Accidents happen in the blink of an eye. Whether you are in a car accident, you slipped and fell, you were hit by a car while walking or a defective product caused a serious injury, you often deal with the same questions. How badly am I hurt? Will I have to miss work? How much will this cost? Whether...
Continue ReadingOctober 2016 — Over 30 lawsuits were consolidated in the Eastern District of Louisiana as the initial Taxotere multidistrict litigation (MDL). Reference: “Taxotere Lawsuit – Permanent Hair Loss and Illegal Marketing.” Drugwatch.com, 20 Apr. 2020, www.drugwatch.com/taxotere/lawsuits/
Continue ReadingIn re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2741) October 4, 2016 — The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred twenty-one cases from fourteen districts to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and assigned to Judge Vince Chhabria for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings. These cases alleged that Roundup, a widely used glyphosate-based herbicide...
Continue ReadingSeptember 2016 — The plaintiffs’ attorneys filed an appeal to the summary judgment decision with the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals following the dismissal of 749 pending cases. Reference: “Januvia, Byetta and Victoza Lawsuits – MDL History & Appeals.” Drugwatch.com, 20 Apr. 2020, www.drugwatch.com/januvia/lawsuits/.
Continue ReadingIt’s bad enough to be sick in the winter when the weather is uncooperative, but to be ill in the summertime when you really want to be out enjoying the sunshine seems especially unfair. Yes, illness can strike at any time, and sometimes its source is the thing you least expect. After a day of fun out by the...
Continue ReadingLittle League and Soccer Teams are Filling Up Now that spring and summer sports are in full swing, many of us will be spending a great deal of time at the sports park – playing, coaching, or cheering our favorite player. For some, the ballfield becomes a second home, where it seems they spend most of their free time....
Continue ReadingBicycle Helmets Provide Safety in Close Calls Imagine you’re enjoying a leisurely bike ride one afternoon, when a pickup truck passes so closely by you that its mirror strikes your upper arm. The impact causes you to wobble but isn’t strong enough to knock you off your bike, and the truck drives away. Though you’re left with a nasty...
Continue Reading2016 — A Mitch study in 2016 tested urine samples of 10 people, 5 males and 5 females, who took a single 150 mg ranitidine tablet. They found NDMA levels higher than the FDA limits. Their urine was tested 24 hours before taking ranitidine and then 24 hours after. The study found that the levels of NDMA in the...
Continue ReadingRecently, an Owensboro man learned what was so hot about the e-cigarette trend. You might have seen the dramatic video on the Evansville news, or even on CNN, where the story was picked up and became national news: an e-cigarette device igniting inside the pocket of his pants, giving him second-degree burns. His story, unfortunately, isn’t rare or unusual....
Continue ReadingEvery year, thousands of people are injured, disabled, or killed in auto accidents due to unsafe road conditions. We all know the dangers associated with wet or icy pavement, but sometimes accidents happen on a clear, dry day for a surprising reason: the design of the road itself. If you’ve ever dropped off the edge of the road, you’re...
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