Popular homeopathic teething tablets and gels have been linked to the deaths of 10 children and 400 adverse reports. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to caregivers to stop using the products. The deaths and adverse events, which included fever, lethargy,…
The Smith & Nephew Birmingham hip was one of the first metal-on-metal hip replacement systems on the market, and immediately safety issues were raised concerning premature hip implant failure. Wisconsin Smith & Nephew Birmingham hip failure Steven Zingler, from Wisconsin filed a product liability lawsuit,…
Last week, Judge Brian R. Martinotti of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey appointed four outstanding women to the 14-member plaintiffs’ steering committee (PSC) in MDL 2750 for Invokana (Canagliflozin) Products Liability Litigation. Judge Martinotti’s appointment makes the PSC 28.5…
It is often said that a jury trial is about “getting to the truth,” but several facts are routinely withheld from the jury in a Tennessee personal injury trial. The Defendant Has Insurance or Significant Assets – In a personal injury trial, the defendant almost…
An off duty firefighter from North Charleston, South Carolina died on January 19 in a crash with a tractor trailer on Palmetto Commerce Parkway in Charleston. He was 34 years old. The Charleston Post and Courier reported that the firefighter lost his life in the…
Judges Donnelly, Brinkema, Burroughs and Dein Block Trump Order Amid Chaos Judges from three states took action immediately following President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking immigrants from the seven predominately Muslim nations from entering the United States. At 4:42 p.m. on Friday, President Trump’s order…
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the rate of truck accidents and fatalities has begun to creep up after several years of decline. The nearly 11 million trucks that travel U.S. roads each year make up only 4.7 percent of all passenger…
More people are dying on our highways and roadways. That’s according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). They released their most recent issue of “Traffic Safety Facts” in October 2016, in which they noted that the number of motor vehicle deaths during the…
The North Carolina Highway Patrol reported on January 2 that two motorcyclists died in Boardman, North Carolina, when their motorcycle struck a pickup truck that did not stop at a stop sign. Carl Foster Jr., 51, and Patricia Wright, 52, both of Denver, North Carolina,…
Spalding County State Court Judge Josh Thacker has dismissed a lawsuit claiming Snapchat’s speed filter tempted 18-year-old Christal McGee to accelerate to 113 mph before crashing into another car. According to the judge, Communications Decency Act (CDA) provides the social media company with immunity. McGee and…