M. Brandon Smith

FDA & Prescription Drugs

DePuy ASR MDL 2197 Sent To The Northern District of Ohio For Case Consolidation

HarrisMartinPublishinghas just reported exclusively on it’s online version of Drugs & Medical Devices Litigation Report that DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. ASR Hip Implant Products Liability…

Medical Devices & Implants

Why Did DePuy & Doctors Downplay Cobalt & Chromium Poisoning in Hip Replacement Patients?

Thousands of patients receiving faulty DePuy ASR hip implants have had to undergo revision surgery. But the solution to these patients’ health problems isn’t simply a corrective surgery. A…

FDA & Prescription Drugs

DePuy ASR Hip Implants Recalled

DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, recently recalled 93,000 DePuy ASR XL Acetabular Systam Implants and DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System implants globally. The number…

Medical Devices & Implants

MDL 2197 To Be Created For DePuy ASR Hip Implant Recall

DePuy Case Consolidation Complaints regarding DePuy Orthopaedic’s faulty ASR model artificial hip implants have not been limited to a single state. Instead the complaints have arisen in…

FDA & Prescription Drugs

Darvon, Darvocet (Propoxyphene) Withdrawn Due To Risk of Cardiac Toxicity

Risks Associated With Darvon and Darvocet Outweigh Benefits Patients suffering from pain often turn to medication for relief. But those patients shouldn’t have to sacrifice their health for…

Medical Devices & Implants

DePuy ASR Hip Implant Claims-Thousands Continue To Suffer

In early September, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, recalled two models of hip implants. The two products subject to this recall are the ASR XL Acetabular system,…

Medical Devices & Implants

Caution Advised Before Speaking with Broadspire About Your ASR Hip Implant Claim

In August 2010, DePuy Orthopaedics issued a recall of two versions of the ASR model artificial hip implant. In October2010, it was made public that Johnson &Johnson, the parent company of DePuy,…

Medical Devices & Implants

DePuy ASR Hip Implants Associated With Cobaltism

Individuals who have had hip replacement surgery with a metal-on-metal athroplasty, and particularly the now recalled DePuy Orthopaedics ASR Hip Implant, should be aware of the risk of cobaltism…

Legal

Salmonella Egg Recall Expanded To 380 Million

Cookie dough lovers, take note: the Wright County Egg Company of Galt, Iowa, has issued a recall of approximately 380 million eggs following several outbreaks of salmonella across the United States…

Medical Devices & Implants

Metallosis Linked DePuy ASR Hip Implants

DePuy Hip Implants Linked to Metallosis Hip implants aren’t supposed to create additional health problems for patients. But faulty DePuy ASR hip implants, have done just that. The DePuy ASR…

Medical Devices & Implants

DePuy ASR Hip Implants – Don't Waive Your Medical Privacy Rights

Medical Privacy Those patients who suffered injuries as a result of DePuy Orthopaedic’s faulty ASR hip implants, deserve to be compensated. That compensation however, should not come at the…

Legal

Charlie’s Angels Charity Softball Tournament Set for Saturday, August 14, 2010

If you are in Forsyth County tomorrow, Saturday, August 14th, please participate in Charlie’s Angels, a charity softball tournament to benefit the family of Charlie Winters. Charlie was…