Talc & Asbestos Relationship | Keane Law

Talcum Powder and Asbestos – Naturally Occurring Elements Talc is a mineral found naturally occurring on earth.  The talc mineral is mainly made up of three elements that we are all familiar with: magnesium, silicone and oxygen. Asbestos is composed of six naturally occurring elements: chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite, tremolite,

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Hernia Mesh | Keane Law | Mesh Complications

  Hernia Repair Surgery Complications Pain, hernia recurrence, adhesion, obstruction of small or large intestine, bleeding, fluid buildup, abnormal connection between organs, hole in neighboring organs or tissues, and abnormal vessels are just some of the complications our clients have experienced as a result of a defective hernia mesh implant. The most common aversions following

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Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Piling Up

Numerous lawsuits have been filed over the past month against Ethicon and Johnson & Johnson over their Physiomesh hernia mesh patches. These lawsuits allege that the product was defectively designed and failed to contain adequate warnings of the harms it can cause, including infection, perforation, migration, and the need for

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Multimillion Dollar Hip Implant Verdict Upheld

An appeals court in Atlanta upheld a $2.1 million verdict awarded to the victim of a defective Wright Medical Group hip implant. The case had been the first bellwether trial in nationwide litigation involving these dangerous devices, but had been on appeal since the verdict was rendered in 2015. Wright

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Which Country Has Banned Essure?

Last month, the Brazilian government removed Essure from the market. On February 17, 2017, ANVISA, the Brazilian equivalent of the USA’s FDA, issued Resolution 457/17, suspending the importation, distribution, marketing or use of Essure in Brazil. The Brazilian safety agency took this action in response to the FDA’s actions in

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New Settlements Reached in the Stryker Rejuvenate Litigation

Additional settlements in the Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II defective hip implant cases were announced today. This latest agreement follows the first round of settlements, which took place in November of 2014. Thousands of patients who were implanted with these metal-on-metal hip replacements suffered failures of the devices, leading to

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Billion-Dollar Verdict Against J&J For Faulty Pinnacle Hips

A jury in Dallas, Texas rendered a decision today holding Johnson & Johnson liable to six people for injuries caused by defective Pinnacle artificial hips, in a verdict totaling over $1 billion dollars. The patients suffered serious complications caused by the metal-on-metal hip implants made by DePuy, a division of

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Who Won the Election? Lawyers to Decide?

Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against a Nevada county for keeping early voting open past closing time. Early voting in Clark County was set to close at 7 p.m. last Friday, but voters were reportedly casting ballots as late as 10:00 p.m. According to local officials, as long as voters

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Boneheaded Mistake Releases Toxic Gas Over Kansas Town

A chemical manufacturing plant in Atchison, Kansas released a cloud of toxic gas today, injuring dozens. The toxic cloud released by the facility, operated by MGP Ingredients, Inc., consisted of sulfuric acid and sodium hypochlorite. Witnesses reported that the cloud was so thick that they could not see more than

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