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 eligible for such a high level of care. The disability money from social security may not […]
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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 the manufacturers of these IVC filters are responsible for the injuries sustained. Thousands of IVC
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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. The plaintiffs in the hernia mesh lawsuit include men and women who received the Atrium
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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 accident, the Texas based company that the at fault driver was working for paid $8
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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 by patients. The lawsuit alleges that the injury was so severe that the risks should
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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 of the number of cases that have been filed by state and local governments. Opioid
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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 S.E. Loop 410 in that area, a crash the plaintiff alleges could have been avoided
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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, many adverse event reports including fracture and migration were recorded. Many patients have come forward
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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 alleges that Granada Rehabilitation, owned by Brius, neglected the dementia patient’s condition. Jeanette S. ultimately
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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 says that after the surgery, he developed a “noticeable” bulge in the area and suffered
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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 without warning. The car swerved off the road into the San Antonio River drowning the
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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, the Food and Drug Administration received reports linking Xarelto to at least 370 deaths after
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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 resident was developmentally disabled and suffered fatal injuries as a result of poor care, according
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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, the patient and doctors were unaware of the risks presented by Bard’s vena cava filter
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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 the implantation back in November 2015. However, the lawsuit alleges that because of the mesh’s
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