Shortly after a California court linked glyphosate, the herbicide in the popular weed killer Roundup, to a plaintiff’s cancer, Los Angeles County officials ordered a moratorium on that same weed killer, citing a need for further research on the herbicide’s safety risks. “I am asking…
If you wanted to find a trampoline park about a decade ago, you’d have a hard time doing it, as there were only about three around at the time. Now, according to Today, there are roughly 800 such trampoline parks around the country, and though…
A New Jersey family has filed a new personal injury lawsuit against Apple after a man died following a fire they say was caused by an iPad. The case is pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and was filed…
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) will soon decide whether to consolidate all 3M dual-ended Combat Arms Earplug lawsuits into one federal court for pre-trial proceedings. Back in January 2019, a plaintiff filed a motion to transfer, asking the JPML to coordinate the litigation…
For years now, there has been a debate about whether Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer causes cancer. On March 20, 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released a statement saying that the herbicide glyphosate—the main ingredient in Roundup—was “probably carcinogenic to humans.”
As of September 30, 2018, the FDA had received 660 medical device reports of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), including nine deaths. Though not a form of breast cancer, BIA-ALCL is a cancer of the immune system that starts in the scar tissue…
In January 2019, Medtronic released an urgent medical device recall for over 150,000 Adapta, Versa, and Sensia pacemakers distributed worldwide between March 10, 2017 and January 7, 2019. In the U.S., over 13,000 of those devices are affected by the recall. Affected devices may experience…
The New Jersey Catholic dioceses recently released the names of 188 priests and deacons credibly accused of child sexual abuse. The release comes after Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal established a task force on September 6, 2018, to investigate allegations of sexual abuse within the…
On March 4, 2019, the FDA announced that Apotex—a Weston, Florida company—is voluntarily recalling four lots of Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol birth control tablets. The packs may contain incorrect tablet arrangements and/or be missing tablets. As a result of the error, patients may unknowingly
When metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacement implants first came on the market, they were advertised as being superior to other types of implants, providing for a stronger and more lasting hip joint repair. Numerous studies later revealed, however, that they actually created more serious risks than…
According to the Vancouver Sun, a Burnaby man recently filed a lawsuit in the British Columbia Supreme Court seeking to hold liable the manufacturer and seller of an e-cigarette he says exploded in his mouth. E-cigarettes contain small lithium-ion batteries that can be dangerous in…
After years of defending hip replacement lawsuits in courts around the country, DePuy Orthopaedics and parent company Johnson & Johnson have agreed to a $120 million settlement to resolve claims of false and unfair marketing made by 46 U.S. states. Though the company stated that…
