Car Accident Settlements In Texas
Many thousands of U.S. motorists experience automobile accidents each year, and many are killed or injured. In Texas, nearly 270,000 people were injured in car crashes in 2016 alone. Car accident settlements in Texas may help those who were injured...
Lawsuit: Hernia Mesh Failure Led to Bowel Resection, Removal Surgery
A South Florida woman who claims she suffered severe complications caused by a hernia mesh is suing the manufacturer, accusing the company of a host of charges including liability, breach of warranty, negligence, and fraud. Deborah T. filed her hernia...
Bleeding Lawsuit: Blood Thinner Caused Uncontrollable Bleeding
A New York man has filed a lawsuit against Janssen Research & Development LLC, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and related entities alleging he suffered uncontrolled bleeding. According to the bleeding lawsuit, plaintiff Robert S. used the oral anticoagulant from approximately June...
Embedded IVC Filter Is Subject of Recent Lawsuit
Many patients who are not candidates for blood thinning medications opt to have a temporary inferior vena cava (IVC) filter implanted to aid with blood clots. IVC filters are meant to be removed when the risk for blood clots is...
Big Truck Cash Kills Five on I-70
Thousands of passengers and drivers are injured or even killed on America’s highways each year. Many times, these accidents include big rigs. If someone has been injured in an accident involving a semi truck, they may be eligible for a...
Former TV Reporter Files Lawsuit After Injured in Texas Car Crash
A former television reporter for Houston-based KTRK, Wayne Dolcefino, recently filed a lawsuit against the driver and the company that employed the driver, AT&T, after a Texas car crash, Chron reports. According to the Chron article, Dolcefino was hit head-on...
Hernia Mesh Infection Led to Additional Surgeries: Lawsuit
A Texas woman who allegedly suffered a hernia mesh infection has filed a lawsuit against Ethicon Inc. and Johnson & Johnson, claiming the medical device was defective. Plaintiff Lydia E. alleges she was implanted with two Physiomesh hernia mesh devices...
Lawsuit Alleges Drug Caused Internal Bleeding
A Louisiana man who says he suffered “a life-threatening, irreversible bleed” caused by the blood thinner has filed a products liability lawsuit against pharmaceutical giants, Janssen and Bayer. Wilburn D. of Vernon Parrish, Louisiana, who was prescribed (rivaroxaban) in February...
Study: IVC Filter Side Effects Increase the Longer Device in Body
A new study finds that IVC filters may pose increased health risks the longer the devices remain in the body. According to a study by the American Heart Association, a period of seven months or more is the threshold for...
18 Wheeler Accident Injuries and Fatalities On the Rise
Semi-truck crashes kill some 4,000 people and injure more than 100,000 on U.S. roadways every year, stunning figures that have been surging since 2009, according to a 2014 CNBC report that cited statistics from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration....
Man Injured in Automobile Accident Gets Large Settlement
A man was seriously hurt in a 2012 automobile accident when the car he was a passenger in was struck from behind by a woman who swerved to avoid rear-ending another car. In June 2017, Alvaro R. settled a lawsuit...
Defective Hernia Mesh Leads to Multiple Surgeries: Physiomesh Lawsuit
A Florida couple has filed a Physiomesh lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon claiming that the hernia mesh used in the wife’s surgery was defective and unsafe. Plaintiffs Sheri J. and Alfred J. claim in this Physiomesh lawsuit that...