As e-scooters become more popular around the country, injuries are also becoming more numerous. Between 2014 and 2018, emergency room physicians treated nearly 40,000 broken bones, head injuries, and cuts and bruises resulting from scooter accidents, according to a study published in the scientific journal…
The New York Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre on Long Island recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing the costs of lawsuits filed by child sexual abuse victims. The state’s Child Victims Act, which took effect in August 2019, allows survivors a one-year “look back”…
Back in 2016, CVS Pharmacy agreed to pay $450,000 to settle charges that it sold expired over-the-counter drugs, infant formula, and dairy products in Pennsylvania stores. The case resulted from an investigation by the Health Care Section of the Attorney General’s office. During that investigation,…
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) recently reached a settlement agreement to resolve about 1,000 talcum-powder lawsuits. According to Bloomberg News, the move signals that the company “is trying to get ahead of the burgeoning litigation, with some 20,000 lawsuits still pending…” This news comes about the…
On October 2, 2020, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation centralized all federally filed JUUL lawsuits into one court in the Northern District of California. U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick was assigned to oversee the pre-trial proceedings. Currently, the parties are working toward…
Three more plaintiffs have filed Elmiron lawsuits, claiming the interstitial cystitis (IC) medication caused serious vision problems. Alabama Woman Takes Elmiron for 18 Years, Then Suffers Vision Loss The first plaintiff is an Alabama woman who filed her case in the U.S. District Court for…
On August 4, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, announced four voluntary recalls affecting the company’s infusion pumps. These are large volume infusion pumps that deliver controlled amounts of medications, fluids, blood products, and blood to patients as needed.…
Four new Elmiron lawsuits have recently been filed in courts around the country. All of the plaintiffs claim that after using the interstitial cystitis (IC) medication, they suffered from vision damage and vision loss. Wisconsin Woman Declared Legally Blind After Using Elmiron for 20 Years…
A Missouri man recently filed a new Zantac (ranitidine) lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He claims to have suffered from significant injuries after taking the acid-reducing drug and seeks compensation from the drug makers. After Over 20 Years…
As part of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy proceedings, survivors of child sexual abuse within the organization have until November 16, 2020, to file a claim. To make sure all victims are aware of their rights, many law firms have released advertisements on…
