Opioid Indictment Alleges Prescriptions Given Needlessly
A doctor in addition to three nurse practitioners were recently arrested in Alabama after an opioid indictment officially accused them of managing a "pill mill" out of a medical office. Medically unnecessary opioids were allegedly given to many different patients. A...
Cook Heart Filter Lawsuit Claims Severe Injuries
An Illinois man alleges that Cook Medical designed and manufactures defective IVC filters and the one he was implanted with caused severe injuries. The plaintiff, David H., claims he was implanted with a Cook heart filter on July 23, 2007 in the...
Nursing Home Fines Up 9,000% in Kansas
Residents in one out of every three Kansas nursing homes face critical harm or risk of major jeopardy, according to state citations issued this year. Kansas has the fourth biggest percentage of fines being assessed against nursing homes in the...
Colgate-Palmolive Settles Talc Asbestos Lawsuit
An October 2017 settlement in a talc asbestos lawsuit highlights the most recent case drawing a connection between deadly exposure and consumer products. The Cashmere Bouquet talc powder allegedly exposed consumers who used it to asbestos, according to the talc asbestos lawsuit....
Swift Transportation Injury Accident Lawsuit Filed by N.Y. Man
A New York resident has filed a legal claim for recovery of compensation associated with his medical expenses after a Swift Transportation injury accident. The plaintiff alleges that Swift Transportation was the owner of a 2017 freightliner involved in an accident...
Proceed Surgical Mesh is Defective, Lawsuit Claims
A Vermont man alleges in a lawsuit that the Proceed Surgical Mesh designed and manufactured by Ethicon and Johnson & Johnson is defective and resulted in severe injuries. Plaintiff Ronald O. says Proceed Surgical Mesh was used in his hernia surgery in...
Severe Car Wreck Prompts Avis Accident Lawsuit
A severe motor vehicle collision that occurred in an Avis Budget Car Rental parking lot has prompted a lawsuit seeking compensation for injuries sustained by a Texas driver. The accident occurred on Dec. 26, 2015 while plaintiff Tangila R. was...
Bleeding Incident Detailed in New Lawsuit
A North Carolina man has filed a lawsuit against the makers of alleging the drug caused severe bleeding. Plaintiff Nelson M. says was prescribed to him in June 2014. He claims he took the drug until December 2014, but was hospitalized on...
Doctor Indicted for Operating ‘Opioid Pill Mill’
A grand jury indicted a Pennsylvania doctor and his receptionist for operating an opioid pill mill that provided easy access to the addictive prescription drugs. “Defendant Martin D. Weaver, with the assistance of defendant Erica LaBoy ran a prescription ‘pill...
Memphis Facility Hit with $50K in Fines for Nursing Home Neglect
The owners and operators of a nursing home in Memphis, Tenn. are facing $50,000 in fines after regulators uncovered multiple instances of neglect, including one case that led to the death of a resident. Ashton Place Health and Rehabilitation Center...
IVC Filter MDL Case Allowed to Proceed
Medical device manufacturer C.R. Bard recently lost an opportunity to avoid IVC filter MDL lawsuits filed by patients and family members. The medical device company was looking to avoid multidistrict litigation from family members who alleged that their loved ones...
Perdue Reaches $1.6M Semi-Truck Accident Settlement
A Virginia family who slammed Perdue with a wrongful death lawsuit after a fatal semi-truck accident agreed to settle for $1.6 million. According to the semi-truck accident settlement, the family will receive approximately $1 million after their loved one died of...