It seems like U.S healthcare is more concerned about profits than patients these days. Now is the time to learn more about the latest legal battles patients face with conditions from head to toe and how to be your own best healthcare advocate, so you receive the care you deserve.
Amidst the growing number of hair relaxer lawsuits filed in courts around the country, a group of plaintiffs recently filed a motion to consolidate all federally filed cases in one court for coordinated pre-trial proceedings. Several manufacturers of these products oppose centralization and have filed…
A Delaware couple recently filed a new Exactech Optetrak lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. They seek compensatory and punitive damages arising from injuries allegedly suffered from the Exactech Optetrak Total Knee System. On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Judicial…
A New York man recently filed a new Exactech knee replacement system lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He claims that after he was implanted with the Exactech Optetrak Logic Total Knee System, he suffered from serious injuries.…
On October 7, 2022, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered that all federally filed Exactech joint lawsuits be centralized in the Eastern District of New York. U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis was appointed to oversee the pre-trial proceedings. Plaintiffs involved in the…
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…
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…
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…
A New York couple has filed a new Exactech lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. They claim that after one of them was implanted with the Exactech Optetrak Comprehensive Total Knee System, he suffered from serious injuries. He…
A Louisiana woman recently filed a new Exactech knee lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. She claims that after being implanted with the Exactech Optetrak Total Knee Replacement System, she suffered from serious injuries. Exactech Knee Fails in Two…
Back in February, Similac manufacturer Abbott voluntarily recalled many of its powdered formulas, including Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare. All were manufactured in Abbott’s Sturgis, Michigan facility. The recall followed consumer complaints related to bacterial contamination of the formulas and related infant hospitalizations and deaths. Now,…
