137 results

• CoolSculpting Lawsuit Filed Over Risk of PAH Side Effects Following Treatment

  October 16, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  California woman indicates that areas of her stomach treated by CoolSculpting system began showing large, misshapen bulges, which required additional surgery.

• Allergan Biocell Textured Breast Implant Lawsuits To Be Selected For Bellwether Trial Discovery in August 2024

  June 14, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  With more than 1,200 Allergan breast implant lawsuits pending throughout the federal court system, each involving allegations that the textured Biocell design caused women to develop anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), the parties have been given until the end of August to select a group of cases for early bellwether trials.

• Coolsculpting Side Effects Cause Disfiguring PAH Complications For Some Users: Report

  April 21, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A New York Times report warns of high rates of deformities and other side effects of the CoolSculpting fat-freezing procedure.

• Allergan Breast Implant Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over ALCL Risk in Netherlands

  April 11, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  An Allergan breast implant class action lawsuit has been filed by about 5,000 women in the Netherlands, who seek compensation for having the implants removed and replaced through reconstructive surgery.

• More Than 1,300 Breast Implant ALCL Cases Diagnosed Worldwide, Including 35 Deaths: Report

  March 21, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  New data links breast implant-associated cancer to more than 1,300 cases worldwide.

• FDA Warns About Breast Implant Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Lymphoma Risks, Which May Result in Death

  March 9, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA warns that medical literature has linked breast implant squamous cell carcinoma cases with patient deaths.

• Lawsuit Alleges Strattice “Pig Skin” Mesh Is Defective, Resulting in Need for Hernia Revision Surgery

  January 20, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman who underwent two revision surgeries claims her Strattice pig skin hernia mesh failed due to its defective design.

• Breast Implant ALCL Risk Evaluated in New Study

  January 3, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds women with breast implants are 40 times more likely to develop a rare form of cancer.

• Breast Implants Linked to Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Lymphoma in the Capsule, FDA Warns

  September 9, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has issued a new warning indicating breast implants may be linked to an increased risk of skin cancer and lymphomas.

• LifeCell Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Filed After Strattice Tissue Matrix Failed

  August 8, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  LifeCell faces a hernia mesh lawsuit after one of its Strattic Tissue Matrix mesh products failed in a South Carolina woman just a year after being implanted, requiring revision surgery.