$270 Million Lawsuit Filed Against Da Vinci Surgical Robot Another personal injury claim was filed this week against Intuitive Surgical’s Da Vinci Sugical Robot. According to the $270 million claim, the Da Vinci Sugical Robot was to blame for injuries sustained during a botched hysterectomy. The claim
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An Alabama couple has filed a $490 million dollar personal injury lawsuit against Intuitive Surgical. The claim was filed, in the U.S. District Court for Northern Alabama, by Gwendolyn Jones and Amos Jones Jr. The lawsuit claims that the Da Vinci Surgical Robot was responsible for a
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Man Claims Da Vinci Surgical Robot Responsible for Daughter’s Death According to numerous media reports, the father of a deceased woman has filed a lawsuit against Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is the maker
Read more →Kenalog, made by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Phizer’s Depo-Medrol are steroid injections intended for use in neck and back pain patients. According to Bloomberg, both steroids are the most commonly used in an off-label manner for epidural procedures. The same Bloomberg report states that over 8 million
Read more →The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is showing an increasing willingness to bring criminal charges against drug company executives in a quest to the corporate culture of an industry that seems to be immune to billion-dollar fines. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the FDA has let it
Read more →In personal injury law, one area of interest and great concern is the off-label use of prescription drugs. Off-label drug use is defined as medications prescribed by a physician for use in a manner that is not consistent with the tested and approved use of the product.
Read more →In the August 26th Sarasota Herald Tribune, local section, the headline article is titled “HOSPITAL ERROR PROMPTS REVIEW”. In summary, the article states that government regulators have accused the staff at Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s emergency department, including the attending physician and an attending nurse, of neglecting a
Read more →As a personal injury attorney, this is a question I hear quite often. Often times, physicians are selected based upon a referral from a friend or another physician. That is an excellent start but should be back-stopped with your own investigation of the physician and his background
Read more →A recent study published in the public policy journal Health Affairs provides important information about the costs of medical malpractice litigation and defensive medicine in comparison to the total cost of U.S. health care. Several researchers from Harvard University authored the study, which reveals that the medical
Read more →A 15 year old dies after being told by the defendant hospital that it was safe to drive him 75 miles to a neurologist. Was this avoidable? I’m not sure as I don’t know all of the facts and circumstances of this claim. But, I do know
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