As Samsung is still reeling from is Galaxy Note 7 recall and lawsuits, the company is now facing recalls and more lawsuits – this time from top-load washers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently issued a warning to consumers that certain top-loading Samsung washing…
Since 1973, Michigan has been a no-fault state; it is the only state in the nation that covers unlimited lifetime medical benefits for those seriously injured in an auto accident. What does this mean to you, the Michigan resident? It means that if you are…
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), a total of 3,660 people died in large truck crashes in 2014. Sixteen percent of these were truck occupants, but the majority—68 percent—were occupants of other passenger vehicles. Fifteen percent were pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists. Though…
Tyson Foods, Inc. is the latest food company issuing a recall. The Sedalia, Missouri company is recalling around 132,520 pounds of chicken nuggets because they may contain hard plastic foreign matter. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspecion Service (FSIS) made the announcement…
TheProductLawyers.com reports on a recent delay issued by the FDA for a possible antidote to Xarelto, a blood-thinning drug that has allegedly caused a number of adverse side effects for patients.
After over a decade of intense advocacy, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a rule that will ban nursing homes and long term care facilities from requiring their residents to “agree to” pre-dispute arbitration as a condition for receiving federal money…
A New Jersey Transit train crashed into a platform in Hoboken during this morning’s rush-hour commute, leaving multiple people injured at one of the busiest stations in the New York metropolitan area. Social media images are showing severe structural damage at the terminal and part…
One of the main safety concerns associated with the blood-thinner Xarelto (rivaroxaban) and other similar anticoagulant drugs is that there is no readily available antidote. Patients taking warfarin, the leading anticoagulant for decades, who experience excessive bleeding events, can be treated with vitamin K injections,…
An interesting railroad worker cancer lawsuit is currently under way in Illinois. The plaintiff, who began working on tracks and in rail yards during the late 1970s for a company that was later purchased by Union Pacific, is now dying from acute myeloid leukemia (AML).…
TheProductLawyers.com reports on litigation issues plaguing Johnson & Johnson dealing with their talcum powder products.