Virginia Injury Lawyer Blog

PAGCL l Pain Pump Lawsuits Adding Up l Dangerous Products Lawyer

Pain pumps are small devices used in the post surgical treatment of should injuries. Through a catheter, pain pumps inject anesthetics into the shoulder for approximately 72 hours after the surgery.

Pain pump manufacturers have come under fire lately because they have incorrectly instructed surgeons to inset the catheters directly into the shoulder joint. The Food and Drug Administration never approved of pain pump manufacturers instructions.

With over 100 lawsuits filed in at least 21 states, the litigation is gaining a full head of steam. According to a firm located in Maryland, in recent cases lawyers have made the anesthetic manufacturers just as liable as the pain pump manufacturers. Some of the most popular anesthetic companies include AstraZeneca, Hospira, APP Pharmaceuticals, and Abbott Labs.

Although it is harder to prove guilt, lawyers are still adding them to their depositions because they knew their products were being used in the pain pumps. The safety of the patients should have been examined by pain pump manufacturers and anesthetic manufacturers. Due to the fact that the patient's safety was not considered they acted in a negligent manner.

United States

Canada
Acadia, Anse-St-Jean, Beausoleil, Cape Breton Island, Gaspésie, Labrador, Madawaska, Newfoundland, Royaume du Saguenay, Vancouver Island, Quebec, Ontario, Maritimes, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Price Edward Island, Alberta , Luc Baronian, Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, Beausejour, Brandon,Daly ,Flin Flon, Lourdes, Minitonas, Winnipeg, New Brunswick, Carlton, Cap-Pelé Clare, Dieppe, Edmundston, Fredericton, Grand Falls, Grand Falls, Miramichi, Moncton, New Maryland, Oromocto, Quispamsis, Rexton, Rothesay, Saint André, Saint John, Saint-Léonard, Shippagan, Shédiac, Tracadie-Shelia, Newfoundland, Labrador Bay Roberts, Bonavista, Burin, Carbonear, Fortune, Fogo, Gander, Glovertown, Harbour Grace, Marystown, McCallum, Mount Pearl, Paradise, Rigolet, Spaniard's Bay, Springdale, St. John's, Northwest Territories, Aklavik, Coleville Lake Deline, Enterprise, Fort Good Hope, Fort Laird, Fort McPherson, Fort Providence, Fort Resolution, Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, Hay River, Holman, Inuvik, Kakisa, Lutsel K'e, Norman Wells Paulatuk, Rae-Edzo, Rae Lakes, Sachs Harbour, Tsiigehtchic, Tuktoyaktuk, Tulita, Wekweti, Wha Ti, Wrigley, Yellowknife, Nova Scotia, Annapolis, Annapolis Royal, Argyle, Baddeck, Cape Breton, Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Cape Breton Island, Municipality of County of Colchester, Cumberland County, Dartmouth, Guysborough, Halifax, District of Lunenburg County, New Glasgow, Pictou, Pugwash, Wolfville, Town of Yarmouth, Municipal District of Yarmouth, Nunavut Arviat, Cambridge Bay, Iqaluktuuttiaq, Gjoa Haven, Uqsuqtuuq, Iqaluit, Pangnirtung, Pangniqtuuq, Ajax, Aurora, Ancaster Town, Barrie, Bath, Blind River, Burlington, Caledon, Cobourg, Cornwall, Cumberland, East Gwillimbury, Essex, Etobicoke, Gloucester, Goderich, Grey County, Guelph, Hamilton, Hearst, Kapuskasing, Kawartha Lakes, King Township, Kingston, Kitchene, Lakeshore, Lanark County, LaSalle, Leamington, Lindsey, Kawartha Lakes, Markham, Malahide, Merrickville-Wolford, Township of Minden Hills, Midlands, Minto, Newmarket, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Norfolk County, Northumberland, Orangeville, Orilla, Osgoode, Ottawa, Ottawa-Carleton, Owen Sound, Oxford County, Pickering, Port Hope, Quinte West, Ramara, Richmond Hill, Russell, Scarborough, Greater Sudbury, St. Catharines, St. Thomas, Tay, Thorold, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Valley East, Vanier, Vaughan, Warwick, Welland, Whitby, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Whitewater Region Township, Wilmont, Windsor, Woodstock, York Regional Municipality, Charlottetown, Montague, Stratford, Assiniboia, Calder, Canora, Estevan, Gravelbourg, Hudson Bay, Lang, Langenburg, Lloydminster, Macklin, Maple Creek, Milestone, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Regina , Saskatoon, Weyburn, Yorkton, Yukon Whitehorse