The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has issued tighter regulations for surgical transvaginal mesh products that are designed to address pelvic organ prolapse, which is a condition that occurs when the pelvic floor is no longer able to support a woman’s pelvic organs. The surgical mesh is intended to…
Malpractice claims are quite prevalent these days, and there have been concerns for a long time about which physicians are most prone to malpractice claims. This has raised the important question of whether certain physicians are sued more than others and whether those physicians share certain characteristics. A recent study…
Wright Medical, the developer and manufacturer of the Conserve metal-on-metal hip implant, has asked the federal judge overseeing the multi-district litigation in Georgia to vacate the $11 million verdict that the jury returned during the first bellwether trial. A multi-district litigation (“MDL”) is a special proceeding used to consolidate numerous…
Earlier this month, a Nebraska court heard a case brought by a woman who was injured when she stepped back to avoid an approaching dog that she thought was going to attack her. The court ultimately determined that the plaintiff’s case should be able to proceed towards trial, despite the…
Johnson & Johnson, fabricante de la marca Ethicon de productos de malla transvaginal, ha acordado pagar $120 millones para resolver las primeras 2,000 a 3,000 demandas presentadas en corte alegando que los productos hizo que los demandantes sufrieran lesiones y daños graves. Esta es la primera vez que Johnson &…
Johnson & Johnson, a manufacturer of Ethicon brand transvaginal mesh products, has agreed to pay $120 million to settle the first 2,000 to 3,000 lawsuits filed against it alleging that the products caused the plaintiffs severe injuries and damages. This is the first time that Johnson & Johnson has entered…
The Air Quality Management District in California has filed an action against SoCalGas, seeking damages associated with the large-scale methane gas leak that has caused numerous incidences of illness throughout the San Fernando Valley region. The lawsuit seeks a total of $440,000 in damages for each day of the leak,…
Cada año en los Estados Unidos, hay aproximadamente 32,000 personas muertas en accidentes de tráfico. Muchos más sufren daños graves y debilitantes que duran toda la vida. Los accidentes ocurren por muchas razones. Hay tormentas de nieve y hielo en la carretera, y la mayoría de los conductores sin querer…
Each year in the United States, there are approximately 32,000 people killed in car accidents. Many more suffer severe and debilitating injuries that last a lifetime. Accidents occur for many reasons. There are snow storms and icy road conditions, and most drivers have at one point or another inadvertently drifted into another…
Una demanda presentada por el Procurador General de California alegando que las galletas Nabisco Ginger Snap contienen nueve veces la cantidad de plomo permitido según la ley de California, ha llegado a un acuerdo de $750.000. El Fiscal General de California, junto con 11 fiscales del distrito, interpuso el recurso…