Tagged as: Lawsuit
NBC Nightly News Publishes Expose On IVC Filters
NBC investigators discovered 27 deaths and a number of injuries linked to IVC filters, in addition to manufacturers withholding crucial safety data and forging clearance signatures.
$90 Million Won’t Bring Them Back To Life
A New Jersey judge awarded $90.5 million to the families of eleven deceased victims in an asbestos lawsuit. The defendants, Anova Holding AG and Becon AG of Switzerland, are successors of a Swiss mining company that had supplied asbestos to the Johns Manvi...
U.S. Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against VW
The U.S. Department of Justice is taking federal legal action against Volkswagen for installing cheating emissions software in 2009-2015 VW/Audi vehicles.
Lawsuit Filed For IVC Filter Lodged In Woman’s Back
A St. Louis woman began to experience chronic back pain, but she couldn't find the source. Doctors traced it to a piece of the Bard G2 filter system that had been implanted in her body, broke off and traveled to her back.On Nov. 24, 2015, she filed a ...
Family Sues Norfolk Nursing Home For $4 Million
Tomara Carmon-Rogers entrusted the life of her grandmother, Mary Sherrod, to a Norfolk nursing home called Sentara Life Care.During her time at the facility, Sherrod developed serious wounds that allegedly led to the amputation of her leg.Although ...
Mother Seeks Justice For Son’s Heart And Lung Problems Caused By Zofran
Health professionals estimate 90 percent of pregnant women experience symptoms of nausea or vomiting. Kelly Blumenthal was no different.During the early stages of her pregnancy, Blumenthal began using a generic version of the off-label morning sickness...
Woman Dies After Power Morcellator Surgery Spreads Cancer
A 44-year-old woman named Brenda Leuzzi was suffering from uterine fibroids. The painful condition caused a severe and unusual amount of bleeding, which prompted her to agree to a power morcellation hysterectomy.The controversial procedure came with si...
International Mesh Maker Adds $448 Million To Lawsuit Fund
Transvaginal mesh lawsuits are on the rise as more women claim to have been injured by the medical implant. The number of lawsuits against mesh makers nears 80,000 as these women step into the arena to fight for their own justice.Manufacturers of trans...
Monsanto Sued For Cancer-Causing Herbicide
Monsanto is famous for its bad reputation, but it seems that the consequences of the company's actions are finally catching up.Two individuals exposed to Monsanto's herbicide Roundup are suing the multinational agrochemical and agricultural biotechnolo...
Legitimate or Nonsense Lawsuits: Liebeck V. McDonald’s
The idea of absurd, unnecessary lawsuits became widespread in the '90s when 79-year-old Stella Liebeck spilled hot coffee on her lap, sued McDonalds and was initially awarded almost $3 million in damages.Although most people have heard about the case, ...