It wasn’t long ago that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall of over 300,000 MiniMed 600 series insulin pumps because of a potentially dangerous malfunction. The FDA identified this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type, and…
Earlier this year, I blogged about bicycle safety in Michigan. The State of Michigan takes this topic seriously and earlier this month ran a bicycle safety enforcement campaign. The campaign involved 5 cities, selected because of their incidence of bike-related traffic collisions. Between September 9…
On April 3, 2020, The European Medicines Agency (EMA)—the European equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—recommended the suspension of all ranitidine (Zantac) medicines due to the presence of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a cancer-causing agent. The FDA had made a similar move on April…
Connecting with elderly loved ones during the COVID-19 outbreak became a challenge for most families, so The Cochran Firm Texas felt it needed to step up and help. On September 23, the Cochran Firm Texas delivered new video conferencing devices to Dallas and Houston area…
It has been six months since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered retailers to stop selling all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine medications, commonly known as Zantac. Taking Zantac (Ranitidine) to treat a simple condition such as heartburn, unfortunately, has led to more severe…
Ford is recalling approximately 38,000 of the 2020 Mustangs to replace a defective brake pedal bracket. The only Mustangs being recalled have the 10-speed automatic transmissions. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that the brake pedal bracket can break without warning when the…
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The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy. Facing hundreds of lawsuits from men who say they were sexually abused as Scouts, the organization is using the Chapter 11 process to create a trust to provide compensation to victims. On May 18, 2020, the…
In an unusual move, e-commerce giant Amazon has settled a product liability claim, paying the plaintiff an undisclosed amount for injuries she suffered because of an allegedly defective product purchased on the site. The settlement brings to a close a case that was pending in…
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC, CSSC The following is adapted from The Art of Settlement. Consider this scenario: you represent a current Medicare beneficiary in a third-party liability case. As part of the workup of the case, you determine the client will need…
You may be suffering from mental trauma after a Detroit automobile crash if you are experiencing anxiety, stress, bouts of anger and panic attacks. These are some of the symptoms of the debilitating, psychological suffering that car crash victims face for years – or even…
