After over a year of controversy, U.S. health officials finally added warning labels to the medication Elmiron about the risk of vision loss and potential blindness. Recent studies have found that the popular prescription drug increases users’ likelihood of developing a rare retinal disease known as pigmentary maculopathy. On June 16, the U.S. Food and […]
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG announced plans to settle about 75% of the current claims against them alleging Roundup weed killer caused users to develop cancer. Currently Bayer and its subsidiary Monsanto company face over 125,000 product liability lawsuits in a massive Roundup herbicide litigation. On June 24, Bayer revealed in a company statement that the […]
In a recent class action lawsuit, hundreds of pages of court documents were unsealed over lawsuits against 3M company for defective military earplugs. The manufacturing giant faces thousands of lawsuits from injured veterans across the nation who claim 3M military earplugs contained flaws which contributed to hearing injures. On April 20, 2020 a federal judge […]
Every year thousands of consumers are injured by products at no fault of their own. Products with dangerous design flaws, defects, and lacking safety warnings have severely harmed people or, in some cases, caused their deaths. Everything from faulty car parts, unsafe ingredients in weed killer, or improper medication labeling has been found to be […]
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is one of the most devastating crimes in the world, many victims struggling with the fallout from their abuse for decades. Often childhood sexual abuse victims face difficulties as they grow into adults, not doing well in life. Survivors of CSA often face extreme mental, physical, and emotional trauma from their […]
Johnson & Johnson announced their decision to discontinue their talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada due to the fall in demand from mounting lawsuits of their baby powder causing cancer. On Tuesday May 19, the pharmaceutical and consumer goods giant announced that sales J&J baby powder have fallen due to allegations of […]
It what may be a first in the U.S., Texas judges requested a jury pool to a court proceeding via video teleconference due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping across the country. On May 18, a panel of judges and lawyers picked a jury over a Zoom conference video for a “summary jury […]
In light of the continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the United States’ judicial system, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) announced that oral arguments for their next hearing will proceed via telephone or videoconference, potentially setting an example for future hearings. Released in a Notice of Hearing Session issued April 24th, […]
In light of the coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. District Judge presiding over the Bard hernia mesh litigation decided to push the starting dates for the first two bellwether trials back to July and September 2020. U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus, who presides over all federal hernia mesh lawsuits against C.R. Bard, issued two case […]
After getting in a car accident, you may feel scared and stressed, especially if the car accident wasn’t your fault. However, following a simple checklist of easy-to-follow steps can remove the fear and worry that can follow after being a car accident. We want to provide you with the tools to help you feel prepared […]