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Deep Joint Infection Caused by Bair Hugger Forced-Air Warming Blanket
Posted By Golomb & Honik, P.C.
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21-Sep-2015
Keeping patients at a stable temperature during surgery can not only shorten recovery times, but reduce bleeding. This is why Dr. Scott Augustine developed the Bair Hugger forced-air warming blanket in 1988. This blanket surrounds the patient with warm air through an attached heater, a flexible hose, and small perforations in the blanket. More than 90% of all forced-air warming blankets in the ...
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Testosterone Gel Lawsuits on Fast Track Trial
Posted By Golomb & Honik, P.C.
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5-Sep-2015
Nearly 2,000 federal testosterone injury lawsuits have been filed after a significant number of men suffered serious harm following the use of a low testosterone drug such as Axiron, Testim and AndroGel. After an MDL was established in the Northern District of Illinois in June 2014 to centralize the cases, more and more men have come forward to join that MDL. This type of consolidation and ...
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GAO Asked to Investigate FDA Over Morcellator Claims
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4-Sep-2015
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has been asked by twelve members of Congress to investigate claims relating to power morcellators. The GAO investigates how American tax dollars are spent and is often known as the “congressional watchdog.” Specifically, the GAO has been charged with determining why the devices were marketed for two decades prior to safety warnings being issued ...
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Big Damages Possible in Power Morcellator MDL Lawsuits
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20-Aug-2015
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has recently been asked to consolidate 21 federal lawsuits against the manufacturers of power morcellator devices. While the number of cases is not particularly large at this juncture, lawyers involved in the litigation predict that number will grow particularly given the severity of injury in these cases. The plaintiffs in power morcellator cases ...
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