A New Mexico man recently filed a new Instant Pot Duo pressure cooker lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. He claims that he was seriously injured by the cooker and that the manufacturer, Midea America Corp., sold a product…
Pressure cookers have long been hailed as convenient kitchen appliances, promising to reduce cooking times while locking in flavors. According to many consumer reports, however, they’re not always as safe as they are advertised to be. Three plaintiffs have come forward, each with claims of…
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
On October 4, 2023, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federally filed Uber sexual assault lawsuits in the Northern District of California. When the plaintiffs first filed the motion for consolidation, there were 22 cases pending in 11 districts. At the…
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
On December 1, 2023, a group of plaintiffs filed a motion request with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all federally filed Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro lawsuits, alleging gastrointestinal and associated injuries. All of these products include medications ca
On December 11, 2023, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered that all federally filed Onewheel injury-related lawsuits be consolidated into the Northern District of California. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman was appointed to oversee the proceedings. The judge met with
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been looking into the potential side effects of diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, including suicidal ideation. The administration noticed potential signals of the serious risk in the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS), which co
On July 2020, a California woman in her mid-20s and her friend called an Uber driver to pick them up in West Hollywood at about 3:48 a.m. The driver offered them water when he arrived. After drinking it, they passed out. They woke up later…
In a significant development, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is poised to propose a ban on certain hair-straightening products, specifically those containing formaldehyde and other formaldehyde-releasing chemicals like methylene or glycol. These chemicals are common in various hair rela
