Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella
Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella are birth control pills. They have been marketed as being safe and effective. They contain an ingredient, however, drospirenone, that is not found in other oral contraceptives. Many consumers of these birth control pills have been injured. Indeed, it is likely that thousands of women will either have a stroke or blood clot, or be required to undergo gall bladder surgery as a result of taking these harmful medications. Read more.
In re Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Products Liability Litigation
In December of 2005, at the direction of the FDA, C.R. Bard and Davol announced a recall on the large and extra large varieties of their surgically implanted hernia repair patches, known as the Composix Kugel Mesh Patch. Despite having knowledge of the defective design and manufacture of these patches, C.R. Bard and Davol failed to alert physicians about the potential problems and roughly 75,000 of the patches were sold. The defects have led to serious and permanent injuries to the implant patients and can result in death. Read more.
SSRI Litigation
Paxil, which is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline PC, is in a class of antidepressants known as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs). Women who are taking or took the antidepressant Paxil during pregnancy are at a high risk of their children developing certain birth defects. Read more.
Transvaginal Surgical Mesh
On October 20, 2008, the FDA issued a Public Health Notification to health care practitioners, alerting them to serious complications associated with the placement of transvaginal surgical mesh used to treat Pelvic Organ Prolapse (“POP”) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (“SUI”). Wexler Wallace represents a number of women who were injured by this surgical mesh, and is seeking to recover damages on their behalf. Read more.
In re Guidant Defibrillators Products Liability Litigation
Court: United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Case No.: 0:05-MD-01708 or MDL No. 1708
Wexler Wallace represented numerous personal injury claimants as well as third party payors (which include union health and welfare benefit plans) in this multi-district litigation to recover damages as a result of the nationwide recall of Guidant’s implantable cardiovertable defibrillators (“ICDs”) and cardio resynchronization therapy defibrillators (“CRT-Ds”). After significant litigation, Guidant resolved the cases in the MDL for $195 million. Read more.
In re Medtronic, Inc. Implantable Defibrillators Products Liability Litigation
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Case No.: 0:05-MD-1726 or MDL No. 1726
Wexler Wallace filed suit and served on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in this case brought on behalf of third party payors and personal injury claimants incurring damages associated with Medtronic’s defective defibrillators. Patients who suffered arrhythmias or were at high risk for developing arrhythmias were required to have the defective implantable cardiovertable defibrillators (“ICDs”) and cardio resynchronization therapy defibrillators (“CRT-Ds”) removed and have replacement ICDs and CRT-Ds implanted, at great expense to themselves and to third party payors. Read more.
SpanAir Crash -- Llano et al. v. The Boeing Company
Court: United States District Court for Northern District of Illinois
Case No.: 1:10-CV-06304
Wexler Wallace filed this case in connection with the injuries and wrongful deaths that resulted from an August 20, 2008 aircraft accident that occurred when SpanAir flight JK 5022 crashed upon take off from Madrid Barajas international Airport in Madrid, Spain. The case, brought on behalf of a survivor and various representatives of decedents, alleges that the crash occurred because the aircraft’s takeoff warning system failed to warn the flight crew that the plane was not in a proper takeoff configuration. As a result, the pilots were unable to control the plane and it crashed, killing 154 passengers and crew members, and leaving 18 critically injured survivors. Read more.
Asthma Drug Investigation and Litigation
Wexler Wallace is currently representing clients who have suffered significant health problems as a result of taking one of these asthma medications: Serevent Diskus, Advair Diskus, Advair HFA or Foradil Aerolizer. Research has shown that use of these medications in some cases causes more severe asthma episodes, causing serious health problems and even death. The firm is continuing to investigate claims for injuries from the use of these products. Read more.
Hip Implants – DePuy ASR™ Hip System Recall Litigation
On August 26, 2010, DePuy Orthopedics, Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson, announced a worldwide recall of two hip implant systems – the ASR™ XL Acetabular System and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System. DePuy has estimated that 93,000 total devices have been implanted worldwide. If they have not already experienced hip failure, patients with these implants may now need to undergo costly and painful revision surgery. Read more.