Study: Opioid Prescriptions Most Likely Come From Medical Offices
The drug crisis around the United States has prompted researchers to look into where most opioid prescriptions come from. Many people have theorized that emergency rooms are the leading pipeline of these dangerous prescriptions that may ultimately cause addiction. However, a...
First Philadelphia Xarelto Trial Leads to $28M Award
An Indiana couple won a lawsuit in the beginning of December 2017. The couple argues that severe injuries on the part of the drug could have been avoided if the patient was aware of the risks prior to filling the...
Truck Drivers Hesitant to Use Electronic Logging Devices
Truck drivers have increasingly been the target of allegations of serious injuries and preventable accidents, prompting regulators to crack down. Drivers are required to follow a complex set of state and federal regulations regarding the time they spend on the...
Nursing Home Abuse and Unethical Eviction Claims Run Rampant
Nursing home abuse concerns have become a focal point lately as more nursing homes are pushing out people who are disabled and unable to afford care. A Medicaid managed plan, for example, may drop someone because they are no longer...
IVC Filter Bellwether Trial Headed to Court in March 2018
What is considered an IVC filter bellwether trial is headed to court in March 2018. This is the first IVC filter bellwether trial that may set the tone for future lawsuits filed on behalf of injured plaintiffs who argue that...
Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Blames Maker for Dangerous Product
A new hernia mesh lawsuit argues that a victim suffered unnecessary injuries as a result of a defective product. This is an MDL case that involves numerous plaintiffs who argue that a defective hernia mesh product caused them severe damage....
Catastrophic Injury Lawsuit Ends With $8M Car Accident Settlement
A vehicle crash that occurred in 2014 has led to a $8 million settlement of a catastrophic injury lawsuit. The 2014 Newport News, Virginia vehicle crash involved both a personal injury claim and criminal DUI charges. At the time of the...
Lawsuit: Xarelto Injury Causes Pain and Financial Damages
A Xarelto injury has caused another plaintiff to initiate legal action to recover funds in support of the damages sustained. Xarelto, prescribed to prevent stroke and pulmonary embolism, has been tied to an increasing number of adverse event reports filed...
Advocates Push Opioid Multidistrict Litigation Forward
Advocates and those who have already filed lawsuits want an opioid MDL as soon as possible due the severe impact of the U.S. drug addiction crisis. A judge recently spoke out in favor of moving towards opioid multidistrict litigation because...
Severe Trucking Accident Prompts Personal Injury Lawsuit
A severe trucking accident in Texas led an injured plaintiff to pursue legal action to recover damages. According to the lawsuit, in June 2016 the plaintiff was driving a Toyota Highlander in Bexar County, Texas. The accident happened on the...
Study: IVC Filters Have Limited Success for Treating Pulmonary Embolism
Patients who had IVC filters implanted to treat pulmonary embolism may suffer serious side effects and discover that the device has limited utility, according to a new study. While IVC filters were marketed as one way to prevent pulmonary embolism,...
Family Files Nursing Home Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Woman Dies
The family of a former resident of Brius Healthcare Services nursing home in California says their relative died after staff failed to address fecal matter build-up in the woman over the course of months. The nursing home wrongful death lawsuit...
Idaho Man Alleges Hernia Mesh Bowel Obstruction in Lawsuit
An Idaho man says he suffered from a hernia mesh bowel obstruction after being implanted with Ethicon hernia mesh. The plaintiff alleges that the hernia mesh was used to treat an incisional hernia he developed after surgery in 2010. He...
Lawsuit: Chevy Cruz Drivers at Risk of Unintended Acceleration
The families of two Texas A&M students hit General Motors and Enterprise Rent-A-Car with a lawsuit after the young men died in a car accident. According to the lawsuit, a Chevy Cruz rental car that the men were driving accelerated suddenly and...
Thousands of Lawsuits Allege Xarelto Dangers
Johnson & Johnson and other drug makers have been hit with thousands of lawsuits over the alleged injuries plaintiffs suffered after taking Xarelto. According to the lawsuits, Xarelto dangers include severe bleeding, internal bleeding, hospitalization and even death. In fact,...