Kuhlmann v. Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc., Ethicon Endo-Surgery LLC The Public Record at Trial in Alameda County Superior Court This hard-fought victory was led by Nina Shapirshteyn with Richard Alexander of the Alexander Law Group. A victory made sweeter against a zero offer of settlement. Contact Our San Jose Defective Product Liability […]
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Advanced Bionics Defective Cochlear Implants: Risk of Nerve Damage in Replacement
On November 6, 2021, Neue Zurcher Zeitung (New Journal of Zurich), the Swiss newspaper of record, reported that clinics in Germany and Switzerland found defects in an astounding 50 percent of cochlear implants manufactured by Advanced Bionics. The expected failure rate for cochlear implants should be less than one percent. The defect in the Advanced […]
Defective Ford Fuel System: Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car – A Case Study
Warning: explicit post-crash fire photos of a teenager who burned alive in a defective Ford Crown Victoria are at the end of this case study. The facts in this case study are true. The names have been changed to protect the privacy of the survivor and her family. On September 13, 2014 Jane Smith, age […]
Defective Insulin Pumps: The Failed Regulation of Medical Devices
The recall of 322,005 life-necessary insulin pumps by Medtronic is an example of lackluster supervision of medical manufacturers by the FDA and a failed system of after-the-fact regulation and proof that the FDA has been captured by the industry it is intended to control. Regulatory capture or “capture theory” was first identified by Professor George […]