Today, Exactech, a Gainesville, Florida medical device manufacturer, added 40,000 hip implants to its list of defective medical implant recalls. Exactech had already recalled over 90,000 hips,140,000 knees, and about 2,500 ankles. All of the recalls related to a failure of the polyethylene parts in…
Exactech has added another 40,000 hip implants to its growing list of defective medical implants. On August 11, 2022 the company announced it was recalling another group of implants over failure of polyethylene liners in the devices. The latest recalled Exactech implants are; –…
After a lot of back-and-forth in Congress, the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 (S.3373) has finally been signed into law. President Biden signed the bill on Wednesday, August 10th, 2022. The Act will allow military veterans, their families, and civilian residents who lived or…
On August 2, 2022, the White House issued a press release from President Joe Biden that he will sign into law the Camp Lejeune Justice Act providing veterans and their families an opportunity to seek justice after having suffered from the contaminated water at Camp…
Archbishop Paul Russell, a Detroit auxiliary bishop, is the subject of a sexual abuse lawsuit filed in Massachusetts. The lawsuit stems from sexual abuse that occurred when the survivors was a 12-year-old parishioner at Saint Mary of the Sacred Heart Parish in Lynn in 1989…
Summer brings idyllic temperatures and sunny evenings, and many living or vacationing in Ohio will take advantage of the weather and spend time on residential boats this summer. Boating is incredibly popular in Ohio, and the state ranks in the top 10 for registered residential…
A devastating accident in northern Kern County claimed two lives and left three other victims badly injured. The California Highway Patrol says the accident occurred on Sunday morning sometime before 2 a.m. outside of Delano on Highway 155/Garces Highway. KGET-TV reported the collision happened along…
Yes, a motorcycle passenger can make an insurance claim after an accident. There are three possible options. The injured motorcycle passenger can make an insurance claim against: The offending driver who hit the motorcycle The person operating the motorcycle The injured passengers own motorcycle insurance.…
We often have clients struck by an unknown driver that flees the scene. If the police are unable to locate the hit and run driver, clients typically wonder if they can recover compensation for their injuries against an unknown driver. The answer is yes—if you…
Have you or any loved one/family member served, lived or worked at the US Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, including Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in North Carolina from August 1, 1953 through December 31, 1987? If so, and if there has been…
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) states that deaths of children under 13 in car crashes have declined since 1975, but crashes still cause one of every four unintentional injury deaths in this age group. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes…
A group of plaintiffs recently filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all federally filed Tylenol autism/ADHD lawsuits into one court for pre-trial proceedings. This, after nearly 20 parents filed claims against makers of Tylenol and other brands…
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that sexual orientation is a protected class under the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act (“Elliot-Larsen”). This decision means that members of the LGBTQ+ community cannot be discriminated against in housing, employment, and other facets of life due to their sexual…
Congress is soon expected to pass the Camp Lejeune Justice Act. This legislation, when enacted, would allow people exposed to contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and New River Air Station from 1953 to 1987 to sue the government and potentially recover damages for…
