NC Tainted Syringe Case Reveals Flaws In Agency Oversight

After the story broke this week about a North Carolina factory tied to bacteria-tainted syringes that killed five patients, criminal investigators revealed a startling fact — the company’s “chief microbiologist” was a teenage high school dropout.

The case raises a glaring question: As this pharmaceutical tragedy was taking shape, where was the FDA, the agency charged with protecting U.S. citizens from deadly medicines?

At Munley, Munley, & Cartwright we believe injured patients should have the right to their day in court for a defective medical device. If you or anyone you know has been injured due to a faulty medical device, call our offices 800-318-LAW1 for a free legal consultation regarding your legal concerns or use our online contact form.

Tainted Syringe Story

Wisconsin Court Rules In Favor of Medtronic In Product Liability Case

The Wisconsin Supreme Court, following a U. S. Supreme Court decision, has ruled patients cannot sue the maker of a potentially unsafe medical device approved for sale by the FDA.

A suit was brought against Minneapolis based Medtronic, Inc. by a man who had his defibrillator surgically removed after the company warned its battery could fail. The defibrillator was implanted in 2004 to try to prevent his heart from stopping.

The next year, Medtronic warned the devices’ batteries might fail in 1 out of 10,000 patients. The company knew of the problem more than two years earlier but kept selling the defective defibrillator, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The FDA did not order a recall nor did it withdraw its 2002 approval.

The Wisconsin decision was not unanimous. Two of the justices warned “the decision leaves Wisconsin residents at the mercy of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which has a poor track record of ensuring the safety of medical devices.”

At Munley, Munley, & Cartwright we believe injured patients should have the right to their day in court for a defective medical device. If you or anyone you know has been injured due to a faulty medical device, call our offices 800-318-LAW1 for a free legal consultation regarding your legal concerns or use our online contact form.

Product Liability Case

S.C. Jury Awards $4.4 Million in Birth Injury

A York County, S.C. jury has awarded $4.4 million to the parents of a child who suffered a brain injury during a birth at Piedmont Hospital.

The jury concluded the hospital was at fault for ssigning a nurse trainee to monitor the mother, Robin Wilson, who arrived three days before her scheduled induction with nausea and vomiting. The nurse misread fetal heart monitoring data, which showed the baby was in distress and needed emergency intervention, the plaintiffs alleged.

If you or a loved one in Pennsylvania has been harmed by a hospital error or other form of medical negligence, you may have a medical malpractice claim. ‘The Family of Lawyers’ at Munley, Munley & Cartwright are experienced, and successful, medical malpractice litigators – we fight to protect the rights of patients. Contact us now for a free claim evaluation at 1-800-318-LAW1 or use our online contact form.

York County, SC Jury Verdict

$188,000 Awarded for Car Crash Injury

A woman who was rear-ended while stopped at a red light has been awarded $188,000 by a Howard County jury, reports the Maryland Daily Record. The woman who was a passenger in a co-worker’s car on February 6, 2006, was awarded $48,000 for medical expenses due to a neck injury, $8,000 for loss of income, and $132,000 for pain and suffering.

The woman’s complaint, filed in December 2007, had asked for $300,000, but the insurance company for the other motorist came back with a settlement offer of only $37,000.

The injured woman has a permanent injury to her neck and a permanent nerve condition in her right shoulder and arm.

If you have been injured in a Pennsylvania car accident that was caused by another person’s carelessness or recklessness, you may be able to recover damages that include medical costs, property loss, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Please call Munley, Munley & Cartwright’s lawyers at 1-800-318-LAW1 for a free assessment of your case or use our Free Online Accident Case Evaluation.

Neck Injury Award

Nursing Home Caretaker Faces Felony Charges

An employee of the Savannah Specialty Care Center in Savannah, Georgia faces six felony counts including elderly abuse, according to WTOC TV in Savannah, GA, after stealing a debit card from an elderly couple who reside at the facility and then using it at several businesses.

When elder abuse or neglect occurs at the hands of trained professionals who have secured state licenses to operate their personal care or nursing home, you have the right to be angry and to demand answers. If you feel your elderly loved one in Pennsylvania has been neglected, abused, or injured while in the care of a nursing home or other health care facility, contact our attorneys today at 1-800-318-LAW1 or by using our free Case Evaluation Form.

At the Pennsylvania law firm of Munley, Munley & Cartwright, P.C., our goal is to provide exceptional legal services to our clients by striving to achieve the highest standard of excellence for the protection of individual rights through team work and the use of our considerable resources and experience.

Felony Charges for Caretaker