Texas Trucking Company Involved in Smuggling Deaths
Investigation into Pyle Transportation, the Texas trucking company implicated in a deadly human smuggling case in July 2017, has revealed a history of numerous safety concerns. The Texas trucking company had advertised itself as an American success story; however, in...
Wrongful Death Nursing Home Injury Lawsuit Settled for $800K
The Devereux Foundation has settled a nursing home injury lawsuit that ended with a wrongful death. The lawsuit alleged that the staff working at a residential behavioral health facility in Pennsylvania failed to recognize infection symptoms in a patient. That...
Georgia Man Joins Bard IVC Filter Lawsuit
A Georgia man has joined the litigation alleging C.R. Bard manufactured defective IVC filters that caused injuries. According to the Bard IVC filter lawsuit, the plaintiff was implanted with the Denali Vena Cava Filter in 2015. According to the complaint,...
Perfix Hernia Mesh Injury Lawsuit Alleges Toxicity
Manufacturers C.R. Bard and Davol Inc. face a new Perfix hernia mesh injury lawsuit filed by a patient who claims the mesh is toxic. The plaintiff in the Perfix hernia mesh injury lawsuit says he had hernia repair surgery with...
Fastest Speeding Tickets in Texas in 2017
The top speeding tickets in Texas in 2017 may illustrate how many people are going above and beyond the posted speed limits, putting themselves and others at risk of a catastrophic accident. The fastest speeding tickets in Texas is only...
Xarelto Injury Lawsuit Filed Due to Severe Bleeding
A new Xarelto injury lawsuit has been filed due to an adverse bleeding event that occurred in April 2016. The patient, after using the medication for months, allegedly began to notice serious side effects that prompted a visit to the...
Opioid Crisis Prompts Crackdown on Prescribing Doctors
Authorities are now cracking down as a result of the opioid crisis on those doctors who allegedly are peddling the pills unnecessarily. Due to the high addiction rate associated with opioids and the fact that opioid use has spread throughout...
Fatal Tractor Trailer Crash Could Have Been Prevented, Lawsuit Says
A Texas tractor trailer crash along I-10 in West Texas led to multiple fatalities, according to a recently filed lawsuit. The district court records in Harris County show that a representative of a victim in that crash filed the lawsuit. The victim...
Jury Awards $2M in Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit
A $2 million verdict over the death of an elderly woman at a nursing home was affirmed by Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court. The nursing home abuse lawsuit alleged that Elise Dubose died in 2007, a mere two years after becoming a...
Number of IVC Filter Lawsuits Growing Against Manufacturers
A new IVC filter lawsuit argues that using these medical devices puts patients at risk for severe injuries. Cordis is one of three biggest manufacturers of IVC filters currently facing litigation from injured patients who argue they were never told...
Bard Hit with Lawsuit over Incompatible Hernia Mesh
A Mississippi man hit medical device maker C.R. Bard with a lawsuit alleging Ventralex hernia mesh is incompatible with human tissue. The plaintiff, Patrick D., alleges that the incompatible hernia mesh caused him severe personal injuries, medical complications, and damages...
Winter Car Wrecks in Wake of Huge Southern Storm
Car owners in the South faced brutal conditions as winter weather wreaked havoc on the roads in the region. Many roads in the region were closed and a winter storm warning issued from the northern tip of the Atlantic coast...
Lawsuit Says Xarelto Caused Rectal Bleeding
A lawsuit alleges that a Delaware man suffered severe bleeding after taking Xarelto. According to the lawsuit, Freddie S., was prescribed Xarelto for the treatment of atrial fibrillation from July 5, 2012 to Dec. 20, 2016. The plaintiff says he...
Tribes Hit Drug Makers with Opioid Epidemic Lawsuits
The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate filed legal action alleging drug makers deceptively marketed the powerful painkillers now fueling the opioid epidemic. Attorneys for the tribes say that drug makers and distributors lied about the...
Semi-Truck Accident Rates In Texas
Big rig crashes are often life-changing events for the motorists involved and the rate of accidents in Texas can be shocking as the Lone Star State leads the nation in fatalities. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),...