I’ve written a lot about the Depuy ASR Hip System on this site. And there are good reasons for that. First, I have represented many clients who suffered from failed Depuy ASR hip components, so I’ve spent a lot of time in the Depuy ASR MDL. Second, the Depuy ASR…
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Questions From Artificial Hip Clients: What Are The Key Medical Records?
I answered some of the questions provided by a former client of mine in Part 1. Today I will work through more questions from The List. I noticed several questions grouped around the concept of gathering relevant medical records. Very good topic. At the outset I should remind you that your…
Key Questions My Clients Have Asked When An Artificial Hip Fails
Part 1 I was chatting with a former client the other day and I asked her if she could tell me the burning questions she had when she discovered her hip replacement surgery had “failed” and that she needed revision surgery. It turned out to be a masterstroke on my…
The Single Most Important Gift an Attorney Should Deliver to a Client
I have had bad eyesight since I was a teenager. Now in my mid-forties, I have endured retinal tears, cataracts, elevated eye pressure, even something called vitreous detachment. I will spare you the details, but this year the cataracts became bad enough that my ophthalmologist suggested I consider surgery to…
How Did My Testosterone Lawsuit End Up in Illinois Federal Court?
So you are a man in your early fifties, and around four years ago you were prescribed testosterone to treat what you were told was “Low-T” (or low testosterone–I’ve already written on this subject). Sadly, two years ago you suffered a pretty awful heart attack, and your doctor took you…
Artificial Hip Lawsuits: What You Need to Know
I am pleased to present my new ebook, Artificial Hip Lawsuits: What You Need to Know. For now I am making the book available for free in digital format; simply click the link on the right and download your copy of the book. We can also send you a printed…
Seven Things You Should Do If You Were Harmed By Testosterone
1. If You Develop Harmful Side Effects, Stop Taking Testosterone. Of course I am no doctor, but this is the safe and correct call. If you suffer a heart attack, you won’t have any choice, as you will most likely be incapacitated; but even with less serious side effects like…
Testosterone: Link to Heart Attacks, Strokes, Other Awful Side Effects
Part 2 In the last post we looked at the introduction of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) on the marketplace and the huge marketing efforts that sold billions of dollars’ worth of the hormone therapy in the last ten years. The pharmaceutical companies targeted men of a certain age (typically forty…
Testosterone: The Story of A (Mostly) Unnecessary Drug Therapy
Part 1 Can you imagine the excitement from the marketing department when the drug company chemists walked in and said: “all right everyone, we have a new product, an easy-to-use roll-on gel that will increase a man’s energy, improve muscle tone, help him lose weight, and reawaken his sexual interest.”…
Risperdal, Gynecomastia, and the $2,500,000.00 Jury Award
This is the story of the lawsuit involving Austin Pledger, an autistic boy who grew large female breasts as a result of taking Johnson & Johnson’s antipsychotic drug Risperdal. In most product liability cases, injured persons bring claims based on one of three legal theories: (1) a defect in manufacturing…