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 …
In a press release earlier this month, the FDA announced that it had voted 10-3 that they would push forward a contentious new pharmaceutical into the market despite warnings from Senators, NGOs and fellow FDA members. The new opiate, Dsuvia, is 10 times stronger than infamous Fentanyl and over 1000 times stronger than morphine. Critics …
Although roughly half a million people a year undergo hernia repair surgery, there have been a significant number of cases that have resulted in complications in the last 12 years. A hernia is often repaired using a mesh to support weak muscles that have allowed organs or tissues to protrude. When complications arise from the …
The New Jersey Bergen County Superior Court recently ruled in favor of 70-year old Mary McGinnis, granting her $68 million for injuries sustained from a transvaginal mesh implant. C.R. Bard was held responsible for selling defective medical devices. Doctors use transvaginal mesh to treat both Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) and Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) in …
The civil justice system in the United States was created to compensate people who were harmed by companies or individuals. The system has been well-utilized in past decades, with ten out of a 1000 individuals filing a civil lawsuit in 1993. Since then, however, the rate of filing civil lawsuits has been on a steady …
Johnson & Johnson was cleared of liability for the alleged presence of asbestos in their talcum powder in a New Jersey federal court last Thursday. The case was filed by Rosalind Henry over allegations that the company’s contaminated talcum powder caused the plaintiff mesothelioma. While the jury in New Brunswick returned a decision in favor …
Every day, people experience medical complications due to medical device defects. Zimmer and Stryker, two leading medical device manufacturers, are both involved in lawsuits filed against them for their defective medical devices. Plaintiff Patrick O’Shea has accused Zimmer Biomet of failing to warn him of the potential risks and design defects associated with the NexGen …
Hundreds of thousands of people were affected when Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina on September 14, 2018. While the rainfall may have stopped, many are still trying to recover from the flooding and immense property damage they incurred. One way to do that is by filing a flood insurance claim. This can be …
Hurricane Florence may have already moved out of North Carolina, but the damage left behind is going to take months or even years to recover from. Those in North Carolina are going to have many challenges to face during that time. One of them will be making claims for flood insurance. It is critical that …
A jury for the Maury County Tennessee Circuit Court ruled on September 19th, 2018, that Ameron International Corporation is responsible for $269,258.11 of a $2.1 million lawsuit. The jury found that Ameron’s products were unreasonably dangerous and that the company should have been able to predict the harm caused to former maintenance mechanic James W. …
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