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 Durham, North Carolina. According to a press conference given by Durham officials, this explosion injured numerous others and engulfed the city skyline in smoke. At the Whitley Law Firm, …
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 materials that contained the carcinogen, Asbestos. The two plaintiffs in the case, Kenneth McAfee and John DeVries, alleged that the manufacturer failed to warn the servicemembers of the …
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 certain talc-based cosmetic products sold nation-wide and online by the popular children’s makeup brand Claire’s contained unsafe levels of asbestos. Claire’s joins a growing group of cosmetic companies facing …
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 the monumental and cultural shift our society was about to embark on with the introduction of this groundbreaking technology. The practice of law is at its core …
On February 12, 2019 the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened for its Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel to discuss the current regulatory practices regarding implanted medical devices. These types of devices have had a history of being involved in numerous legal battles over the years. Products such as vaginal mesh and metal …
A recent report released by the Center for Disease Control concluded that areas with high rates of opioid prescriptions have an increased prevalence of gastroschisis, which is a serious birth defect of the abdominal wall. Specifically, data from 14 states in 2011 through 2015 shows that gastroschisis was 1.6 times more prevalent in counties with …
On January 31, a Jury from Philadelphia struck a blow to mega-medical device producer Johnson & Johnson, awarding a claimant $41 million for injuries related to a faulty pelvic mesh device. The jury awarded compensation based on a collection of damages, including $25 million in punitive damages, $15 million of compensation for damages, and $1 …
The Food and Drug Administration is updating warnings placed on fluoroquinolone antibiotics due to an increased chance of aortic dissections. The federal agency will be adding this information to the drug’s prescription as well as any medication guides distributed to patients. This new warning comes from multiple reports that linked fluoroquinolones to aortic dissections, a …
In a lawsuit filed against Monsanto company, attorneys representing plaintiff Richard Giglio requested an expedited trial due to Giglio’s short time left to live. Giglio, a California resident, was fatally diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The diagnosis is attributed to exposure to toxic chemicals in the weed killer called, Roundup. On November 30, Monsanto’s legal team …
The state of Florida is suing Walgreens and CVS, two of the largest national drugstore chains, over a failure to properly address the demand and supply of opioids into Florida. State Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office announced that it had added the two companies to the state’s ongoing lawsuit against OxyContin producers and distributors. In …
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