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On Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, a U.S. congressional committee was again asked to further "examine medical devices that have developed serious defects after being implanted in patients."

In a recent article that ran in Lawyers Weekly USA, Motley Rice medical attorney Fidelma Fitzpatrick was interviewed about the first case to go to trial involving a pelvic mesh/transvaginal mesh product.

On Feb. 25, 2013, after five days of deliberation, a New Jersey jury awarded $3.5 million in compensatory damages to the plaintiffs in a transvaginal/pelvic mesh lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson.

A recent, alarming article by Bloomberg suggests that C.R. Bard’s (BCR) Davol unit knew that the plastic it used in its Avaulta line of transvaginal (pelvic) mesh devices was unsafe to be permanently implanted in humans.

Motley Rice has reached an Agreement in Principle to settle with transvaginal mesh (TVM) device manufacturer American Medical Systems, Inc. (AMS) and parent company Endo International plc.

It is estimated that more than two million women in the United States have used the Mirena IUD device in the past ten years.

Attorney Carmen Scott urges women to learn the facts about contraceptives, and to speak with a physician about the pros and cons associated with various kinds of hormonal contraceptives.

In the significant <em> Lance v. Wyeth</em> decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejected Wyeth Ltd.’s argument that it was untouchable for injuries to users of its now discontinued weight loss drug, Redux.

Yesterday, Arab Bank was found liable for knowingly providing material support to Hamas which substantially assisted Hamas in carrying out 24 separate terrorist attacks killing and injuring hundreds of American citizens. This case marked the very first time a financial institution has ever been tried in the United…

A couple of recent articles about renovation workers encountering asbestos while working on building modifications have recently caught my attention. And, with Mesothelioma Awareness Day coming up, I wanted to share some thoughts on asbestos, mesothelioma and the public perception of the problem.