston weather, traffic, news | FOX 26 | MyFoxHouston Back in October of 2005, Adam Powledge drove off the road and plowed into a pole, killing himself and his 4 children generic doxycycline. In court, Dori (Adam’s wife and the mother of their children) claimed it was caused by a loss of power steering. GM experts, however, testified that there were no known defects with the vehicle and...
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17 Mar 2014

Defective Product
Steering wheel of a car
Just as General Motors (GM) announced a recall of more than 1.6 million vehicles, a class action lawsuit was filed against the giant automaker on behalf of customers who claimed their vehicles lost value due to a faulty ignition switch, which is the basis of the recall.  The suit accuses GM of knowing about the ignition problem since 2004 but failing to fix it. As a result, the plaintiff...
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07 Feb 2013

Defective Product
Doctor reading an x-ray result
Records Reveal Company New of 40% Failure Rate Internal memos and company records reveal that pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson knew well ahead of time that approximately forty percent of their DePuy Hip Replacement Systems would fail within five years of implantation in patients who received the units. The study was conducted in 2011, after the recall was announced. In addi...
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07 Jan 2013

Defective Product
Vaginal mesh being prepared
We’d like to share a few personal stories from women who have suffered severe ill effects from vaginal mesh complications. Contrary to published reports by the manufacturers of these devices, there are far more than just a “small percentage of mesh complications” that has been previously stated by the FDA, doctors and those involved in the sale of the product. Below are excerpts from ...
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