A Texas woman recently filed a new Uloric lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She filed the case individually and on behalf of the estate of her family member, who passed away on October 31, 2017. She claims that…
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 pati
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…
It wasn’t long ago that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall of over 300,000 MiniMed 600 series insulin pumps because of a potentially dangerous malfunction. The FDA identified this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type, and…
On April 3, 2020, The European Medicines Agency (EMA)—the European equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—recommended the suspension of all ranitidine (Zantac) medicines due to the presence of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a cancer-causing agent. The FDA had made a similar move o
In an unusual move, e-commerce giant Amazon has settled a product liability claim, paying the plaintiff an undisclosed amount for injuries she suffered because of an allegedly defective product purchased on the site. The settlement brings to a close a case that was pending in…
Back in 2019, witness testimony in a Boy Scouts of America (BSA) trial revealed that more than 12,000 victims had been sexually abused while in the organization. The witness had been hired by the Boy Scouts to go through its “red flag” files concerning perpetrators…
Victims of abuse within the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) may wonder if it’s too late to file a claim against the organization. What if the abuse happened 10 or 20 years ago or more? It used to be that state law restricted the time…
Over 200 people recently joined together to file a new Zantac class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. This is the location of the current consolidated Zantac MDL, which was formed in February 2020. The plaintiffs bring the action…
Hundreds of business owners, denied insurance coverage on their COVID-19 losses, have filed lawsuits in courts around the country hoping to force insurance companies to pay damages. In April 2020, a group of such companies filed a motion with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML)…
