The Bairs Foundation offers a litigation funding alternative to plaintiffs who need help making ends meet during the course of their lawsuits. At 7% simple interest, our model is substantially different from that of the vast majority of the non-recourse lending industry. In addition, we…
In April 2018, plaintiffs filed a motion with the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all federally-filed C. R. Bard hernia mesh lawsuits into one court for pre-trial proceedings. The plaintiffs argue for consolidating all C. R. Bard hernia mesh lawsuits…
In March 2018, manufacturers of the multiple sclerosis (MS) drug Zinbryta (daclizumab) initiated a worldwide withdrawal of the drug because of reports of brain inflammation linked to the drug. Now, a recent report on the drug in a Spanish medical journal raises questions about the…
A Florida judge allows the attorneys at Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A. to go after punitive damages against Zimmer Biomet as part of three Florida residents’ lawsuit in Fort Lauderdale. Punitive damages are a type of financial punishment against a company for intentionally bad behavior…
After a number of years since Disney/Pixar released their movie, “The Incredibles,” the sequel called “The Incredibles 2” has been released for summer enjoyment in 2018. However, with the big hit coming into theaters, there has also been a warning issued by theaters of the…
In Freeman v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc., the Nebraska Supreme Court deliberated on whether the district court erred in blocking expert testimony. The case has been bouncing around Nebraska courts since the 1990s. Aimee Freeman (the plaintiff) brought a product liability claim against Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.…