Thousands of folks in Indianapolis live with medical devices implanted in their bodies – heart defibrillators, artificial joints, and surgical mesh. If you’re one of them, you hope that such devices are tested for safety and effectiveness.

As consumers, we place trust in the prescription medicine and products that we purchase to fulfill the intended use for us and to be safe. Unfortunately, this is often not the situation and negative outcomes can occur from using even commonly-used daily products.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today declared Theranos Inc.’s tiny vials (called nanotainers) used for collecting finger pricked blood from patients an “uncleared medical device.”

First thing you want to do when you decide to file a product liability claim is to identify and create a list of names and businesses who are the defendants in your claim.

There are no federal laws that protect you when a defective product led you to become injured. However, each state has various product liability laws at play. In Indianapolis, there is something called “the act” in play titled appropriately, “Indiana Product Liability Act”.

Joseph N. Williams is a trial lawyer at Indianapolis-based law firm, Riley Williams Law Group, LLC. He has recovered more than $20 million for victims of negligence and corporate misconduct, and is deeply passionate about holding corporate America responsible for its behavior.

Joseph N. Williams is a trial lawyer who has over the years recovered in excess of $20 million dollars for victims of corporate misconduct and negligence.

Many times when someone experiences an injury due to any type of defective products (read more about product defect types here), they feel the only proof that is required is the defective product and proof of the injury. There are many ways to prove fault in a product liability case.

Within Indianapolis, thousands of people live with medical devices implanted inside their bodies. From heart defibrillators to surgical mesh, these medical devices are inserted to help the individual gain a better form of living. However, oftentimes, a medical device is not properly tested for safety and causes bodily harm to an individual.