Category: product liability

Map shows where Volkswagen’s extra pollution has the worst impacts in California

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Map shows where Volkswagen’s extra pollution has the worst impacts in California
Grist
11/18/15

[…] Volkswagen cheated tests on 11 million diesel cars worldwide by engineering its cars to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxide pollutants during testing, even though they release up to 40 times more than what’s sanctioned by EPA standards once they’re on the road. In California, the company sold nearly 200,000 of those cars, which means people here will have to carry the health burdens associated with increased toxic emissions. […]

IVC Filter – Death Or Serious Injuries

We are currently reviewing potential cases involving these filters and any resulting injuries.

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NBC says that the device, which is implanted in thousands of people, was associated with 27 deaths and hundreds of other non-fatal problems after it received FDA clearance. Also, a former CR Bard insider talks about FDA clearance without her signature.

 
This is a medical animation video that helps explain the danger and problems of IVC Filters: IVC Filter Complications Medical Animation

Ralph Nader’s Tort Law Museum Seeks to Keep His Crusade Evergreen

Ralph Nader’s Tort Law Museum Seeks to Keep His Crusade Evergreen
NY Times
9/25/15

[…] During a tour of the museum before its opening on Sunday, he said he hoped the museum would teach a new generation about the vital benefits of personal injury lawsuits and even, dare it be said, plaintiff lawyers. […] Sales of the book were significantly bolstered, along with Mr. Nader’s public stature, when General Motors admitted it had hired private detectives to follow him and search for apparently nonexistent personal dirt. […]

Hip replacement patients fight DePuy and Johnson & Johnson in medical class action

Hip replacement patients fight DePuy and Johnson & Johnson in medical class action
Syndey Morning Herald
March 3, 2015

[…] Mr Pereira is one of nearly 2000 Australians participating in a class action against medical giants DePuy and Johnson & Johnson, the producer and distributor of the ASR hip implant.

One of the largest actions of its kind in the country’s history, the outcome could result in tens if not hundreds of millions in compensation being paid to complainants.

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Japan's Takeda Agrees To $2.4B Settlement In Diabetes Drug Actos Lawsuit Over Cancer Risk Allegations

Japan’s Takeda Agrees To $2.4B Settlement In Diabetes Drug Actos Lawsuit Over Cancer Risk Allegations
International Business Times
April 29, 2015

[…] Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. reached a settlement on Tuesday on thousands of lawsuits filed against the company over its diabetes drug Actos. The firm agreed to reimburse families and patients in the United States up to $2.4 billion over allegations that the drug was linked to bladder cancer. […]

GM Ignition-Switch Review Complete: 124 Fatalities, 274 Injuries

GM Ignition-Switch Review Complete: 124 Fatalities, 274 Injuries
Car and Drier
8/3/15

[…] The actual number of deaths attributable to the flaw could be much higher as pending cases outside the settlement fund get underway. GM is currently facing 172 lawsuits alleging injury or death relating to some of the 26.8 million vehicles GM recalled in 2014. […]

Toyota promises to help find cause of Takata air bag defects

Toyota promises to help find cause of Takata air bag defects

LA Times
May 22, 2015

[…] Toyota vowed to help pinpoint the cause of a defect in air bags used in more than 50 million vehicles worldwide, saying the auto industry risks losing the trust of car buyers if the problem drags on unresolved.

The air bags, made by Takata Corp. of Japan, can deploy with too much force, potentially causing injury or even death. […]

Fracking Chemicals Detected in Pennsylvania Drinking Water

Fracking Chemicals Detected in Pennsylvania Drinking Water

New York Times
May 4, 2015

[…] In May of that year, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection cited the oil and gas company for violating the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Act and Clean Streams Law by letting natural gas enter the drinking wells, though the company admitted no fault. In 2012, the homeowners settled the lawsuit and the company bought the three households. […]