Takata Fines And Settlement In Airbag Case Come To $1 Billion
Takata Plead Guilty In Court As Part Of A Settlement Of Charges. On February 27, 2017, Takata Corporation pled guilty in U.S. federal court to a felony charge as part of a $1 billion settlement of charges stemming from its faulty airbag inflators. The proposed settlement includes compensation funds for automakers and victims of the … [Read more...] about Takata Fines And Settlement In Airbag Case Come To $1 Billion
Bishop Tells Role in Case
Bishop Thomas Daily Role In Abuse Case. Brooklyn Bishop Thomas Daily testified behind closed doors yesterday about his role in the Catholic Church's bungled handling of Boston pedophile priest John Geoghan. Daily's statements, made during a sworn deposition in a series of lawsuits stemming from Geoghan's abuse, will remain secret … [Read more...] about Bishop Tells Role in Case
Fourth Circuit Upholds Verdict in Transvaginal Mesh Case
Transvaginal Mesh Case Verdict. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the first jury verdict arising from multidistrict litigation involving more than 70,000 cases against the makers of transvaginal mesh medical devices. The jury had awarded a woman and her husband $250,000 in compensatory damages and … [Read more...] about Fourth Circuit Upholds Verdict in Transvaginal Mesh Case
Potential Cases to be Selected for Second Mirena IUD Trial
A recent court order has directed the parties to select seven cases that may be included in the second Mirena intrauterine device (IUD) trial. According to a court order filed on March 17, 2015, each side must select seven cases for potential inclusion in the Second Disposition Pool. The case is In Re: Mirena Litigation, Case No. … [Read more...] about Potential Cases to be Selected for Second Mirena IUD Trial
$5.7 Million Verdict against Johnson & Johnson in Pelvic Mesh Case
Verdict Against Pelvic Mesh Case. A California jury returned a $5.7 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson last week in the first test case over one of its newest pelvic mesh slings. Similar devices have been named in thousands of lawsuits across the country. Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary, Ethicon Inc., has lost … [Read more...] about $5.7 Million Verdict against Johnson & Johnson in Pelvic Mesh Case
Case over Stryker Bone Medical Devices
Case Over Stryker Bone Medical Devices Now On The Way. For the most part, a lawsuit alleging that Stryker Corp. promoted the off-label combining of two medical devices can move forward, a Louisiana federal judge ruled. According to Law360, the plaintiff alleged that Stryker promoted the off-label combination despite being aware of … [Read more...] about Case over Stryker Bone Medical Devices
Judge Rejects Motion to Dismiss in “YourLawyer” Trademark Infringement Case
Trademark Infringement Lawsuit. A federal judge in New York has rejected a defendant’s motion to dismiss a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Parker Waichman LLP. Parker Waichman is a national law firm that represents victims in mass tort lawsuits. It has offices in New York, New Jersey and Florida. The lawsuit … [Read more...] about Judge Rejects Motion to Dismiss in “YourLawyer” Trademark Infringement Case
No Preemption in Paxil Suicide Case
Paxil Lawsuit Not Preempted. A lawsuit filed by the family of a young woman who committed suicide after taking Paxil will go forward, after an appeals court ruled that it is not preempted. Paxil is one of a class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and has been approved to treat symptoms of depression, … [Read more...] about No Preemption in Paxil Suicide Case
High Court Hears Drug Lawsuit Preemption Case
Drug Lawsuit Preemption Case. The Supreme Court finally heard arguments today in a case involving drug personal injury lawsuits. Reports indicate that the Justices had tough questions for parties on both side of the argument, and right now, no one is predicting which way the High Court will rule. At issue is whether or … [Read more...] about High Court Hears Drug Lawsuit Preemption Case
$24M Approved in Pet Melamine-Poisoning Case by Judge
Criminal Charges Brought Over Pet Melamine-Poisoning. Yesterday we reported that pet owners are asking that criminal charges be brought against the pet food companies that poisoned their pets last year. A federal judge was listening to oral arguments on a proposal to bring the amount pet food makers and distributors would … [Read more...] about $24M Approved in Pet Melamine-Poisoning Case by Judge
Orange County health officials confirm 14th E. coli case
Health Officials Confirm E. Coli Case. The new case, involving an adult customer who was not hospitalized, was reported late Sunday, said Orange County Health Care Agency spokesman Howard Sutter. Three adults and 10 children infected with E. coli had eaten at the Souplantation in Lake Forest between March 23 or March 25. … [Read more...] about Orange County health officials confirm 14th E. coli case
Merck Suffers Potential Legal Setback in Vioxx Case
Legal Setback In Merck Vioxx Case. In what may be a devastating blow to drug maker Merck, a New Jersey appeals court overturned a lower court’s decision to dismiss a proposed class-action suit against the company. In a unanimous ruling, the three-judge panel declared that the lower court “prematurely terminated plaintiffs’ … [Read more...] about Merck Suffers Potential Legal Setback in Vioxx Case
