On July 6, 2012, the Stryker Corporation, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of medical equipment and orthopaedic devices, recalled two of its artificial hip implant systems — the Rejuvenate Modular and ABG II Modular-Neck Hip Stems. The company stopped all global sales and production of these components. The recall came three months after Stryker issued [...]
Prescription drug errors in America happen far too often senselessly hurting and even killing trusting consumers. Tragedy is realized by pharmacist error in filling prescriptions with the wrong pills, doctors erroneously prescribing the wrong medications or harmful side effects from the medication itself. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the governing body tasked with regulating [...]
When a medical doctor recommends a procedure involving an implanted medical device, such as artificial valves, hip replacements or surgical mesh, you probably assume that the device has been rigorously tested by U.S. health regulators such as the Food and Drug Administration. However, two new studies published September 29 2014 in JAMA Internal Medicine reveal inadequate device testing due to lax [...]
Since 2008, there have been several rounds of automobile airbag recalls, the most recent involving 7.8 million vehicles, more than 100 models and 10 manufacturers. The recall focuses on vehicles equipped with defective airbags made by a Japanese supplier, Takata. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urges all owners of cars listed on the [...]
In a case decided in April 2013 by the Tennessee Court of Appeals, the family of a mentally-ill and suicidal patient who subsequently killed himself at a crisis center had justice snuffed out because of a technical defect thanks toaforementioned new laws making it harder to bring medical malpractice suits in Tennessee. Under new statutes found [...]
In May of 2013 the Tennessee Supreme Court decided an important case that interprets how the Governmental Tort Liability Act (GTLA) works in conjunction with other Tennessee statutes. In Walton Cunningham v. Williamson County Hospital District the Court found that the 120 day extension of time to file a healthcare liability action when pre-suit notice is [...]
The State Legislature significantly effected your rights under Tennessee medical malpractice laws on October 1, 2008 by amending T.C.A 29-26-21. The amendments went into effect for all cases filed on or after that day with the changes including the following: Requirement of medical malpractice victims and their lawyers to notify health care providers within 60 [...]