J&J Hit with $20M Transvaginal Mesh Verdict in Philadelphia
Legal Loss Over Transvaginal Mesh Implants Jurors Award $20M to Woman Implanted with Transvaginal Mesh Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon suffered its most recent legal loss over transvaginal mesh implants in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, where a jury returned a $20 million verdict against the companies. The product … [Read more...]
Sex Abuse Panel Submits Report To Head of Philadelphia Archdiocese
Philadelphia Archdiocese Accepted A Reform Proposal. The leader of Philadelphia's Roman Catholic archdiocese accepted a reform proposal from a lay panel studying priest sex abuse, but alleged victims said the group's recommendations didn't go far enough. The report presented Wednesday to Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua from the … [Read more...]
$70M Verdict in Risperdal Gynecomastia Trial
The Largest Award Made in a Risperdal Gynecomastia Trial. In the largest award yet made in a Risperdal gynecomastia trial, last week a Philadelphia jury awarded $70 million to a Tennessee boy who developed female breasts (gynecomastia) after taking the antipsychotic drug Risperdal. This case was the fifth Risperdal gynecomastia … [Read more...]
Seven Die in Amtrak Train Derailment, More than 200 Injured
An Amtrak train traveling more than the twice the speed limit as it entered a sharp curve, derailed on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. Seven people were killed and more than 200 were injured, with some passengers still unaccounted for as of Thursday morning. Northeast Regional Train No. 188 was traveling from Washington DC to New … [Read more...]
Philadelphia Seeks Fracking Moratorium in Delaware River Basin
City Council Seeks To Fracking Moratorium. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania city council is seeking a ban on hydraulic fracturing in the Delaware River Basin. On Thursday, the council asked the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) to institute a moratorium on use of the gas drilling technique, also called fracking, until an … [Read more...]
E. coli believed found in city
Taco Bell Restaurants Shut Down Due To A E. Coli Outbreak. All 15 Taco Bell restaurants in Philadelphia shut down yesterday afternoon, as the E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least four dozen people in New Jersey, New York and Montgomery County was believed to have been also found at a city Taco Bell. The company voluntarily … [Read more...]
Pa. Health Officials Investigating Four E. Coli Cases
Health Department Is Investigating E. Coli Cases. The state Health Department is investigating an E. coli outbreak that sickened four people in suburban Philadelphia to determine whether it is linked to an outbreak in New York and New Jersey, a department spokesman said Tuesday. Two of the four people who fell ill in Montgomery … [Read more...]
