DePuy ASR Deadline The last date to enroll in the 2.5 billion dollar DePuy ASR hip settlement is April 1, 2014. The Depuy ASR metal on metal hip was recalled in 2010 and there are about 8 thousand eligible cases. An ASR hip implant patient has…
Minnesota Company Recalls Hundreds of Food Products Over Listeria Contamination A Minnesota company is recalling peanut butter, cheese, salsa, and spreads that are distributed nationwide under the brand names Happy Farms, Parkers, Parker Farms, Central Markets, Hy-Top, Amish Classic, Say Cheez, Win Schuler, and Bucky…
According to the U.S. federal court where the Stryker Rejuvenate hip lawsuits have been consolidated, the cases in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) will be ready for trial during the summer of 2015. Stryker Rejuvenate cases, are heading to early trial dates, known as “bellwether” trials,…
Flight 370 Could Spur Airline Safety Changes The mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 has left the families distraught over the lack of answers as to how an aircraft apparently disappeared and left no traces of its location. The only potential clues are allegedly…
Thousands of collage students use spring break to get away from the wintry north and head to some place warm. Some stay in the country and hit places like Florida and Texas, while others head out of the country to Mexico and beyond. Part…
AbbVie, the manufacturer of AndroGel, is exposed to another product liability lawsuit. Kimberly Dula, from Georgia claims that the company failed to warn about the heart risks from AndroGel. Dula claims that he suffered three heart attacks as a result of using the testosterone gel.…
The first St. Jude Riata federal bellwether trial has been scheduled for February 2015. This trial involves two filed product liability lawsuits against St. Jude. U.S. District Judge James V. Selna is presiding over the St. Jude Riata lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court…
We have posted many stories here about whistleblowers and how large corporations retaliate against them. Unfortunately for corporate defendants, this tactic can easily backfire. It may not necessarily cause a judge and jury to rule in a plaintiff’s favor, as in a Granuflo lawsuit, but…
Thoratec Corp., a mini heart pump manufacturing company, released an urgent safety advisory about the use of their pocket controller after four patients died and five others were injured due to the device’s use. The notice, which included new labeling of their HeartMate II LVAS…
In recent years, primetime television has been saturated with commercials advertising drugs to treat a condition called low testosterone, also known as low T. The pharmaceutical companies’ direct-to-consumer marketing appears to have worked, as annual testosterone prescriptions have increased more than five-fold from 2000 to…