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Complications of a Bone Cement Imlpant Procedure Trends in joint replacement procedures have meant more surgeons now use quick-mixing high-viscosity bone cement during this type of procedure. While this cement is easier and faster to work with for the surgeon during surgery, many people are reporting complications that require treatment or an additional operation. If you suffered an implant failure related to bone cement, or if your doctor diagnosed you...

Defective Products and Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Parts Patients who have a metal-on-metal hip replacement may become ill as small pieces of metal enter their bloodstream, according to a consumer safety warning issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Agency (FDA). If you or a loved one received a metal-on-metal hip replacement and subsequently developed pain in your legs, groin, or hip, please call your doctor right away. Then, call Berger and Green. You may...

Defective Product Law and Taxotere Thousands of lawsuits are pending against manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC in a mass tort in Louisiana. The court will hear the first cases in 2019. The plaintiffs who filed these suits claim that chemotherapy drug Taxotere and generic docetaxel cause long-term or permanent alopecia—and that the drug company knew they would suffer lasting hair loss but did not warn them adequately. If your hair never regrew after...

Defective Product Law and Risperdal More than 13,000 people have accused Johnson & Johnson’s next-generation antipsychotic drug Risperdal of causing health concerns not mentioned on the product’s labeling. On the market since 1993, risperidone and brand name Risperdal can cause a number of troubling health concerns. One, a risk of increased mortality among patients with psychosis caused by dementia and aging, even earned the drug a black box...

Defective Products and Physiomesh More than 2,000 people have court actions pending against Ethicon because of complications related to their Physiomesh hernia repair patches. Ethicon is a medical device company owned by Johnson & Johnson. The courts consolidated the cases into multidistrict litigation, where the case is ongoing as of July 2019. If you had complications or required revision surgery following a hernia repair procedure utilizing Physiomesh,...