17 results

• Chesapeake Regional Lawsuits Filed by Nearly 1,000 Women Who May Have Undergone Unnecessary Surgeries

  March 10, 2026

  Michael Adams

  Nearly 1,000 former patients have now filed lawsuits against Chesapeake Regional Medical Center over allegedly unnecessary procedures performed by a former OB-GYN, with the total damages sought approaching $9 billion.

• Ethicon Harmonic Scalpel Lawsuit Alleges Fractured Device Left Metal Fragment in Pelvis

  March 6, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A Texas woman has filed a lawsuit alleging an Ethicon Harmonic Scalpel fractured due to a manufacturing defect during a routine hysterectomy at a VA hospital.

• Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Carries Higher Risks Than Benefits: Study

  May 3, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study appear to confirm that removing ovaries during a hysterectomy causes more risks than benefits to women who have not yet gone through menopause.

• Hysterectomy Malpractice Lawsuit Results in $10 Million Award for NY Couple

  January 25, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman and her husband were awarded $10 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit after a gynecologist botched a hysterectomy and misdiagnosed the complications as signs of a urinary tract infection.

• Removal of Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes Linked To Increased Risk of Death For Younger Women: Study

  December 15, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds younger women who have their fallopian tubes and ovaries removed face an increased risk of death when compared to older women who undergo the same procedure.

• Zantac Exposed Users to Unsafe Levels of Carcinogen NDMA, Lawsuit Alleges

  July 16, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A Zantac lawsuit claims the recalled heartburn drug caused a woman to develop uterine cancer and forced her to have a hysterectomy.

• NovaSure and Other Endometrial Ablation Procedures Linked To Reports of Burns, Other Serious Injuries

  February 5, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  NovaSure and other endometrial ablation devices are linked to a growing number of so-called thermal bowel injuries which can result in uterus perforations, burns, the need for hysterectomies and even death.

• C-Sections May Increase Risk of Hysterectomy Complications: Study

  August 10, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study indicate that having a C-section delivery increases the risk of complications during a later hysterectomy.

• Lawsuit Claims Essure Coil Complications Led To Migraines, Hair Loss, Hysterectomy

  June 24, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A new Essure lawsuit indicates that the birth control implant caused a woman to suffer migraines, hair loss, and forced her to undergo a hysterectomy to have the device removed.

• Medical Device Bill Calls For Mandatory Reporting of Adverse Events

  June 13, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A bill proposed last week would make reporting adverse medical device events mandatory in the face of concerns over morcellators and the Essure birth control implant.