On Sep. 9, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to JUUL Labs Inc. for “marketing unauthorized modified risk tobacco products by engaging in labeling, advertising, and/or other activities directed to consumers, including a presentation given to youth at school.” In…
This summer, Washington, D.C’s George Washington (GW) University Hospital has faced a higher number of malpractice lawsuits than any of the last five summers. The hospital has been sued four times in the U.S. District and D.C. Superior courts, three of which allege instances of…
On Aug. 26, Oklahoma Judge Thad Balkman gave a monumental ruling that was the first in the nation to hold a pharmaceutical company accountable for its role in contributing to the U.S. opioid crisis. In the trial, the state of Oklahoma sued big pharma opioid…
Over two years ago, the FDA pushed back the deadline for e-cigarette manufacturers to meet federal guidelines. The guidelines issued for 2022 were created to benefit public health and to force e-cigarette manufacturers to reduce nicotine levels to create nonaddictive products. While we wait for…
On Aug. 14, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a notice containing five key proposed changes for the Hours of Service (HOS) standards that regulate truck operations across the nation. The stated goal of the proposed changes is to…
In June, commercial vehicle inspectors conducted over 67,000 inspections during the 2019 Commercial Safety Alliance’s three-day long enhanced enforcement effort. As a result of the inspections, 12,019 commercial vehicles and 2,784 drivers were put out-of-service for critical inspection violations. T
Attorney Altom M. Maglio was elected to lead a group focused on the ongoing litigation against Johnson & Johnson over the company’s Pinnacle and ASR metal on metal hip replacements. The American Association for Justice (AAJ), the primary organization for plaintiffs’ trial lawyers in the United State
Vermont Governor Phil Scott last week signed a new law that removes the time limit for victims of child sexual abuse to bring civil claims against their abusers and the institutions that protected them. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests said HB 330…
Several Catholic dioceses in California have announced plans to offer compensation to survivors of sexual abuse through a compensation program similar to the programs operating in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. The programs will be administered by the same people who administer the ones…
On Aug. 29, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety released a data analysis revealing that deaths caused by drivers blowing through red lights have risen to a 10-year high. The most recent available crash data shows that there were 939 red light running fatalities in…
Recently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a notice to replace the current Hours-of-Service (HOS) standards that regulate commercial heavy-duty truck operations. In general, HOS standards dictate how much time a commercial driver can operate their truck and mandate rest
On Aug. 27, Contigo issued a voluntary recall of about 5.7 million “Contigo Kids Cleanable Water Bottles” over a potential choking hazard. According to the recall announcement published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), there have been 149 reports of the water bottle…
