Durham Gas Explosion Leads to Death and Multiple Injuries
On April 10, a 61-year old man—and owner of Kaffeinate Coffee Shop—was killed after a contractor, hired by Crown Castle, struck a gas line in downtown Durha...
Manufacturing Company 3M Faces Multidistrict Litigation for Defective CAEv2 Military Earplugs
The battle against the manufacturing company 3M persists as the number of cases filed against them continues to rise. This past July, 3M paid a settlement of $9...
Supreme Court Sides with Navy Veterans in Maritime Product Liability Case
On Tuesday, March 19, the United States Supreme Court held that a Navy contractor was liable for the damages that veterans sustained due to the exposure of mate...
Asbestos Found in Claire’s Cosmetics Leads to Class Action Lawsuit
This week, a class action lawsuit was initiated in New York Federal Court in response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s consumer advisory that ...
Whitley Law Firm Stands with Veterans Injured From 3M Earplugs
The field of battle is one that fraught with dangers and circumstances that demand the most of our service members. In order to fight for our freedom, it is par...
Reflecting on the Internet’s Influence on Personal Injury Law
The internet’s launch in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee 30 years ago this week was meant to establish a network of systems connected, but no one could have predicted...
FDA Takes Aim at Medical Devices Review Process as Lawsuits Mount
On February 12, 2019 the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened for its Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel to discuss the current regula...
Newborn Gastroschisis Linked to Opioids in CDC Study
A recent report released by the Center for Disease Control concluded that areas with high rates of opioid prescriptions have an increased prevalence of gastrosc...
Jury Awards $41 Million in Ethicon Pelvic Mesh Lawsuit
On January 31, a Jury from Philadelphia struck a blow to mega-medical device producer Johnson & Johnson, awarding a claimant $41 million for injuries relate...
FDA Warns Certain Antibiotic Can Cause Aortic Rupture
The Food and Drug Administration is updating warnings placed on fluoroquinolone antibiotics due to an increased chance of aortic dissections. The federal agency...