Exclusively focused on representing plaintiffs, especially in mass tort litigation, Eric Chaffin prides himself on providing unsurpassed professional legal services in pursuit of the specific goals of his clients and their families.
In June 2015, professors of medicine Steven Woloshin and Lisa M. Schwartz from the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice published an editorial on testosterone drug risks in the Washington Post. In it, the authors criticized testosterone drug therapy manufacturers for creating
Nissan Motor Company has reported another incident involving a defective Takata air bag. In the past couple of years, Takata air bags have been linked with dangerous explosions that have caused serious injuries and even death. This time, it seems the air bag explosion caused…
Brooklyn resident Shirley Miller was turning 32 years old in 2008. A native Israeli working as a veterinarian at the Humane Society, she was crossing over Ninth Avenue at 48th Street in Midtown Manhattan on her birthday when she was struck by a Duane Reade…
For the past decade or so, manufacturers of testosterone replacement products have been telling men that a little more testosterone won’t hurt them. Advertising campaigns have created the impression that typical symptoms of aging, including fatigue, muscle loss, and reduced libido, are all signs of…
One Trek bicycle rider became a quadriplegic after enduring an accident on his bike. Another fractured a wrist, and a third suffered facial injuries. Trek Bicycles received reports that these three injuries were related to a quick-release lever or “skewer” that became lodged in the…
On June 6, 2014, all federal testosterone replacement therapy [TRT] lawsuits were consolidated into one court in the Northern District of Illinois. Claims include those made against both the name-brand and generic manufacturers of testosterone replacement drugs. Generic drug defendants have recently
At the beginning of April 2015, over 1,300 lawsuits had been filed in the testosterone therapy MDL taking place in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiffs are typically men who suffered serious side effects, such as heart attack or…
According to an April 21, 2015 announcement by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), consumers should stop using certain Trek bicycles immediately and contact an authorized retailer for important recall repairs. Three Trek bicycle owners were seriously injured because of a design defec
Takata is having a hard time keeping up with demand for air bag replacement parts. Though the company has refused to expand previous recalls that focus only on hot and humid parts of the country, car manufacturers like Honda and Toyota have broadened their recalls…
Woodcraft Supply, LLC, one of the nation’s largest suppliers of woodworking tools and supplies, announced on March 30, 2015, that they had added the SawStop Jobsite Saw to their product line. SawStop table saws come with flesh-detecting technology that stops the blade from rotating within…
Takata has been struggling to meet demand for replacement parts. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), as of February 2015, nearly 90 percent of vehicles with defective Takata air bags had still not been repaired. Some of the problem is that owners…
All U.S. federal Xarelto lawsuits were consolidated in one court in the Eastern District of Louisiana in December 2014. Now, plaintiffs have filed a new Xarelto class action case in Canada, seeking to gain compensation for Canadian patients who took the drug and later suffered…
