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Monsanto’s Roundup Comes Under Continued Legal Scrutiny

Posted on: April 12, 2018. Category: Product Liability

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The chemical conglomerate Monsanto, known both famously and infamously for its weed-killing product Round-Up, is hoping a judge in California will decide that the scientific evidence related to the claims of numerous plaintiffs against Monsanto is inadmissible. The lawsuits stem from a 2015 finding by a World Health Organization-affiliated International Agency for Research on Cancer …

Bair Hugger Blanket Cases Continue

Posted on: October 9, 2017. Category: Defective Products, Product Liability

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The goal of the Bair Hugger blanket system is to maintain a patient’s body temperature, which is crucial after surgery and often used in hospitals. This blanket system, manufactured by the 3M Company, uses convective warming to make sure the patient doesn’t get hypothermia, when the body loses heat too quickly. Forced-air warming, or convective …

Bair Hugger Cases Heat Up Around the Country

Posted on: October 5, 2017. Category: Defective Products, Personal Injury, Product Liability

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If you or someone you know has endured an infection related to the Bair Hugger surgical warming system, it’s not too late to take action. Lawsuits are heating up around the country as more injury cases are linked to this widely used “blanket” device for keeping the body adequately warm, especially during orthopedic surgeries such …

Johnson & Johnson to Pay $502M for DePuy Hip Implant Failures

Posted on: March 1, 2016. Category: Defective Products, Product Liability

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On Thursday, March 17th, 2016, a federal jury in Dallas ordered pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay roughly $502 million in damages to five plaintiffs who were injured by the company’s faulty Pinnacle hip implants. The replacement hips, manufactured by J&J subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics, have been known to have a high failure rate …

FDA Announces Recall of Zimmer Persona Knee Implant

Posted on: July 23, 2015. Category: Defective Products, Product Liability

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Zimmer Persona knee implants require a device called a Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial plate in order to function properly. Unfortunately, it is this very device that has been the target of a recent recall and numerous complaints from patients throughout the U.S. When complaints began to increase, Zimmer initiated a voluntary recall of the tibial …

Product Liability: Defective Manufacture vs. Defective Design

Posted on: December 25, 2012. Category: Dangerous Drugs, Defective Products, Product Liability

As consumers, we should not have to worry that we could be injured by the products that we have picked up directly off of the shelf. Unfortunately, this is a reality that we must be wary of. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), there were approximately 212,000 emergency room visits in 2002 alone …

Baby Bathers Recalled in Lieu of Defect

Posted on: September 28, 2012. Category: Defective Products, Personal Injury, Product Liability

Among the numerous recalls that have been implemented thus far in 2012, a frightening number of them have involved children’s toys and devices. First, a popular brand of infant sitting aids, Bumbo baby seats, were recalled after a flaw in the product’s design was discovered. The defect allowed for infants to easily maneuver their way …

Understanding Product Recalls and Liability of Manufacturers

Posted on: February 25, 2012. Category: Dangerous Drugs, Defective Products, Product Liability, Safety

Manufacturers of food products, children’s toys, drugs, medical devices, vehicles, and all other types of products are expected to maintain a certain standard when it comes to their inventions. They must have it approved and properly tested to ensure its safety when it reaches the consumer level. If they fail to have the drug approved …

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