The approval process for many of the medical devices we use is notoriously lax.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is charged with thoroughly vetting companies who manufacture medical devices.
But many devices are approved without thorough clinical trials because of the 501(k) approval process. And the devices that are approved under the stricter Pre-market Approval Process are shielded from litigation if the faulty medical device is shown to be unsafe down the line.
The product liability lawyers and attorneys at Schmidt National Law Group have been taking these large medical device companies to court for decades, fighting for those injured by faulty products. Our attorneys have been helping patients with cases against some of the largest device companies and corporations in the country, including:
- Hernia mesh lawsuits against Ethicon, Bard, and Atrium
- Hip implant failure lawsuits against Stryker, DePuy, and Smith & Nephew
- IVC filter lawsuits against Bard and Cook
- Essure lawsuit against Bayer and Conceptus
- Knee implant failure lawsuits against Stryker, DePuy, and Smith & Nephew
- Breast implant cancer lawsuits against Allergan
Faulty Device News & Litigation
November 6, 2019
FDA Wants Stronger Warnings On Breast Implants Over Cancer Risks In the wake of the Allergan breast implant recall last summer, the U.S. Food and Drug […]
October 31, 2019
Ethicon Recalls Surgical Staplers Due to Potential Life-threatening Complications Medical device manufacturer Ethicon announced a Class 1 recall of a surgical stapler after several injuries and […]
October 9, 2019
Plaintiffs in Breast Implant Cancer Lawsuits Want Cases Consolidated in Tennessee Plaintiffs in three suits accusing Allergan of failing to disclose a link between its Biocell […]
September 17, 2019
Recent Settlements in Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Litigation is a slow-moving process, and hernia mesh lawsuits are no exception. There have been no mass hernia mesh lawsuit […]
May 21, 2019
Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Side Effects & Litigation Updates Hip implant side effects may be caused by defective metal-on-metal implants. Read on for more information about hip […]