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FDA: Complaints lodged against 9 transvaginal mesh makers

In the wake of snowballing defective product lawsuits in Pennsylvania and nationwide against the manufacturers of various transvaginal surgical mesh brands, our defective device attorneys — five of whom also are doctors — want to reiterate the dangers (as stated by the federal government) associated with this particular product. The Food and Drug Administration released […]

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CNBC: Gun Makers Masked Defective Trigger Complaints

The defective product attorneys at Kline & Specter, PC, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are following with interest the recent class-action news indicating that America’s oldest gun maker intentionally concealed widespread trigger mechanism safety problems. The revelation could affect millions of rifle owners, according to CNBC. As part of its coverage of a pending Remington Arms Co.

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Jury awards $12.5 million total against JJ in vaginal mesh case

NEWS RELEASE PHILADELPHIA — A jury today awarded $7 million in punitive damages against Johnson & Johnson for an Indiana woman injured by a surgically implanted vaginal mesh. The plaintiffs claimed the product was defective and that J&J knew and failed to warn doctors about its dangers. The verdict followed a $5.5 million compensatory award

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Vaginal mesh trial begins

Opening speeches are due to get underway tomorrow in courtroom 246 in City Hall in the first Philadelphia trial involving a device surgically implanted in women to treat organ prolapse, a device called transvaginal mesh. The case involves the Prolift made by Ethicon, Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson. In the current case, being

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Doctor misdiagnoses are common

Many Americans will be diagnosed incorrectly at least once in their lifetimes. That is the troubling finding made in a newly issued report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The report found that diagnostic errors are by far the most pervasive in medicine, outranking medication mistakes. An estimated 12 million patients are misdiagnosed in the

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Window covering safety awareness – Preventing tragedy

According the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC,) a young child is likely to die this month, strangled by a window covering cord. “Window cord strangulations are one of the top hidden hazards in the home,” explains CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. “CPSC recommends that only cordless window coverings or those with inaccessible cords be used in homes with

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How one tragedy spurred a life-saving public safety shift

Some law firms get their clients reasonable compensation for a personal injury. But not all lawyers are mindful of the broader social impact in the form of policy changes, product improvements, infrastructure repairs or medical device advanced that can result from their work. At Kline & Specter, PC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, our personal injury and medical

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