New Texas Law Aims to Prevent Distracted Driving Accidents
With nearly 110,000 accidents and 455 deaths attributed to distracted driving in 2016 alone, the Lone Star state enacted a new law meant to curb the problem. A ban on texting and other activities while driving went into effect in...
Lawsuit Filed After Hernia Mesh Repair Surgery
A new lawsuit has been filed against Ethicon due to injuries from a hernia mesh repair surgery. Johnson & Johnson, the manufacturer of the allegedly defective hernia mesh, is named as being responsible for the injuries sustained by patients harmed...
Life-Threatening Bleed From Subject of Another Lawsuit
For about two weeks in September 2015, Ohio resident Louise R. says she took the widely popular blood-thinner, prescribed by her doctor for the treatment of pulmonary embolism. Thirteen days in, Louise claims to have experienced gastrointestinal bleeding and suffered a...
G2 Vena Cava Filter Complications Prompt Blood Clot Filter Lawsuit
A plaintiff has filed a new lawsuit against numerous defendants including IVC filter manufacturer C.R. Bard Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc. alleging injuries sustained as a result of the G2 Vena Cava Filter.. The blood clot filter lawsuit accuses...
Tennessee Woman Files Ethicon Pelvic Mesh Lawsuit
A plaintiff from Tennessee is suing Ethicon and Johnson & Johnson over medical expenses and injuries she suffered after being implanted with pelvic mesh. According to the Ethicon pelvic mesh lawsuit, plaintiff Betty B. was implanted with the mesh at...
Jury Awards Victim $11M in 18 Wheeler Accident Lawsuit
A Texas jury handed down an $11 million dollar verdict after a man was severely injured in a trucking accident. According to the 18 wheeler accident lawsuit, Alex P. was driving home from work on a rainy night in 2015...
Wreck Caused by Off-Duty Cop Ends in Car Accident Verdict
After repeated attempts to settle a personal injury case brought by two men who suffered serious injuries in a car accident caused by an off-duty police officer who allegedly failed to yield to the right-of-way at an intersection, a Texas...
Family Files Lawsuit After Woman Dies from Uncontrollable Bleeding
The estate of a Tennessee woman who died of gastrointestinal bleeding after taking is suing the drug makers Janssen, Bayer and Johnson & Johnson for wrongful death. The uncontrollable bleeding lawsuit alleges that the deceased Phyllis L. took the drug...
Lawsuit Says Bard Ventralight Hernia Mesh Incompatible
Bard was hit with a lawsuit alleging its Ventralight hernia mesh is incompatible with human tissue and patients with the mesh suffer pain and other medical complications. Plaintiff Julio N. of North Carolina alleges that he was implanted with Bard Ventralight...
Florida Patient Files Bard IVC Filter Lawsuit
A Bard IVC filter lawsuit was filed against the company after a Florida resident implanted with the G2® Vena Cava Filter allegedly suffered injuries. This plaintiff has joined the master complaint against Bard. Plaintiff Shelly S. was implanted with Bard’s G2® Vena...
Pelvic Mesh Erosion Lawsuit Claims Unnecessary Injuries
A new lawsuit has been filed because a plaintiff alleges pelvic mesh erosion caused unnecessary injuries about which she was never warned. Plaintiff Jill L. filed the personal injury lawsuit against Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson and other related companies that developed...
Texas Woman Sues After Parking Garage Accident
The owner and operators of a parking garage in Austin, Texas have been hit with a lawsuit after a woman’s car fell seven stories. The lawsuit alleges that Christi B. narrowly escaped death in the plunge her car took to...
Ethicon Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Filed Over Severe Complications
A Pennsylvania man recently filed a lawsuit regarding emotional distress, significant pain and suffering, permanent injuries, and diminished quality of life that he claims occurred as a result of a defective hernia mesh product. The Ethicon hernia mesh lawsuit seeks recovery...
Bayer Responsible for Injuries, Lawsuit Claims
Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Bayer, the makers of , have been named in a new legal action due to alleged injuries. Plaintiff Lorraine P. of Virginia received a prescription for to treat pulmonary embolism. She reportedly took the medication from March...
New Lawsuit Filed Over IVC Filter Safety Concerns
As with any medical device, a patient expects that the device has been appropriately tested in order to ensure its safe. However, a Kansas man has filed a new Eclipse IVC Filter lawsuit by arguing that the manufacturer was responsible...