On June 14, 2022, a group of plaintiffs filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all Exactech joint replacement lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiffs claim that each of…
According to a new order signed by paraquat MDL Judge Rosenstengel, the date of the first paraquat trial has been delayed. Previously, the first trial was expected to begin on November 15, 2022. But because of a growing number of new cases joining the litigation…
On June 11, 2022, a New York couple filed a new Exactech lawsuit against the makers of the Exactech Optetrak Total Knee System. Doctors implanted the system into one of the plaintiffs, and he claims that he later suffered from serious injuries. He seeks compensatory…
The Atlantic hurricane season is underway, running from June 1 to November 30. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) has predicted an above-average hurricane season for the seventh year in a row due to La Nina and high Atlantic temperatures. Louisiana already faces multiple…
On June 2, 2022, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urged consumers to immediately stop using Mobility Transfer Systems adult portable bed rails. “These products can create an entrapment hazard and pose a risk of serious injury or death to users,” the CPSC wrote. This…
Add an NFL star to the tragically long list of famous and less-well-known individuals taken too soon by an “accidental” fentanyl overdose. News broke on July 1, 2022, that fentanyl use contributed to the death of 26-year-old Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jaylon Ferguson. Before turning pro,…
A DUI suspect is blamed for a double fatal accident near the Tachi Palace Casino Resort in Lemoore, California. The California Highway Patrol says the accident occurred late Friday night near the intersection of Jersey Avenue and 17th Avenue on July 1, 2022. KGPE-TV reports…
A new study published in the JAMA Network Open reports that gestational age can greatly affect outcomes related to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a dangerous gastrointestinal infection. Other research has connected the use of cow’s milk formula in premature infants with a greater risk of NEC.…
A California mom recently filed a new baby food lawsuit against Nurture, Inc. and Gerber Products Company on behalf of her son. She claims that the manufacturers knowingly sold baby food that contained dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals like mercury, lead, and arsenic, which…
Following a months-long shortage of infant formula caused in part by the shut-down of the Abbott Laboratories facility in Sturgis, Michigan, Abbott has now resumed operations at that facility. The hope is that this move will soon result in the shelves being restocked with the…