First Mesothelioma Case of 2006 Filed
Mesothelioma Case Lawsuit Against 104 Defendants. A woman diagnosed with mesothelioma filed a lawsuit against 104 defendants in Madison County Circuit Court Jan. 3. The woman claims she was exposed to asbestos from her father’s clothing. Her father was employed as a carpenter, maintenance worker and stationary engineer at … [Read more...] about First Mesothelioma Case of 2006 Filed
Merck found liable in another Vioxx case: reports
A Jury Ordered Merck To Pay $50 Million To A Heart Attack Victim. A jury on Thursday said Merck & Co. Inc. has to pay $50 million in compensatory damages to a former FBI agent who suffered a heart attack after taking the company's painkiller Vioxx, according to media reports. The jury in a federal court in New … [Read more...] about Merck found liable in another Vioxx case: reports
Local Eye Infection Case Confirmed
Fungal Eye Infection Case Linked To A Contact Lens Solution. One of 14 incidents in Tennessee of a fungal eye infection linked to a popular contact lens solution hails from Hamilton County. "We only had one case reported to us that was lab tested and diagnosed," says D. Marie Stoudemire, an Epidemiology Nurse at the Hamilton County … [Read more...] about Local Eye Infection Case Confirmed
Mistrial Declared in First Federal Vioxx Case
First Federal Vioxx Case. The first federal trial involving the pain killer Vioxx ended in a mistrial today after jurors deadlocked on whether the drug was responsible for a heart attack that killed a Florida man in 2001. Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., which faces an estimated 6,500 Vioxx lawsuits that could cost as much as … [Read more...] about Mistrial Declared in First Federal Vioxx Case
Merck Loses Vioxx Case
Jury Awarded A Widow In Damages Over Vioxx Case. DOBBS: A jury tonight in Texas finding a of a man who took its blockbuster painkiller drug Vioxx. The jury awarded his widow more than a quarter of a billion dollars in damages after reviewing evidence that links the drug to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. This is the … [Read more...] about Merck Loses Vioxx Case
Jury Awards $3.3M In Air Bag Case
Jury Found Ford Negligent Over Defective Air Bags. A jury found Ford Motor Co. negligent and awarded $3.3 million to the 7-year-old son of a woman killed when the air bag of her Ford Taurus deployed in a low-speed accident. Mayling Semidey, 29, a single mother, hit a concrete retaining wall at about 9 mph in 2000. The air bag went … [Read more...] about Jury Awards $3.3M In Air Bag Case
Japan Settles Brain Disease Case
Brain Disease From Contaminated Transplant Tissue. The Japanese government agreed Monday to pay $1.2 million to a group of patients who contracted the brain-wasting Creutzfelt-Jacob disease from contaminated transplant tissue. The patients said they were infected with CJD — the human variant of mad cow disease — from surgically … [Read more...] about Japan Settles Brain Disease Case
Jury Finds Monsanto Guilty in PCB Contamination Case
Monsanto Was Found Liable For PCB Contamination. Chemical giant Monsanto was found liable for contaminating an Alabama town with the toxic chemical PCB, a jury decided Friday. The verdict came in a complicated lawsuit against Monsanto and its chemical-manufacturing spinoff, Solutia Inc. Monsanto is a subsidiary of … [Read more...] about Jury Finds Monsanto Guilty in PCB Contamination Case
Ford, Firestone Settle Shinhoster Fatal Accident Case
Ford, Firestone And Shinhoster's Family Settled The Case. It took nearly all Tuesday night, but just before Ford, Firestone and Earl Shinhoster's family were to face off in front of a jury, they suddenly settled the case. The two sides met until nearly midnight when Ruby Shinhoster finally agreed to the money the companies were … [Read more...] about Ford, Firestone Settle Shinhoster Fatal Accident Case
Ford, Firestone Settle Michigan Case
Ford And Firestone Settled A Case. A Michigan man who became a paraplegic when his Ford Explorer rolled over after one of its Firestone tires failed has settled his case out of court for an undisclosed amount, his lawyer said Friday. Chuck Burt, 26, of White Lake, Mich., was paralyzed on June 25, 2000 when a tire tread separation … [Read more...] about Ford, Firestone Settle Michigan Case
Opening Arguments Delivered In Air Bag Death Case
Death In A Crash Resulted From Aggressive Air Bag. A girl's death in a minivan crash resulted from "a terribly aggressive air bag" by an automaker more concerned about sales even the cost of test dummies than proper testing of the device, an attorney argued Friday. The family made the claim on behalf of Alison Sanders' family, … [Read more...] about Opening Arguments Delivered In Air Bag Death Case
Jury Selection In Diet Drug Case
Diet Drug Can Cause Heart Problems. A woman who blames a popular diet drug combination for her heart trouble has gone to court to take on the world's seventh-largest drug maker in a closely watched case. Opening statements were expected to begin later today in the lawsuit filed in state district court by Sandra Moore against … [Read more...] about Jury Selection In Diet Drug Case
