Legal News & Consumer Rights

Report Suggests Speeding a Factor in Rising E-scooter Injuries

As e-scooters become more popular around the country, injuries are also becoming more numerous. Between 2014 and 2018, emergency room physicians treated nearly 40,000 broken bones, head injuries, and cuts and bruises resulting from scooter accidents, according to a study published in the scientific

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 23 Nov 2020

Report Suggests Speeding a Factor in Rising E-scooter Injuries

New York Catholic Diocese Declares Bankruptcy, While Reforms Considered Inadequate

The New York Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre on Long Island recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing the costs of lawsuits filed by child sexual abuse victims. The state’s Child Victims Act, which took effect in August 2019, allows survivors a one-year “look back”…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 19 Nov 2020

New York Catholic Diocese Declares Bankruptcy, While Reforms Considered Inadequate

CVS Pharmacy Faces Repeated Reprimands for Selling Expired Medications

Back in 2016, CVS Pharmacy agreed to pay $450,000 to settle charges that it sold expired over-the-counter drugs, infant formula, and dairy products in Pennsylvania stores. The case resulted from an investigation by the Health Care Section of the Attorney General’s office. During that investigation,…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 30 Oct 2020

CVS Pharmacy Faces Repeated Reprimands for Selling Expired Medications

J&J Agrees to $100 Million Settlement in Talc-Based Product Lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) recently reached a settlement agreement to resolve about 1,000 talcum-powder lawsuits. According to Bloomberg News, the move signals that the company “is trying to get ahead of the burgeoning litigation, with some 20,000 lawsuits still pending…” This news comes about the…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 30 Oct 2020

J&J Agrees to $100 Million Settlement in Talc-Based Product Lawsuits

Las Vegas Man Joins Thousands Who Have Filed a Boy Scouts Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

A Las Vegas man who claims to have been sexually abused by a Boy Scouts of America (BSA) scoutmaster for years recently filed a complaint against the organization. He joins the more than 100 other Nevada residents and tends of thousands of victims nationwide who…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 28 Oct 2020

Las Vegas Man Joins Thousands Who Have Filed a Boy Scouts Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

JUUL MDL Judge Sets Dates for Bellwether Trials

On October 2, 2020, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation centralized all federally filed JUUL lawsuits into one court in the Northern District of California. U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick was assigned to oversee the pre-trial proceedings. Currently, the parties are working tow

By Roopal Luhana

/ 25 Oct 2020

JUUL MDL Judge Sets Dates for Bellwether Trials

Three Woman Blame Vision Damage on Long-Term Elmiron Exposure

Three more plaintiffs have filed Elmiron lawsuits, claiming the interstitial cystitis (IC) medication caused serious vision problems. Alabama Woman Takes Elmiron for 18 Years, Then Suffers Vision Loss The first plaintiff is an Alabama woman who filed her case in the U.S. District Court for…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 20 Oct 2020

Three Woman Blame Vision Damage on Long-Term Elmiron Exposure

BD Alaris Infusion Pump Defects Results in Multiple Recalls

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

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 9 Oct 2020

BD Alaris Infusion Pump Defects Results in Multiple Recalls

Four Women Diagnosed with Vision Loss After Long-Term Elmiron Use

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…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 5 Oct 2020

Four Women Diagnosed with Vision Loss After Long-Term Elmiron Use

Missouri Man Diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer After 20+ Years on Zantac

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…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 3 Oct 2020

Missouri Man Diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer After 20+ Years on Zantac

Amid Increasing Lawsuits, Boy Scouts Complain About Legal Ads

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…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 1 Oct 2020

Amid Increasing Lawsuits, Boy Scouts Complain About Legal Ads

Medtronic MiniMed Recalls Affected Thousands of Patients

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…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 30 Sep 2020

Medtronic MiniMed Recalls Affected Thousands of Patients