Brockton, MA Woman Receives $15,000 in Back-Due Social Security Disability Benefits

Recently, the attorneys at d’Oliveira & Associates obtained significant Social Security Disability and monthly child benefits for a Stoughton, MA woman whose case was brought before the Social Security Administration. The client (whose name is withheld for confidentiality purposes) had been out of work for several years after being employed as a dental associate in various establishments. The client,...

The attorneys at d’Oliveira & Associates recently obtained a significant award for a Woonsocket client whose case was brought before the Social Security Administration. The client (whose name is withheld for confidentiality purposes), has suffered consistently from seizures for years. The seizures, which prevented her from being able to work, resulted her being regularly admitted to hospitals. However, because of a lack...

Transvaginal mesh was designed to permanently treat Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). These conditions are caused when a woman’s pelvic muscles are weakened and stretched during childbirth or during other incidents. Transvaginal mesh is a synthetic mesh that is implanted transvaginally to provide support for the abdominal organs. Side effects that have been associated with...

Earlier this year, the US District Court consolidated the multidistrict lawsuits for the Biomet M2a Magnum Hip Implants in the US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. (MDL 2931, In Re: Biomet M2a Magnum Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation). This lawsuit would qualify anyone that had received a Biomet M2a Magnum hip implant and had been at...

The New York Times has reported that in the litigation surrounding the DePuy ASR, evidence that the hip-replacement’s manufacturer conducted internals studies which identified numerous testing flaws during the products development has surfaced. It was reported that DePuy Orthopedics, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, had failed to publicize an internal engineering report that found that not only had the...

Transvaginal mesh patch is a medical device that is implanted across the vaginal wall in order to provide support to the surrounding tissue and organs. The medical device is most commonly used to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Transvaginal mesh has been manufactured by Boston Scientific, C.R. Bard, Johnson & Johnson, and other manufacturers....

Providence Journal reports that lawyers are optimistic after a California woman received a $5 million verdict from the jury due to the injury that she had suffered from the transvaginal mesh implant. The verdict was surprising because of the large verdict and because the attorney that was handling the case was not involved in the Multi-District Litigation (MDL) but...

A Louisiana woman by the name of Joann Alcorn has filed a lawsuit against Stryker Orthopedics after experiencing serious and painful complications that have been linked to procedures involving Stryker hip replacement devices. Originally filed in state court in Louisiana and later removed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the suit attempts to...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Stryker’s first hip implant device for sale on the market in 2003 and approved Styrker’s Rejuvenate Modular and ABG II models in 2008 and 2009 respectively.  The Styker hip implant is a medical device where a metal ball connects to a metal socket to simulate the hip joint. Unfortunately, the metal on metal...

Morton Hospital provides important healthcare services to the city of Taunton and its surrounding suburbs. Unfortunately, the hospital is facing financial difficulties and may soon layoff some of its employees. In 2011, Steward Health Care System bought the hospital, which was burdened with millions of dollars of debt from employee pensions. Steward is a for-profit healthcare company that has...