Legal News & Consumer Rights

Pokemon Go Game Makers Facing Trespassing Lawsuits

For the last several weeks we’ve been hearing about how people playing the popular game Pokemon Go have been hurting themselves. Some, after crashing their cars, have admitted to playing while behind the wheel. Others have fallen off cliffs, broken their ankles, or been hit…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 26 Sep 2016

Accidents Increasing Worldwide as Pokemon Players Get Behind the Wheel

The new popular game “Pokemon Go” has become a concern to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) and the American Automobile Association (AAA). That’s because some people aren’t putting the game away when they get behind the wheel. On July 18, 2016, Baltimore police…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 21 Sep 2016

New Report Indicates Olympus Withheld Important Scope Safety Information

The FDA announced a recall of the Olympus TJF-Q180V duodenoscope on January 15, 2016. The medical and surgical products company stated that it was recalling the product to update it with a new design and labeling modifications meant to reduce the risk of superbug infections…

By Kendra Goldhirsch

/ 19 Sep 2016

AAOS and Other Organizations Warn About Pokemon Go-Related Accidents

Since Pokemon Go exploded on the market several weeks ago, it’s become a phenomenon. According to reports released in July 2016, it’s quickly grown to be the biggest mobile game in U.S. history. That popularity has come with a price, however, people are getting injured…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 16 Sep 2016

OSHA Cites Ohio Ambulance Company for Healthcare Safety Violations

Emergency healthcare workers are at risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Paramedics, in particular, can be exposed to blood from trauma victims as they perform advanced life support procedures. Because of their work conditions—often unpredictable and stressful with patients who may be bleeding

By Steven Cohn

/ 13 Sep 2016

Cleveland Stone Company Exposes Workers to Noise, Dust Hazards

Cleveland Granite & Marble, a natural stone company that imports, fabricates, and installs kitchen countertops, bathroom vanities, and fireplace surrounds, was recently cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for exposing workers to harmful noise and respiratory damage at a

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 12 Sep 2016

NTP Warns PFOA Hazardous to the Human Immune System

A series of studies by what was called the “C8 Science Panel” which began in 2006 found that perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)—or “C8” as it’s sometimes called—was linked with high cholesterol, ulcerative colitis, thyroid disease, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and testicular and kidney cancer. Now, in

By Roopal Luhana

/ 6 Sep 2016

PPIs Too Often Prescribed to Patients Who Don’t Need Them

Popular heartburn drugs like Nexium and Prilosec (called “proton pump inhibitors” or “PPIs”) have been linked to a number of potential side effects, including dependency, chronic kidney disease, bone fractures and dementia. Though these drugs were designed to be used for short-term relief, studies h

By Roopal Luhana

/ 2 Sep 2016

Kentucky Plaintiff Blames Onglyza Manufacturers for His Heart Attack

On July 13, 2016, a Kentucky family filed a new lawsuit against the manufacturers of Onglyza, a type 2 diabetes drug. They claim that after the husband took the drug, he suffered from serious injuries. The filed the case in the Eastern District of Kentucky,…

By Kendra Goldhirsch

/ 31 Aug 2016

What Part Did Cleaning Machines Play in Duodenoscope Infections?

At the beginning of the year, the FDA announced a recall of the Olympus TJF-Q180V duodenoscope. A series of superbug bacterial infections had been linked to the device, and the manufacturer promised updates and a new design to reduce the infection risk. Indeed, according to…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 25 Aug 2016

MDL Court Orders AbbVie to Produce Files Related to 269 Adverse Event Report

All federal testosterone replacement therapy lawsuits were consolidated in one court in June 2014. They are now proceeding in the Northern District of Illinois, before District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly. Both sides have been preparing a small group of cases for early trial. These are…

By Kendra Goldhirsch

/ 24 Aug 2016

New York Finds PFOA Contamination in Hoosick Falls Municipal Landfill

In November 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent a letter to the Mayor of Hoosick Falls, New York, warning that they had found the groundwater and drinking water to be contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a toxic chemical used to make Teflon and other…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 23 Aug 2016