Medical Product Liability

Life is stressful for many Rome, Georgia, residents. For that and for many other reasons, they may develop depression. Other people in the area suffer with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, both of which are serious mental health conditions that arise for genetic and...

There are many people in Georgia who suffer from high blood sugar to the point where they need to take medication for this condition. While there are many quality products out there, it seems that, sadly, at least one of these medicines, Invokana, may be doing more...

According to recent reports, several different types of blood pressure medication have been recalled over the course of the past several months. Concerningly, the list of medications subject to recall has continued to grow. An ingredient in these recalled medications...

One medical problem that has plagued doctors and hospitals for decades is what to do about blood clots. Blood clots can form in the body for a number of reasons, and they are a particular problem when a patient has recently had surgery and is then not doing a lot of...

The safety of yet another birth control device, Mirena, is the subject of scrutiny after a woman filed suit against its manufacturer, Bayer, in federal court. The woman is seeking at least $75,000 compensation from the manufacturer. She alleges that Bayer was...

Residents of Georgia might not realize it since it has been so closely associated with different types of lung cancer, but asbestos is actually a naturally occurring substance. Still, when breathed in, it can linger in the lungs and cause all kinds of health problems,...

According to a recent report from a major medical journal, about 1 in 3 of people in the United States are on at least one drug that has depression as a potential side effect. Perhaps more disturbingly, this same study concluded that 1 in 4 Americans are on at least...

Recently, a federal appellate court in another part of the country, perhaps to the disappointment of many victims of dangerous drugs, set aside a $3 million verdict that a jury had awarded to the widow of a successful attorney who killed himself. The man was on the...

A previous post on this blog discussed the legal difficulties the drug manufacturer Bayer has run in to on account of its Essure birth control device. According to what may be up to 16,000 women who were willing to file lawsuits about the device, Essure caused...

The drug and medical device maker Bayer, along with the federal Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, have been in hot water of late over a birth control device that many women are saying caused them serious medical complications. The device, called Essure, has been...