Aug 17, 2018 | Products Liability
A California jury awarded nearly $290 million to a groundskeeper who claimed his cancer was caused by Roundup, a weedkiller manufactured by Monsanto. The plaintiff, 46-year-old Dewayne Johnson was diagnosed the terminal non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using Roundup as a...
Jul 14, 2018 | Products Liability
A St. Louis jury has awarded a multi-billion dollar verdict to 22 women who suffered ovarian cancer after using Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products. Talcum powder ovarian cancer has been claimed by more than 9,000 woman across the United States....
Jun 12, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
Nursing home resident’s rights are often compromised upon admission to the facility. Why? Because nursing homes often require unsuspecting residents to sign arbitration agreements — agreements that extinguish the right to trial by jury if the resident...
Jun 5, 2018 | Defective Medical Devices
On May 22, 2018, Stryker Orthopedics updated its Stryker LFIT V40 Femoral Head Recall to include eight (8) additional catalog numbers. The original recall occurred in August 2016 and included seven (7) catalog numbers which represented close to 45,000 devices in...
Apr 20, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
Errors in emergency rooms can lead to catastrophic injury or death. According to the Centers for Disease Control, there are more than 140 million emergency room visits each year. If only a small percentage of these visits involve medical errors, the result would be...
Apr 11, 2018 | Products Liability
On April 11, 2018, a jury in New Jersey awarded $80 million in punitive damages against Johnson & Johnson and its talcum powder supplier. This award came a week after the same jury awarded $37 million in compensatory damages. The plaintiff claimed that his...
Feb 12, 2018 | Products Liability
Talcum powder can be a known ovarian cancer risk. Talcum powder is widely used in consumer products, including baby powder, adult facial and body powders, and other cosmetic products. It is useful because it absorbs moisture well and helps cut down on friction,...
Dec 4, 2017 | Articles, Published
This article, authored by Glen Pritchard, originally appeared in the Fall 2000 edition of the Ohio Association for Justice, Ohio Trial magazine. The cost of lost earning and medical claims has steadily increased while the minimum insurance limit of liability has...
Oct 26, 2017 | Medical Malpractice
Trumbull Memorial Hospital emergency department scores below average in several patient care statistics according to the official United States government site for Medicare, www.medicare.gov. This website is a consumer tool that is useful in comparing medical care...
Oct 16, 2017 | Medical Malpractice
The Northside Medical Center emergency department scores below average in several patient care statistics according to the official United States government site for Medicare, www.medicare.gov. This website is a consumer tool that is useful in comparing medical care...
