“PFS”- What is a Plaintiff Fact Sheet?
A Plaintiff Fact Sheet (“PFS”) is a court mandated questionnaire plaintiffs must fill out in the discovery phase of litigation. During discovery, the parties exchange information. Normally, this is done through interrogatories and requests for production, but in Multidistrict Litigations (“MDL”) and other consolidated proceedings, plaintiffs submit information to defendants by completing Plaintiff Fact Sheets. […]
Atrium Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Update
A global settlement has been reached to resolve Atrium hernia mesh lawsuits. What is the atrium hernia mesh lawsuit about? Approximately 3,000 cases are pending in MDL 2753. The cases concern injuries caused by several models of the C-Qur hernia mesh implants manufactured by Atrium Medical Corp., Maquet Cardiovascular US Sales, LLC and Getinge AB […]
What is an MDL or Multidistrict Litigation?
Multidistrict Litigation, or MDL, is the consolidation of cases that involve common questions of fact. The cases are centralized in one court, and one judge oversees all pretrial discovery (taking of depositions and exchange of documents and information). How is an MDL created? Seven federal judges serve on the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, known […]
FDA Approval of Medical Devices
People often think that a medical device is safe because it is approved by the FDA. Unfortunately, this is not the case. There are two ways for device manufacturers to obtain approval to market their products: Premarket Approval and 510(k) Premarket Notification. The first and most stringent is through the Premarket Approval process (“PMA”). PMA […]
Recent Developments in the Taxotere MDL
For the past five years, Stag Liuzza has litigated cases on behalf of women who suffered permanent alopecia, or hair loss, as a result of receiving a breast cancer chemotherapy drug called Taxotere. Plaintiffs claim that the manufacturers of the drug, including Sanofi-Aventis U.S., L.L.C. (“Sanofi”) and approximately twelve other pharmaceutical companies, failed to warn […]
PRESCRIPTION IS NOT WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
The most important decision our clients make often occurs before we’ve ever met them. It is to determine when they seek out legal counsel on an issue of harm. Whether a person decides to call an attorney may seem like the first of many steps in vindicating their rights — and it is — but […]
Atrium C-Qur Mesh Lawsuit
Hernia mesh products are used in hernia repair surgeries to provide much needed support to the weakened tissues at the site of the hernia. However, many of these products are made of materials that result in allergic or inflammatory reactions in the patient’s body. Atrium C-Qur was designed with the prevention of these complications in […]
IVC Filters
Retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are used to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients who are at temporary risk for the potentially fatal blood clots and cannot use anticoagulant drugs. However, a defective IVC filter can cause permanent or fatal injuries. To further complicate matters, removing a defective IVC […]
Hernia Mesh
Hernia mesh complications can be serious or even fatal. Defective hernia mesh is very difficult to remove. Multiple surgeries may be required, and even then, it is not always possible to remove all of the pieces. Pain, from hernia mesh complications can be lifelong, and injuries such as organ damage, can be permanent. Why Hernia […]