As more vaping injury and addiction claims flood into the courts, the judge presiding over the JUUL litigation recently appointed lawyers for leadership positions in the MDL. Currently several dozen JUUL lawsuits pend in the federal courts, all raising similar claims that JUUL Labs failed to warn individuals about the high risk of addiction and […]

For years priests used the religious rule of “pontifical secrecy” as an excuse not to report cases of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. Now, that has come to an end. On December 17, Pope Francis announced the rule of pontifical secrecy no longer applies to cases of sexual abuse. The Vatican-based leader indicated this […]

Waves of JUUL Nicotine Addiction Lawsuits Expected in Multidistrict Litigation In anticipation of increasing numbers of injury and addiction claims against JUUL Labs, a federal judge approves of the direct filing of JUUL lawsuits into the JUUL federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) instead of separate state courts. Currently, several dozen lawsuits against JUUL Labs, manufacturers of […]

Victims Claim Hotels Ignored Sex Trafficking to Maintain Profits According to nearly two dozen lawsuits scattered across the U.S., hotels have been turning a blind eye to sexual trafficking and sex slavery in order to keep up their profits. The most recent to hit the media is a personal injury filed on behalf of a […]

Salesian School Covered Tracks of Predator Priests at Expense of Children More stories of Catholic priests abusing children come into the light as a Californian Catholic school comes under fire for allegations of covering up child sex abuse. CNN investigated the Salesians of Don Bosco and discovered priests and teachers at Don Bosco College, otherwise […]

Simple Process for Filing a Civil Suit Many clients wonder, "What does the process of filing a lawsuit even look like?" "What steps are involved in filing a lawsuit?" At AVA Law Group, we want to remove any confusion from this process so you can focus on healing and recovery. We created this infographic for […]

Lawsuits Continue to Climb Against Allergan for Rare Breast Implant-Caused Cancer Since Allergan recalled makes and models of their BIOCELL breast implants in July for causing a rare form of cancer, hundreds of women who underwent breast implant surgery are finding their cancer diagnoses were caused by defective Allergan breast implants. A recent breast implant […]

Head of Brooklyn Diocese Denies Sex Abuse Claim Against Him The bishop heading up the Brooklyn Diocese stands accused of child sex abuse just a month after his appointment to investigate clergy sex abuse allegations upstate. According to the New York Post, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio allegedly molested the now 56-year-old Mark Matzek while he was […]

First Three Bard Hernia Mesh Trials to be Scheduled for 2020 As thousands of Bard Hernia Mesh lawsuits pend in the federal court system, the U.S. district judge in change of the Bard federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) recently outlined the process for selecting several trial dates as part of the court’s “bellwether” process.   Currently […]

Fear and Lack of Evidence Hold Abuse Victims From Filing Lawsuits Against the Jehovah’s Witnesses As states across the country begin to change laws preventing sexual abuse survivors from seeking justice for their abuse, experts anticipate thousands of child sex abuse victims will come forward soon to file lawsuits against alleged abusers. On the opening […]