Shoulder Pain Pump Lawsuits: Understanding Statutes Of Limitation
Most states’ statute of limitations to file a shoulder pain pump lawsuit are three years or less. So, what if your surgery took place five, six or seven years ago? Can you still file a lawsuit? To help us understand how st ...

Shoulder Pain Pumps: FDA Said “No” To Process; Manufacturers Did It Anyway
The litigation over shoulder pain pumps and their link to PAGCL, or Postarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis, is heating up. At the heart of the matter is the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) specific instructions t ...

Shoulder Pain Pump Lawsuits: Why More & More Cases Are Being Filed
The link between pain pumps used after shoulder surgery and a serious condition known as PAGCL, or Postarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis, has been known for several years. However, it’s only recently that more patients ...

Pain Pump Product Liability Lawsuits: Why The MDL Denial May Be Good For Plaintiffs
Shoulder pain pumps have been linked to a serious condition known as PAGCL, or Postarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis, and hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against pain pump manufacturers. So many lawsuits have been ...

Young, Athletic PAGCL Victims Lives Forever Changed By Defective Shoulder Pain Pumps
Many patients who have developed PAGCL (Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis or shoulder arthroscopy) by shoulder pain pumps which were inserted directly into the intra-articular joint space are athletic and young – gen ...

FDA Links Chondrolysis To Shoulder Pain Pumps & Local Anesthetics; Increases Warning
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has released a statement saying that it received 35 reports of chondrolysis – cartilage necrosis and destruction – in shoulder surgery patients who were given intra-articular infusion ...

Shoulder Pain Pump Injuries Affect All Ages
Pain pumps used after shoulder surgery have caused many people to develop PAGCL (Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis) – a condition that can lead to extreme pain, lifelong suffering – and it affects those of all ages.

Shoulder Pain Pump Litigation Begins In February 2009
Litigation over shoulder pain pumps that allegedly caused plaintiffs to suffer PAGCL (Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis), a painful condition that destroys the cartilage around the shoulder, begin in February 2009. ...

Court Rules Stryker Has Duty To Warn Of Pain Pump Side Effects / PAGCL
The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that Stryker, the global medical technology giant, has a duty to warn patients of the risks associated with its pain pumps. The company faces numerous lawsuits over its pain pumps used af ...

More Shoulder Pain Pump Lawsuits Filed In 2009
Over 75 shoulder pain pump lawsuits were filed by the end of 2008 and legal experts say that additional lawsuits have already been filed this year. In fact, five additional lawsuits were recently filed in Arizona by patients ...

Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturers Failed To Warn About PAGCL
Manufacturers of pain pumps, devices designed to deliver controlled amounts of local anesthetics to post operative patients, have failed to act responsibly according to Ted Meadows, an Alabama attorney who has been following ...

Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturers May Have Ignored FDA Instructions
Manufacturers have been aware of the problems that arise when their pain pump devices are pointed directly into a patient’s shoulder for several years. Not only have they not warned patients, but they may have ignored instru ...

PAGCL: Why Contacting an Experienced Attorney Is So Important
Patients who used a pain pump during the recovery phase of their shoulder surgery may be at risk of developing Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis, or PAGCL, a very painful condition that may cause a permanent loss of ...

Pain Pumps & PAGCL: What Statute Of Limitations Apply?
Pain pumps that are used after shoulder surgery have been linked to a very painful condition known as Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis, or PAGCL. Many lawsuits have already been filed against the manufacturers of t ...

I-Flow Pain Pumps & PAGCL: What You Need To Know
I-Flow Inc., a medical technology firm with headquarters in Lake Forest California, is one of many firms that manufacture pain pumps – which are infusion devices that deliver controlled amounts of local anesthetics to patient ...

DonJoy Pain Pumps & PAGCL: What You Need To Know
Donjoy Inc., a global medical technology firm headquartered in Vista California, is one of several companies that manufacture pain pumps. They are infusion devices that deliver controlled amounts of local anesthetics to pati ...

Stryker Pain Pumps & PAGCL: What You Need To Know
Stryker, a global medical technology firm headquartered in Kalamazoo Michigan, is one of several companies that manufacture pain pumps – infusion devices designed to deliver controlled amounts of local anesthetics to patients ...

BREG Pain Pumps & PAGCL: What You Need To Know
BREG Inc., a Vista California based medical technology firm, is one of several companies that manufacture devices known as pain pumps. These devices deliver controlled amounts of local anesthetics to patients in order to man ...

Study Shows Pain Pumps May Be More Damaging Than Helpful
Pain pumps, devices designed to deliver controlled amounts of local anesthetics to post operative patients, may actually do more damage than they help. In fact, according to a recent study published in the American Journal o ...

Postarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis (PAGCL): What Is It?
Postarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis, or PAGCL, is a very painful condition that occurs in the shoulder when the cartilage between the humeral head and the glenoid has broken down to the point where bone meets bone.

What to Do If You’ve Developed PAGCL
Medical experts have reported that if you think you may have developed Postarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis, (PAGCL), a painful condition caused by the deterioration of cartilage around the shoulder area, there are seve ...

Physical Therapist Can No Longer Do Job Because of Pain Pump Injury
The use of pain pumps after shoulder surgery has been linked to a painful condition known as Postarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis, or PAGCL. It occurs when the cartilage between the humeral head and the glenoid (in the ...