As more and more former patients of Larry Nassar step forward with stories that, by now, are all too familiar, Michigan State University finds itself facing maybe the most important question in its 162 year history: https://mobile.twitter.com/cate_hannum/status/832445024918974464/photo/1…
This past December, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of six models of Barnett Outdoors crossbows after hunters were seriously injured while using the crossbows. The recalled models are the Barnett Ghost 415 Monochrome Model #78044, the Barnett Ghost 415 Mossy Oak…
A new class action lawsuit was filed against 3T heater-cooler device manufacturer LivaNova, formerly Sorin Group Deutschland GMBH, on January 24, 2017. The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Columbia Division. The plaintiff asserts that he and…
Washington State representatives are drafting a bill tentatively called the Driving Under the Influence of Electronics Act, which could ban all driver use of handheld devices. Last week, Representatives of AAA, Harborview Medical Center, Washington State Patrol, Washington DECA high-school students, and the insurance industry…
Did you know that prolonged or repeated breath holding is dangerous? The family of a 21-year-old man who died after going into cardiac arrest while performing a grueling underwater endurance process have reached an out-or-court settlement of $600, 000. In a court affidavit, the victim’s…
Emma Andrade, Plaintiff-Appellant vs. Margaret Johnson, Defendant-Appellee, Court of Appeals No. 15CA1664, Court of Appeals of Colorado, Division V. (Oct. 6, 2016) is a district court case in Colorado Springs for damages she suffered when Andrade slipped and fell on a sidewalk adjacent to Johnson’s…
The antipsychotic drug Risperdal has been linked to gynecomastia – the growth of breast tissue in boys and men. Now, thousands of Risperdal cases have been filed in Los Angeles and Philadelphia to hold pharmaceutical manufacturer Johnson & Johnson accountable for failing to adequately warn…
Over the last decade, auto crash fatalities nationwide had been declining to record-low numbers. From 2009 to 2014, traffic deaths hovered around 32,000 to 33,000 per year, significantly below the 51,000 deaths per year in 1979 and 1980. But over the last two to three…
It is dangerous, illegal, and has become an epidemic. Nearly half of teenage and adult drivers admit that they have done it. Despite campaigns to try to discourage it, laws to prohibit it, and more, texting is still one of the most dangerous distractions for…
An Alaska couple has filed a new Stryker hip lawsuit concerning the Accolade TMZF femoral stem with the LFIT V40 head against the hip implant manufacturer. A number of other plaintiffs have filed similar lawsuits claiming that the LFIT V40 is defective, and leads to…