Cochlear Implant
Anniversary of Advanced Bionics FDA settlement
Approximately one year ago, Advanced Bionics, the US manufacturer of cochlear implants, settled a civil suit brought by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) based on the HiRes90k cochlear implant device. It is expected over 25% of the vendor B HiRes90k devices (implanted in most part through March 2006) will fail. While public relations [...]
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This web site / blog contains news and information on Tennessee procedural and substantive law, including new case law; information on areas where I practice; information about me; and steps on how to get in touch with me if you or your business has a potential case or issue that you need to discuss with me.
If you have any questions whatsoever, would like to discuss a potential case or have any comments or suggestions, please let me know. You can call Ed Wallis at (901) 527-2125 or you can send me an email by clicking [HERE].
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Cochlear Implant Litigation
I am currently representing injured children and adults who received a defective Advanced Bionics HiRes90K(R) cochlear implant device. If you or a loved one has experienced difficulty in hearing with your device, have experienced popping, crackling, humming or buzzing sounds, have experienced a sudden shut off of your device or otherwise have endured pain with the device, you may have received a faulty medical device.
If you have any questions whatsoever, would like to discuss a potential case or have any comments or suggestions, please let me know. You can call Ed Wallis at (901) 527-2125 or you can send me an email by clicking [HERE].
You can also visit my others blogs, Mid South Trial Lawyer or Cochlear Implant Lawyer
I stand ready to discuss your potential case with you and do all I can to assist you or your loved one in this time of need.
Medical Malpractice
The Tennessee Court of Appeals issued a new opinion in Plunkett v. Bradley-Polk, OB/GYN Serv's, P.C. - you can download ...
For Immediate Release: October 6, 2009 Contact: Ray De Lorenzi, American Association for Justice 202-965-3500 x369 AAJ Press Room Medical Malpractice Insurers Earning More ...
American Association for Justice president Anthony Tarricone has issued an OpEd at Politico: August was quite the month in the ongoing ...
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a plaintiff who lost a medical malpractice case in federal court was not ...
A new report has debunked, in a sense, several myths related to medical malpractice. The report, True Risk: Medical Liability, ...
Juries in Indiana have awarded plaintiffs $1.21 million and $5 million in two medical malpractice cases, the Indianapolis Star reports. ...
Arizona lawmakers are set to weigh a measure that would make it more difficult for plaintiffs to recover damages in ...
An Indiana jury has ordered several Indianapolis health care providers to pay a combined $5 million to a woman who ...
For Release: June 15, 2009 Contact: Joanne Doroshow or Andy Hoffman - Center for Justice & Democrary (212) 267-2801; cell (917) 548-5263 MEDICAL ...
Pharmaceutical
Reglan® Linked to Tardive DyskinesiaIf you have taken Reglan® or a generic equivilent and suffer from tardive dyskinesia, you may be entitled to compensation.
In February 2009, the Food and Drug Administration notified healthcare professionals that the manufacturers of metoclopramide drugs, including Reglan®, must add a boxed warning to their drug labels about the risk of its long-term or high-dose [...]
Medical Device
More on Medtronic’s payment to physicians.A former military surgeon accused of falsifying medical research received more than $780,000 from Medtronic between 2001 and 2009, according to information released on Wednesday by the company. Medtronic said the payments to Dr. Timothy R. Kuklo were reimbursement for travel expenses, speaking engagements, training other doctors or other consulting services. The Justice Department is [...]
Civil Procedure (TN)
Affirmative Defenses Require More in TennesseeA new decision of the Tennessee Court of Appeals makes it clear that Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 8.03 means what it says. In Allgood v. Gateway Health Systems, No. MC-CC-CV-MA-06-391 (Tenn. Ct. App. Sept. 22, 2009), the Court held that a defendant who asserted an insufficiency of process defense that was lacking in any supporting facts could not use [...]
Car Accidents
Helping car accident victims in Memphis, TennesseeI am now accepting free case evaluations of anyone who has been injured in a car accident in Memphis, Tennessee or any surrounding community.
If you have been injured, have doctors’ bills to pay, have lost time from work, are disabled, or have suffered a permament or serious condition, you could be entitled to recovery from [...]
LASIK
LASIK lawsuit filed for defective laserPlaintiff Jenna Reed has filed a lawsuit against Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Alcon Manufacturing, Ltd., and Alcon Refractive Horizons, Inc. in the United State District Court for the District of Colorado. Plaintiffs filed the complaint seeking damages against Alcon for strict liability, negligence, breach of warranty, misrepresentation, and violation of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act.
The lawsuit [...]
General
Article from Ken Conner on Tort ReformTort Reform: Remedy or Red Herring?
By Ken Connor
“In the state of nature… all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.”
- Charles de Montesquieu
In the ongoing debate over health care reform, critics on the right are [...]
Asbestos
EPA Orders Payments to Asbestos Victims: Contact Ed Wallis for Memphis, Tennessee asbestos helpThe Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it will provide $6 million in funding to help residents of a small Montana town who were sickened by asbestos exposure. The announcement comes as part of the agency’s first-ever public health emergency and will cover the towns of Libby and Troy. The Department of Health and Human [...]
