Michael H. Monheit Law Blog

How do I know what vaginal mesh was used in my surgery?

Saturday, April 21, 2012 by Michael H. Monheit

The number one question people ask us is: How do I know what vaginal mesh was used in my surgery?

Unlike a prescription pill bottle or contact lenses package which is handled and stored in plain view, most patients are clueless to knowing what vaginal mesh
was used in their surgery.

If you have a copy of your medical records from your doctor, the... Read More

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Topic: Products Liability

Informed Consent - Did You Understand Trans Vaginal Mesh Side Effects Before Surgery?

Friday, March 23, 2012 by Michael H. Monheit

Prior to a trans vaginal mesh operation, your doctor should
have explained your various options to you. Transvaginal mesh is not the only
type of medical device approved to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress
urinary incontinence. Other types of products are also FDA approved to treat
these conditions and may not carry the same side effects as trans vaginal mesh.

Trans vaginal mesh side effects may... Read More

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Topic: Products Liability

What is Cobalt Metallosis?

Monday, February 20, 2012 by Michael H. Monheit

There is so much to think about after hip replacement surgery. You need to make sure that you are following doctors’ orders and protecting your body. That is in the best of circumstances. If you have had a metal on metal hip replacement then you might also have to worry about cobalt metallosis.... Read More

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Topic: Drug and Medical Device Litigation

The American Way: Cleft Lip

Friday, February 3, 2012 by Michael H. Monheit

What medication causes cleft lip in America?

People often think of cleft lip birth defects as someone else’s problem or a third world problem. Wrong! Cleft lip happens here in America. Cleft lip happens to your family, your neighbors, and your children’s classmates.

If you’re reading this now – cleft... Read More

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Topic: Birth Injuries

The War Against Cleft Palate Birth Injury

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 by Michael H. Monheit

According to a 2011 article in the Los Angeles Times, the anti-epilepsy drug topiramate (Topamax) triples the risk of birth defects such as cleft palate birth injury, the FDA warns.

Even with America’s award-winning modern medicine in this shiny high technology world, a cleft birth injury happens to one in 600 babies. Why?... Read More

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Topic: Birth Injuries

Why the NFL is Being Sued by Retired Football Players and their Families

Tuesday, January 3, 2012 by Michael H. Monheit

Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury that hurt. They hurt both those who directly suffer the injury and those who love the person who has been injured. A concussion can occur, as some retired N.F.L. players are currently alleging, after repeated blows to the head.

Retired N.F.L. players, and some of their wives, have filed lawsuits... Read More

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Topic: Class Actions

Topamax and Birth Defects

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 by Michael H. Monheit

This past March, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Warned OB/GYN doctors and neurologists about the dangers of Topamax Birth Defects, based upon data received from a recent study demonstrating that infants born to women treated with Topamax (generic: topiramate) during pregnancy have an increased risk for developing cleft palate or cleft lip.

Not quite a year... Read More

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Topic: Products Liability

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