In Apkan v. Life Care Centers of America, Inc., the court of appeals of Nebraska affirms a case involving Life Care’s negligent care of Musa Gwelo. David Apkan, the special administrator of Gwelo’s estate, filed the action against Life Care, as well as Consolidated Resources…
A San Francisco jury has ruled in favor of a California man who says the cancer he contracted was caused by the popular weed killer Roundup. In the first of thousands of Roundup lawsuits, the jury awarded $289 million-$39 million in compensatory and $250 million…
Embattled University of Southern California President C. L. Max Nikias has resigned amid a sex abuse scandal involving former campus gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall. His resignation came after repeated calls from students and faculty claiming Nikias had failed to protect students from Tyndall’s sexu
New York University Langone Orthopedic Hospital has halted the use of the Stryker Tritanium hip implants. This action was based upon findings in a new study published in June 2018 by doctors and scientists at the hospital. The study documented several performance failures of the…
The Supreme Court of Nevada viewed a case involving Nicole Gabrielle Cote and the State of Nevada. This is a direct appeal from a judgment of conviction of two counts of driving under the influence causing “substantial bodily harm” and two counts of “reckless driving…
Bayer has announced that after December 31, it will no longer distribute or sell the controversial Essure permanent birth control device in the United States. Essure, the only non-surgical permanent form of birth control for women marketed in the US, is inserted into the fallopian…
More lawsuits continue to pile up against the University of Southern California. On July 23, 51 women filed lawsuits against the University of Southern California over decades of alleged sexual abuse by Dr. George Tyndall. They accuse the former campus gynecologist – who treated thousands…
In Yonker v. City of Reno, the court of appeals of Nevada viewed a case involving George Yonker, who appeals from a district court order asking for a petition for judicial review of an administrative decision providing disability benefits. The Second Judicial District Court decided…
The first wave of sexual abuse lawsuits are imminent involving former USC gynecologist George Tyndall and the University of Southern California. The dozens of USC alumna who have come forward thus far have spoken out against the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of…
In the case of Jennifer O’Neal v. Sharna Hudson and Gerald Lyles, a district court was asked to consider damages for injuries sustained during an auto collision. In that incident, Gerald Lyles—who was driving Hudson’s car—rear-ended O’Neal’s vehicle. O’Neal claimed that she received multiple injurie
While Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s entire life as a priest, a bishop, and a cardinal was lived on the East Coast, he abused one boy in California after the family had moved Hillsborough, California in 1971. A few days ago, the NY Times broke the…
Bayer Pharmaceutical Company announced today that it will stop selling its Essure birth control device in the United States. Bayer cited a decline in U.S. sales and continues to claim that the device is safe. However, there are hundreds of pending lawsuits pending in a…
