Tag: lawsuits
Opioid lawsuits for overuse and addiction
Recently, we’ve seen a greater reliance on drugs from doctors, which include addictive painkillers like opioids. The addiction has been reported as a global epidemic, with the U.S. noting it as “the worst drug epidemic in U.S. history“.
Drug manufacturers and distributors have now found themselves in hot water as a result of the allegations.
At least 25 states in the U.S. have taken legal action against opioid manufacturers for the alleged unprecedented effect it has had on communities across America, and here in the U.K., we’re concerned we may be facing a similar epidemic.
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Medtronic: “Infuse lawsuits coming to a close”
Medical device company, Medtronic, has recently suffered a lengthy legal headache when the company faced allegations of defrauding shareholders by reportedly covering up negative side-effects of its Infuse bone growth product for 10 years.
Infuse is a genetically engineered protein that causes bones to fuse for use during lower spinal surgery; intended as an alternative to bone grafts. Thousands of patients complained that the product was used inappropriately and that it had caused permanent and devastating injuries.
These were allegedly covered up.
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