This month, we will be looking at things that we cannot tell the jury during a trial. It is truly unfortunate that as the party with the burden of proof, meaning the party that has to prove everything by a standard more likely true than…
Shortly after the FDA approved the anti-coagulant “Pradaxa” in October 2010, patients started complaining of serious side effects. Prescribed to those with non-valvular atrial fibrillation to reduce risk of stroke, Pradaxa was hailed as the more convenient option to warfarin (Coumadin)—the leading anti-coagulant for many…
Nob Hill, San Francisco – Another San Francisco pedestrian accident this past Friday sent one pedestrian to the hospital and leaves me questioning the safety of rideshare services. According to police, the pedestrian, and elderly woman, was walking in the crosswalk at Jackson and Larkin when a Lyft driver made a…
A federal judge has opened the way for St. Jude Riata defibrillator lead lawsuits to move ahead, after rejecting the manufacturer’s claim of federal preemption protection. U.S. District Judge Selna, in the Central District of California, denied a motion to dismiss filed in five product…
A late January trial is scheduled to begin for the first federal Actos trial. This trial is set to begin on January 27 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, and will be the first to go before a jury in…
In the federal court system, a Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) has been established to centralize Byetta, Januvia, Janumet and Victoza pancreatic cancer lawsuits filed in U.S. District Courts by the users of these diabetic drugs. There are currently at least 262 cases consolidated as part of…
Would you walk into an emergency room if there was a sign on the door that read, ‘This emergency room received a D+ grade’ ? Probably not, unless you were in dire medical need. Unfortunately the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has released the…
Although this has been an unusually warm and January, it is only a matter of time before another round of snow and cold comes our way. This past December’s record lows, coupled with snowfall in the valleys, led to significant ice build-up and reminded us…
City Hall, San Francisco – At a special joint meeting of the Board of Supervisors and the Police Commission this past Thursday, concerned citizens packed the seats to speak out against the surge in the pedestrian fatality rate in the city. Although the high number of pedestrian fatalities sparked…
In personal injury and Mass Tort cases, most states have a 2 year Statute of Limitations, which typically begins to run from the date of the injury or when the injured party knew or should have know that the injury was cause by the defective…