Patients deal with a host of risks whenever they enter a hospital for treatment. Hospitals have a duty by law to ensure that their facilities and practices provide a safe environment for patients. And while most safety errors are made by hospitals during or after…
Another artificial knee implant has come under scrutiny after 25 plaintiffs filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court over allegedly defective knee replacement devices marketed by B. Braun’s Aesculap Implant Systems subsidiary. The lawsuit alleges that B. Braun concealed from regulators problems with
What happens next? Basic legal information for people who were involved in the Amtrak 501 train derailment crash, from an experienced Washington State lawyer
In Watson v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., No. 16-3349, (D. Kan. 2017), the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth District sorted out the requirements of state versus federal law in a products liability case. Carmen Watson (“Watson”) was allegedly injured by Mylan Pharmaceutical’s (“Mylan”)…
A new report finds that judicial independence – a bedrock of our civil and criminal justice system – is eroding and under attack. Surprisingly, 38 states elect supreme court judges, who render the final decisions on constitutional issues, legislative and regulatory interpretations, and criminal cha
Avanir Pharmaceuticals manufactures Nuedexta, a prescription drug medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat a rare condition—pseudobulbar affect (PBA)—where sufferers experience uncontrollable laughing and crying. Yet, a recent CNN investigation has found that doctors in
Unlike OEM manufacturers, aftermarket vehicle manufacturers may not be required to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). Langdon & Emison has successfully litigated aftermarket defect claims across the country.
In a critical victory for victims of Bair Hugger warming blanket infections, the trial judge presiding over thousands of hip and knee joint infection lawsuits ruled this week that the claims will continue against 3M over its Bair Hugger forced air warming blanket. Surgery patients…
Earlier in the fall, I wrote about the efforts in the Silver State to reach “zero fatalities” this year with a crackdown on speeding. With similar intentions, the North Las Vegas Police Department recently upped their efforts to maintain a level of safety in their…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reports that there are many different causes of commercial truck accidents in Florida and across the United States. While a truck driver or trucking company may be at fault in many situations, this is not always the case.…
In Phan v. American Family Insurance Company, No. 17-1187 (D. Colo. 2017) the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit took on this question after Kent Vu Phan was injured in a car accident and sought damages from the insurance company. Kent Vu…
After a truck accident, attention is often focused on the truck driver and/or the company that employs the driver when determining liability. In some cases, though, neither of those parties had anything to do with causing the accident. Instead, the truck may have malfunctioned and…
