By: Patricia M. Flannery, Esq. Published on December 1, 2015 Thornton Law Firm LLP is pleased to announce that Michael P. Thornton has been recognized by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® as the 2016 "Lawyer of the Year" for Class Actions/Plaintiffs in Boston....
Antibiotic-resistant superbug infections caused by duodendoscopes have become more and more common. In an effort to prevent future infections, the FDA has ordered the three manufacturers of duodenoscopes to perform postmarket surveillance on how the devices are being cleaned and sterilized (reprocessed) in clinical settings.
By: Marilyn McGoldrick, Esq. Published on September 9, 2015 NBC News has released the results of a year-long investigation into medical device manufacturer C.R. Bard and their "Recovery" blood clot filter. Part 1 of their report details the defects in the...
By: Marilyn McGoldrick, Esq. The Food and Drug Administration recently issued a Drug Safety Communication warning doctors and patients that taking the new class of diabetes drugs known as SGLT2 inhibitors — including Invokana — may lead to high levels of blood acids...
By: Marilyn McGoldrick, Esq. UPDATE: The trial judge later granted a remittitur to Zimmer, ruling that the jury verdict was excessive. The plaintiff declined the trial judge's remittitur award of $828,153 and elected to appeal. In 2018 a California appeals...
By: Patricia M. Flannery, Esq. Tuesday June 30th was the ninth "Lawyers Have Heart" Road Race and Summer Celebration at the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion in Boston. The annual event benefits the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association, raising money...
by Marilyn McGoldrick, Esq. Published on June 20, 2015 Zimmer has announced a voluntary recall of its M/L Taper with Kinectiv Technology Femoral Stems and Necks used in hip replacements, because higher than expected amounts of manufacturing residues were left on...
by Marilyn McGoldrick, Esq. Published on June 17, 2015 They say that those that forget the past are doomed to repeat it. More than 50 years ago, thousands of babies born to women that were prescribed Thalidomide for morning sickness developed severe birth...
by David C. Strouss, Esq. Published on June 8, 2015 Pregnant women living near multiple fracking sites are more likely to have lower birth weight babies than those who live farther away, according to a new study by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of...
By Marilyn McGoldrick, Esq. Because of concerns that federal laws may have been broken, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is now investigating laparoscopic power morcellators, the surgical tool found to spread cancer in women. Their investigation focuses on...
by Marilyn T. McGoldrick, Esq. A Delaware jury awarded $100 million dollars to a woman who suffered vaginal scarring and constant pain after receiving transvaginal mesh implants made by Boston Scientific. The Delaware state court jury awarded $25 million in...
Scientists studying the effect of e-cigarettes on lung tissue have discovered that e-cigarette vapor damages lung cells - whether or not the vaping compounds contain nicotine. The damage to lung endothelial cells - the cells lining the blood vessels of the lung...
