Blog: Product Liability

TVT-O Vaginal Mesh Trial Begins in Philly

Mar 14, 2019

Yesterday marked the start of the re-trial of McFarland v. Ethicon, a products liability and injury case brought by a woman who claims permanent injuries from the implantation of Ethicon's vaginal mesh product, the TVT-O (tension-free vaginal tape, obturator). The jury heard opening statements from the parties, followed by the beginning of the plaintiff's case-in-chief. Lead Plaintiff counsel, Tracie Palmer of Kline & Specter, gave a powerful opening, telling the jury that the evidence would...

$25.5 Millon Verdict Against Aetna in Bad Faith Insurance Case

Nov 18, 2018

Last week an Oklahoma jury returned a verdict against the health insurance company Aetna and in favor of a widower whose wife had lost her battle against cancer. After being diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer in 2014, Orrana Cunningham's doctors recommended that she receive proton beam therapy, a form of radiation therapy that would target the area of her stage 4 cancer near the brain stem. Aetna denied the coverage, and Mrs. Cunningham died from the...

FDA Commissioner Issues Statement on E-Cigs

Nov 15, 2018

Today, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. issued a statement announcing new proposed FDA initiatives to combat what the agency considers to be an epidemic of underage use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), more commonly referred to as "e-cigarettes." E-cigarettes deliver vaporized nicotine from a liquid solution that contains a variety of carcinogens and other harmful toxins. In 2016, a report by the U.S. Surgeon General declared e-cigarette use by youth and young adults to...