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…
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
A Pennsylvania man recently filed a landmark lawsuit against the makers of ultra-processed foods, including Kraft-Heinz, Coca-Cola, Pepsi Co, General Mills, Nestle, Mars Incorporated, WK Kellogg Co., and more. He alleges that ultra-processed foods (UPF) are “inventions of modern industrial technolog
An Indiana married couple recently filed a new Depo-Provera lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Like other couples who have filed similar complaints, they claim that the use of the birth control injection led to the development of a…
A California woman recently filed a Depo-Provera lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleging that she suffered a brain tumor as a result of using the birth control medication. A recent study published in the British Medical Journal in…
A newly published study adds evidence to the theory that exposure to the herbicide paraquat may increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Paraquat’s major manufacturer—Syngenta—currently faces thousands of lawsuits filed by plaintiffs who claim they were diagnosed with Parkinson’s after y
On July 18, 2024, Bissell issued a recall of about 3.2 million steam cleaners in the United States, with an additional 355,000 recalled in Canada. Customers with these products should check them immediately to see if they may need to return them for a full…
The recent surge in popularity of Ozempic and other similar drugs—called GLP-1 inhibitors—has encouraged many people to take the medication for weight loss without incorporating recommended lifestyle changes like exercising and eating less. A recent study, however, warns against this approach. Scien
Last December, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered all federally filed Onewheel lawsuits centralized in the Northern District of California. The Honorable Beth Labson Freeman was appointed to oversee the proceedings. Now, according to a recent court order, the parties
On February 9, 2024, an Illinois woman filed a new Ozempic lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She claims that after taking the medication, she suffered from gastroparesis, also known as stomach paralysis. She seeks both compensatory and punitive…
On February 2, 2024, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered all federally filed GLP-1 receptor agonists lawsuits (including those involving Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro) consolidated in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The panel appointed the Honorable Gene E. K. Pr
Global pharmaceutical company Invidior, which makes a drug called Suboxone (buprenorphine), is defending an increasing number of lawsuits concerning the safety of the drug. Suboxone helps patients who are addicted to opioids to end their addiction, but plaintiffs claim it also causes tooth decay and
