In 2016, not a single day passed without someone in Texas losing their life in a car accident, according to the state’s Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Statistics published by the Texas Department of Transportation. A reportable car crash in the Lone Star State occurred every 57 seconds and someone was killed every two hours and […]
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A new study has identified that texting truckers are more dangerous than other drivers attempting to manipulate their phone. According to a recent transportation study conducted by the Transportation Institute Center for Truck and Bus Safety, truckers who engage in texting while operating their vehicle are 23 times more likely to be involved in a
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The son of an Oklahoma woman is suing Bard alleging that his mother died because of a defective IVC filter. The plaintiff says that his family member was implanted with a vena cava filter, also known as an IVC filter manufactured by Bard in August of 2015; however, shortly after it was implanted, the vena
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According to a new analysis of the top 20 states that have the most distracted drivers, Texas can be found. A research study conducted by Zendrive, reported that Texas is the 17th worse state in the United States when it comes to distracted drivers using their phones. In general, distracted driving includes drivers looking at their smartphones
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An Alabama couple filed a lawsuit against the makers of alleging the drug caused gastrointestinal bleeding. The plaintiffs, Kenneth and Juanita W., allege that was prescribed to Kenneth in September of 2013, however, by November of 2015 he suffered gastrointestinal bleeding as a result of taking the drug. His wife alleges loss of consortium due
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In the United States, the number of patients negatively affected by hernia mesh products made by Ethicon Inc. and Atrium Medical Corp. has surged in recent years, prompting not just complaints, but hernia mesh lawsuits. As the lawsuits pick up steam in the U.S. legal system, claims of injuries are also increasing internationally. More patients
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According to a recent report from the American Automobile Association (AAA), 63,000 big rig accidents could have been avoided last year with appropriate truck safety technology. Additionally, 61 percent of motorists report feeling less safe passing a big rig than other automobiles, says AAA. Better truck safety technology would help some of them feel more
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A new Cook IVC filter lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. The legal complaint requests punitive damages as well as seeks to hold the manufacturers and associated subsidiaries responsible for injuries sustained after a patient received an Cook IVC filter. Unfortunately, this is not the first
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A trucking company will pay $9 million to settle claims stemming from a distracted driving truck accident that left a motorist with catastrophic injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, according to The Legal Intelligencer. A combination of drowsiness and distraction resulted in 71-year-old trucker David C. steering his tractor-trailer directly into the path of Deanne C., a 44-year-old
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Hernia mesh has been used for more than 100 years; however, scientists and researchers have discovered that some mesh products are prone to shrinkage and alteration, making patients more likely to experience problems. Researchers, doctors, and patients are becoming increasingly alarmed by evidence that polypropylene hernia mesh is not compatible with the human body. This
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A new lawsuit filed in Louisiana argues that a Tennessee resident not only sustained severe injuries from use of , but that her death was ultimately caused by the gastrointestinal bleeding side effect brought about by use of the medication. The lawsuit was filed approximately six years after was introduction in the U.S. is part
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A new lawsuit has been filed in West Virginia alleging Ethicon Inc. and Johnson & Johnson are responsible for the injuries sustained by a patient implanted with a transvaginal mesh product. The Ethicon transvaginal mesh injury lawsuit maintains that the manufacturer is responsible for negligence, manufacturing defects, failure to warn, design defects as well as
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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 Texas on Sept. 1 of this year. The law is meant to curb distracted driving
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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 in hernia mesh repair surgery. An Georgia patient received the Physiomesh product during an implantation surgery.
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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 life-threatening bleed from , according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month in Louisiana federal court,
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