When Judge Goodwin said he was going to “kick it into high gear”, he really meant it. According to a pretrial order (PTO) filed in early April 2015, Judge Joseph…
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This month, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigiation is set to review an application asking to consolidate and centralize a number of fentanyl pain patch product liability lawsuits. There are…
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Kathrine Ruffin is suing the makers of Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella after she suffered from blood clots that led to deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms after about a year…
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After a botched kidney transplant, a family has grounds to sue the University of Toledo on claims of medical negligence and malpractice. The case would be decided in civil court…
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A trucking accident in late August resulted in a partial closure of Interstate highway 94 near Ypsilanti, Michigan. According to authorities and dispatchers, the accident was reported around 8:40 a.m.,…
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Pradaxa, the blood-thinning drug made by Boehringer Ingelheim, once had so much promise. After years of dealing with the unpleasant side effects of Coumadin (a.k.a. Warfarin) – which included brain…
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Interstate 10, southwest of Beaumont, Texas, was the location of a massive 140-car pileup over Thanksgiving, which resulted in at least two deaths from a trucking accident. Authorities have deemed…
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In cases of defective medical devices, I rely heavily as a pharmaceutical liability lawyer on the testimony of experts who can explain the medical events and causes behind my clients’…
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Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline discussed burying studies linking antidepressant Paxil (paroxetine) to birth defects, Bloomberg News reported Sept. 15. The revelation came in the opening phases of a lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline…
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I’ve written here many times before, as a dangerous medical device attorney, about the flaws of the Supreme Court’s decision in Riegel v. Medtronic. That 2008 case found that federal…
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