In January 2011 the Washington Post reported on the recent trend of younger patients opting for joint replacement surgery. In 2008, of the 277,000 hip replacements performed in the United States, 27 percent were conducted on patients ages 45 to 64. That represents an increase of 78 percent for that…
Two of the most highly prescribed painkillers, Darvon and Darvocet, have recently been pulled off the market as a result of the health risk they pose to individuals. Dangerous heart side effects plagued the painkiller for years; however, it was not until November of 2010 that the FDA recommended the…
This blog has noted several times that DePuy knew of the likely failure rates of its ASR hip implants several years before the medical device manufacturer issued its 2010 recall of the product. In light of this knowledge, DePuy nevertheless waited years before it decided to remedy the dangerous situation…
The A.S.R., or Aritcular Surface Replacement, artificial hip was promoted by Johnson and Johnson as a breakthrough in design that would last 15 years or more and provide patients with more natural movement. Now, the device has been recalled due to patients developing inexplicable pain and surgeons discovering mysterious masses…
For those Louisiana residents, whether you live in Lake Charles, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Kentwood or any other of the great cities across this state, looking for more information on their possible personal injury claim, check out our blog dedicated to these legal matters: Louisiana Personal Injury Blog This…
When handling frozen embryos, as previously discussed, there is a specific duty of care owed by the hospital to the parents to maintain the embryos properly and sufficiently so as to preserve them from harm and maintain them for usage by the donor couple. In Louisiana, lawyers have been filing…
The news has widely covered the story of how one woman, Carolyn Savage, of Toledo, Ohio, found out during her pregnancy that the embryo she had been impregnated with was, in fact, from another couple. Mrs. Savage gave birth to that child and, in an act of extreme charity and…
A recent twist to Ochsner Elmwood’s recent embryonic disaster regarding the mislabeling and invalidation of an unknown number of frozen embryos complicates the matter even further. It is now alleged that the individual responsible for the mixup may not have even been an employee of the hospital and, further, even…
In order to help readers understand more about the embryo debacle and ensuing lawsuits that recently occurred at Ochsner Hospital Elmwood, outside New Orleans, an explanation of relevant Louisiana statutory law is a helpful tool. The Louisiana law provides a specific comprehension for lawyers and citizens to understand regarding embryos…
While the embryo mixup that occurred in the Louisiana hospital outside New Orleans was bad news for families who had stored there, recent news makes the situation worse. The unfortunate reality, it appears, for those couples whose embryos were kept at Ochsner Hospital Elmwood is that, even if they could…