What drives big trial verdicts? Defense trial lawyer organizations are buying into the theory that if a plaintiff lawyer is able at trial to trigger jurors’ survival instincts, that jury is far more likely to return a big verdict in favor of the plaintiff. If jurors see…
I’ve been reading reports by various bloggers, Bloomberg News, and the National Law Journal that Johnson & Johnson, DePuy Orthopaedic’s parent company, is considering whether to agree to pay $3 billion to settle more than 10,000 cases filed concering its defective metal-on-metal ASR hip replacement
During a trial over the cause of the BP oil spill that claimed the lives of eleven people and decimated the Gulf coast with about 4.9 million barrels of oil, both the government and BP alleged that faulty cement work by Halliburton Co. contributed to the…
The first federal Johnson & Johnson DePuy ASR metal hip implant trial was scheduled to start on September 9, 2013. The judge has delayed the start of the trial because there are legal rulings that need to be made before the jury is impaneled. This…
It has now been over three years since the Johnson & Johnson DePuy ASR metal on metal hip was recalled and there is still no settlement program for injured consumers. There are over eleven thousand lawsuits pending and more being filed every week. Bloomberg News…
Fall is right around the corner and football season is back. In an effort to raise the bar on football safety, and awareness of the risks associated with head injuries and concussions, the National Football League and Pop Warner leagues are joining forces to promote…
In 2011, the FDA issued a safety warning stating that “serious complications associated with surgical mesh for transvaginal repair of [pelvic organ prolapse] are not rare.” The FDA ordered surgical mesh manufacturers to submit additional studies of the safety and effectiveness of their products. C
BP is in the process of not only appealing the settlement agreement it voluntarily entered into, but BP is also engaging in a multi-million dollar media campaign praising their efforts in the Gulf and alleging fraud by some claimants and misinterpretation of the settlement agreement…
Back in the early 1990's, Newt Gingrich trumpeted his plan to eliminate the FDA and allow the food and drug industries to self-regulate. Time has revealed this to be a dangerously naive…
Two federal lawsuits charge Novartis Pharmaceuticals with making fraudulent kickbacks to promote sales of its drug, Myofortic. Less than three years ago, Novartis settled criminal and…
Gram-negative bacteria can cause disease and many types of infections. It is the type of contaminant that hospitals work hard to keep out of sterile environments like operating rooms. Over…
A twelve person jury in Cook County, Ilinois rendered a verdict in favor of DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc in the second jury trial so far involving the recalled ASR metal on metal hip implant. The ASR…
