The dangers of distracted driving became all too real for the mother of two teens who were killed when the driver of a car lost control while checking her GPS. The two sisters, 19-year-old Brianna and 17-year-old Jade were passengers in a car on their way home from spring break in March of 2016 when the […]
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A new internal bleeding lawsuit has been filed by a patient who alleges that the drug is responsible for severe internal bleeding that compromised her life. According to the internal bleeding lawsuit, plaintiff Merl-Jane H. of Utah ingested between September of 2014 and November of 2015. On Nov. 11, 2015, she suffered severe internal bleeding
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A new tractor trailer lawsuit has been filed against a trucking company as well as the operator of the tractor trailer involved in a serious accident. The accident occurred when a truck driver, operating a tractor trailer on Interstate 80 in Nebraska, crossed the median and headed into oncoming traffic. This caused a collision with the plaintiff who
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CR Bard has been accused of developing and marketing a defective vena cava filter that injured an Oklahoma woman. The vena cava filter lawsuit claims plaintiff Jeannette R. was implanted with the Pelvicol Acellular Collagen Matrix in 2012 at a Oklahoma hospital. According to the complaint, both the patient and her doctors were unaware of the risks
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration deemed Oct. 15 through Oct. 21 as National Teen Driver Safety Week. Federal officials said the week was intended to bring awareness to the dangers of distracted driving, including alcohol and phone use, specifically aimed at teen drivers.. The campaign launched the new “5 to Drive” slogan –
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The son of a New York man is suing Janssen and other drug makers alleging that the anticoagulant caused severe internal bleeding in his father and ultimately led to his death. According to the lawsuit, Robert R. began using to reduce the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. The lawsuit says he
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A man from Michigan says that Atrium Medical Corp., Maquet Cardiovascular US Sales, and Getinge AB are responsible for manufacturing defective hernia mesh. The lead plaintiff says he suffered severe and permanent physical injuries after Atrium C-Qur hernia mesh was implanted into his body. This Atrium C-Qur lawsuit joins multidistrict litigation that hit various medical device
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A truck driver who caused a crash that killed an elderly woman and injured three others was convicted of reckless driving by a jury. The distracted trucker, an Ohio man, was driving an empty Kroger truck in Michigan when he attempted to pass another truck and slammed into traffic he says he didn’t see until
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Distracted driving is a serious problem across the United States. A historic spike in the number of deaths associated with U.S. traffic accidents indicates that smartphones are linked to fatalities on the road. Many people recognize the significant danger associated with using any handheld device while driving a car. Recent research has also indicated that manipulating
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The daughter of a Kentucky woman who suffered a fatal bleeding episode allegedly caused by the popular, but controversial, blood-thinner is suing its manufacturers, Bayer AG and Janssen Pharmaceuticals. Nancy B., daughter of Doris G., is part of a massive multidistrict litigation in Louisiana federal court, where she filed the wrongful death lawsuit. , also
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A Mississippi patient recently filed an Atrium hernia mesh lawsuit after allegedly suffering emotional distress, lost earning capacity, diminished quality of life, lost wages and severe pain. Plaintiff David W. filed the lawsuit against hernia mesh manufacturer Atrium Medical Corporation as well as its related companies involved in the patenting, designing, packaging, manufacturing and selling
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A new CR Bard IVC filter lawsuit has been filed by a patient who allegedly suffered injuries after having the filter implanted. The filter in question is part of Bard’s IVC retrievable filter product line that includes devices such as the G2, the G2X, the Recovery, the Denali, the G2 Express, the Eclipse and the
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A motorist injured in a semi-truck accident in Texas has filed a federal lawsuit against the trucking company and the truck driver alleging negligence by both defendants. According to the complaint, filed in Webb County, Texas, truck driver Rhonda H. of Mississippi T-boned Arturo P.’s vehicle with her semi when she failed to yield the
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The Texas Department of Public Safety reports that in 2016, one in five accidents were caused by distracted driving, leading to nearly 500 hundred deaths that year. Distracted driving dangers include being preoccupied with mobile devices, but it covers more than just texting and driving. Scrolling through social media or picking a new streaming music station
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A new lawsuit has been filed after a patient claims to have sustained severe internal bleeding from that compromised his overall health and wellbeing. Plaintiff Kenneth G. says he ingested between January 2014 until July 2015, before experiencing severe complications. On July 7, 2015, Kenneth says he suffered severe internal bleeding from in the form of a hematoma and
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