01 Sep 2023

Defective Product, Elmiron
Elmiron is the name for an anticoagulant that is used in the treatment of interstitial cystitis (IC), a condition that affects the bladder and leads to pain and urinary frequency. It is the only medicine approved for the treatment of IC. The problem is that there is evidence to suggest that there is a link to pigmentary maculopathy, retinal maculopathy, or macular degeneration. The fi...
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31 Aug 2023

Defective Product, Talc
In recent history, Johnsons & Johnson has been the subject of several lawsuits. Plaintiffs are alleging that they got cancer from using Johnson & Johnson Talc Powder that was contaminated with asbestos. To defend against the allegations and lawsuits, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has attempted to file bankruptcy twice. These claims began back in 2018 when J&J lost a $4.7 bi...
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15 Aug 2023

Defective Product, Juul, Press Release
Back in 2015, Juul Labs put a new e-cigarette on the market, asserting that use of e-cigarettes (vaping) was a safer alternative to actual smoking or use of traditional cigarette tobacco. Juul was one of the first manufacturers of vaping devices accounting for about 75% of e-cigarettes sold. In 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered Juul to stop selling their vaping product...
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30 Jul 2023

Defective Product, Press Release
Worried soldier in battlefield
History of the Lawsuit From 2003 to 2015 Aero Technologies Inc. (A subsidiary of 3M) manufactured and supplied US Military Personnel with Combat Arms earplugs which were specifically engineered to protect military personnel from hearing damage when exposed to the various loud sounds associated with military training and actual combat noises. The CAEv2 were standard issue for serviceme...
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01 May 2021

Defective Product, Press Release
Worried soldier in battlefield
Attorney Katherine Cornell, of Pulaski Kherkher Law firm, part of the trial team for the first-ever 3M Combat Arms Earplugs MDL trials, is pleased to announce that a federal jury found 3M Co. fully liable for the plaintiff’s hearing damage injuries and awarded plaintiffs $7,130,500.00 in damages. The total includes $2.1 in punitive damages for each of the three plaintiffs involved in the...
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17 Mar 2021

Defective Product
On March 15, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that all Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement (STAR) devices might fail prematurely, no matter when they were made or distributed. This warning updates previous warnings that only included devices made before 2014. The STAR Ankle is one of the most implanted ankle devices in the United States. However, the FDA warns th...
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22 Feb 2021

Defective Product
Manufacturer Toro Company issued a nationwide recall for snowblowers due to a risk for amputation. This recall includes Canada as well as the United States and is bad timing in the midst of a winter where some areas have been hard hit with snow. Details of the Recalled Product The company, based in Bloomington, Minnesota, has had no injuries reported, but did get five reports of defectiv...
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10 Nov 2020

Asbestos, Defective Product
Soldier with Earplug
Multidistrict litigation involving 3M Combat Arms earplugs issued to military personnel for years has grown to become the largest MDL ever, and attorneys expect lawsuits to continue to grow. According to Bloomberg Law, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Statistics report shows that 3M earplug litigation has grown to 203,722 total actions. In contrast, Asbestos product li...
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23 Jul 2018

Defective Product, essure
Lethargic woman sitting on couch
Bayer has announced it will stop selling Essure in the United States at the end of the year. The move comes after the FDA restricted the sale and distribution of the device across the country, which Bayer has committed to continue to ensure that females are fully informed of the increased risks that have been associated with the birth control device. On April 9, 2018, the FDA issued a...
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29 Jun 2017

Defective Product
Stack of firework ready to use
Popular fireworks maker TNT voluntarily recalled 36,100 units of it's TNT Red, White, & Blue Smoke fireworks in four states Tuesday after receiving multiple reports that some of the devices exploded when lit, a US Consumer Product Safety Commission recall report said. The fireworks are supposed to emit colorful smoke. They are not supposed to explode. According to CNN Three people...
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