The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the Class 1 recall of Medtronic Pipeline Vantage embolization devices due to reports of 17 injuries and four deaths. Doctors use these devices to treat bulges in the artery walls of the brain (aneurysms). A Class…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced the recall of about 10,300 Onasti Toddler Tower Stools. The stools can collapse or tip over while in use, posing serious fall and injury hazards to children. At the time of the recall, the manufacturer—Blissful-Time of…
If you decide to take a walk in your town or city, beware. It’s dangerous out there. According to preliminary data released by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), there has been a nearly 50 percent increase in pedestrian fatalities compared to a decade ago.…
District Judge Renee M. Bumb, who is currently overseeing the centralized Valsartan litigation in the District of New Jersey, recently received a motion from plaintiffs to establish a qualified settlement fund for certain cases subject to settlement and appoint a settlement administrator and custodian for…
A Montana man recently filed a new Crock-Pot pressure cooker lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. He claims that when he was using the Crock-Pot Express Crock Multicooker, it malfunctioned, causing him to suffer from serious injuries. His case joins…
A recent study published in Nature showed that individuals using medications like Ozempic and Wegovy had a lower risk of some health issues—including seizures, blood clotting disorders, and Alzheimer’s disease—but a higher risk of gastrointestinal disorders, pancreatitis and arthritis. Though these drugs have exploded in…
At least 167 women have filed sexual abuse lawsuits against Dr. Barry J. Brock, an obstetrician-gynecologist who worked at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California, from 1979 through 2018 and retained his clinical privileges there until mid-2024. Both Brock and Cedars-Sinai are named as…
Aiken, SC – Michael Poda, 34, a band teacher at Schofield Middle School in Aiken, South Carolina, has been charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Authorities say the arrest followed a tip received by the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, prompting…
Monterey, CA – On the late night of Monday, July 14, 2025, a five-vehicle collision on northbound Highway 1 caused one person to sustain major injuries and several others to suffer minor injuries, according to KSBW. The California Highway Patrol reports that the crash occurred…
Conneaut, OH – Wayde Shankle, 35, who previously worked as a nurse aide at Villa at the Lake in Conneaut, is facing serious felony charges after allegedly sexually assaulting elderly residents under his care. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday that Shankle has been…
