The family of Joan Rivers reached a settlement earlier this month with the clinic and doctors that it sued for medical malpractice over her death. The doctors who operated on Rivers accepted responsibility for her death but the amount of the settlement was not disclosed.…
Johnson & Johnson for many years represented the risks of vaginal mesh implants for thousands of patients, according to the attorneys general of Washington state and California this week as they filed lawsuits against the healthcare giant. One of the patients named in one of…
Railroad executives and, to a large extent, federal railroad safety regulators classify crashes between trains and cars or trucks at grade-level crossings as a form of trespassing. The basic assumption is that drivers could and should have stayed out of the path of the onrushing…
Jury Awards $55 Million in St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Trial – May 2016 A St. Louis, Missouri jury slapped Johnson and Johnson with a multi-million dollar verdict after a woman claimed their Talcum Powder products gave her ovarian cancer. This is the pharmacy giant’s second…
The federal multidistrict litigation against Cook Medical took another positive step recently. Cook Medical and plaintiffs have agreed to bellwether cases that will be prepared for early trial dates. Cook IVC Filter Federal MDL All federal product liability and personal injury lawsuits over complications with…
There are over 100,000 vaginal mesh injury lawsuits pending nationwide, involving claims that women suffered painful and serious side effects/complications after receiving pelvic mesh products sold by Johnson & Johnson (J&J), American Medical Systems (AMS), Bard, and Boston Scientific among others. Now J&J, the largest…
Memorial Day Weekend. Fourth of July. Labor Day Weekend. Pool parties. BBQs. The official start of summer kicks off a season that brings many opportunities for getting together with friends and family. Unfortunately, the opportunity for drinking too much – and being the victim of a drunk driver –…
Memorial Day, an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings, picnics and participating in parades. Unofficially, at least,…
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash which lead to the fatality of a motorcyclist on the Bay Bridge early last Friday, according to new sources. As a San Francisco motorcycle accident attorney, I am saddened to learn of so many recent motorcycle and scooter…
According to orthopedic experts, we have only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to painful revisions for failing hip metal on metal implants. Poor patients, they were sold a bill of goods from the orthopedic device manufacturers and the orthopedic doctors who…