Zimmer Holdings, Inc. a maker of artificial hips bought Biomet Orthopedics for $13 Billion today to be in a position to challenge Johnson & Johnson which is the biggest manufacturer or artificial hips in the market place. DePuy which made the recalled ASR is a…
Where do we place our values? Are blue collar, hardworking employees paid what they are worth? Do blue collar, hardworking individuals have the protections they need? Let me start by discussing a client I met with today. He has been a long time worker at…
The best way to ensure that the products sold on the U.S. market are safe for their intended and foreseeable purposes is not through regulation or legislation, but rather through a strong and transparent civil justice system. The preservation of the right to trial by…
A peer reviewed medical study published in the March 19, 2014 edition of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery concluded that the Stryker Rejuvenate modular-neck stems were failing at an alarming rate. The medical study found that from June 2009 to July 2012 the…
A Louisiana jury, this morning, found Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company and Takeda Pharmaceuticals liable for compensatory and punitive damages for deceiving doctors and diabetes patients about the risk that Actos can cause bladder cancer. During a 12 week trial in the U.S. District Court in Lafayett
Encore metal on metal hip implant patients have been suffering from metallosis and implant failures similar to those that resulted in the recalls of the DePuy ASR, the Zimmer Durom, and the Smith & Nephew R3. Encore of Austin, Texas is now owned by…
Some of the results are back. They’re really bad. Last week I wrote about the Department of Public Instruction’s program of tracking school bus passing violations. One day, each year, bus drivers across North Carolina count the number of vehicles that pass them with the…
We need climate change in the State of Florida. Big time! What kind of climate change you may ask? Well, I ask you this: when you think of “workers’ compensation fraud,” what comes to mind? The “injured” worker collecting a disability check and caught on…
There’s just something about a dollar. A buck. Greenback. Ace. Single. One-Spot. It’s both a symbol of frugality and a symbol of power. On the one hand, you’ve got the Dollar Menu, Family Dollar, Dollar General, Everything’s A Dollar. And on the other hand,…
Okay, I’m a 46 year old attorney who has reached some conclusions after twenty-two (22) years of representing individuals (and companies in my first four years). My views and opinions have changed over time, but after having three (3) children and experiencing life, some issues have…
The recalled Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II hip implant lawsuits are moving forward towards mediations and bellwether trials. Most of the pending lawsuits are in the state court in New Jersey and in the federal court in Minneapolis. Almost all of the cases filed in…
How many cars in North Carolina pass a stopped school bus in a day? On Wednesday bus drivers were counting. And you can count on it that the number will be shocking. At the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013, I wrote about…
