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  • Important Updates in Paragard IUD Case
    Important Updates in Paragard IUD Case
    The Plaintiffs of the Paragard IUD Products Liability Litigation case have won an important motion that moves the case into the discovery phase. Georgia federal judge Leigh Martin May denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss the case and found that the claims are not preempted by the FDCA, as the defendants pled. The judge found that the plaintiffs adequately stated...
  • Over 3,000 Women Report Breakage of Paragard IUD Inside Their Bodies
    Over 3,000 Women Report Breakage of Paragard IUD Inside Their Bodies
    When it comes to birth control, women face the decision between hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptive methods. Many women are opposed to hormonal contraceptive methods due to side effects they may have faced, or a general distaste toward altering their hormone levels. Unfortunately, the options for non-hormonal birth control are extremely limited, with only one approved form of non-hormonal birth control...
  • Johnson & Johnson Recalls Baby Powder After Asbestos Found
    Johnson & Johnson Recalls Baby Powder After Asbestos Found
    Johnson & Johnson recalled 33,000 bottles of baby powder after the FDA found asbestos in one of the bottles. The recall only applies to a single lot of baby powder made by the consumer products giant. However, it comes at a particularly bad time for the company, which is facing thousands of lawsuits over its talcum powder. Anyone who has...
  • What To Do When Defective Household Products Cause Burn Injuries
    What To Do When Defective Household Products Cause Burn Injuries
    Serious burn injuries can happen when using defective household products. These injuries can cause a lifetime of disfigurement, not to mention serious pain and medical bills. Consumers have a right to expect that the products they and their families use are reasonably safe. When this trust is violated because of product defects, victims may be able to pursue a personal...
  • TALCUM POWDER DEEMED AS POSSIBLE TRIGGER FOR OVARIAN CANCER
    TALCUM POWDER DEEMED AS POSSIBLE TRIGGER FOR OVARIAN CANCER
    A well-trusted household product potentially causes fatal results. Over the course of the past decade, there has been an alarmingly increased amount of individuals sourcing the diagnoses of ovarian cancer to a product that for ages has been an essential for many women and children: talcum powder. Several talcum powder manufacturers, including Johnson and Johnson, are facing personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits due to...
  • TODDLER KILLED IN TRAGIC MIRROR ACCIDENT
    TODDLER KILLED IN TRAGIC MIRROR ACCIDENT
    This past month, a Georgia toddler tragically lost her life in what’s been deemed a “freak accident” at a shoe store. A mirror from a store wall came crashing down, falling on top of the little girl. She died shortly after at a local hospital. Her family members are now distraught and left with several questions, including why the mirror...
  • CHRYSLER ORDERED TO PAY AFTER CHILD DIES IN JEEP ACCIDENT
    CHRYSLER ORDERED TO PAY AFTER CHILD DIES IN JEEP ACCIDENT
    This month, Chrysler, Jeep’s parent company, was ordered to uphold a payout to the family of a child who died in an accident involving a Jeep explosion. The Georgia Supreme Court made a decision to award the family $40 million, overturning an initial jury decision of a $150 million payout. Both the family of the child and their legal team...
  • TALC VERDICT IN CALIFORNIA
    TALC VERDICT IN CALIFORNIA
    On Thursday, May 24th, a California jury found that Johnson & Johnson should pay $4 million in punitive damages along with $21.7 million to Joanne Anderson after she developed malignant mesothelioma because of long-time exposure to asbestos in Johnson & Johnson products. Even after this most recent verdict, J&J continues the assertion that their products don’t contain asbestos or cause...
  • AUTOMAKERS SHIRKING TAKATA RECALL DEADLINE
    AUTOMAKERS SHIRKING TAKATA RECALL DEADLINE
    Frontal airbags have been required in all new passenger cars since the 1999 model year. What happens when the devices that are installed to protect us from injury actually inflict it? The Takata Recall has been ongoing for three years but many vehicles are still affected. With Takata filing for bankruptcy and a reported delay in inflator-replacement kits, when will...
  • NEW: Talc Verdict Update
    NEW: Talc Verdict Update
    LANZO CASE UPDATE On Friday, a New Jersey State judge upheld a verdict totaling $117 million in damages against Johnson & Johnson and its talc supplier over claims that Lanzo’s decades-long exposure to asbestos-containing talcum powder contributed to his mesothelioma. When seeking to overturn the verdicts, the defendants argued that the talc products did not contain asbestos. The Lanzos countered...