The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration and state and local health agencies have been investigating the origin of a rare, multistate tuberculosis outbreak. More than 100 patients may have been infected with the bacteria that causes tuberculosis during spinal surgery or fracture…
Last week, a federal judge ruled that the Archdiocese of Newark may be held liable for the actions of former Archbishop Theodore McCarrick. McCarrick was the archbishop in Newark from 1986 until 2000 when he was promoted to the Archdiocese of Washington, DC and eventually…
What is Paraquat? Paraquat dichloride, commonly referred to as “paraquat,” is one of the most widely used active ingredients in pesticides across the United States. Paraquat is banned in a number of countries around the world because it is so toxic that ingesting a single…
Millions of Americans rely on breathing machines such as Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP), Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and mechanical ventilator devices to combat breathing issues such as sleep apnea and COPD. Philips is one of the largest manufacturers of breathing machines in the…
A request for the creation of a multidistrict litigation docket, has been filed by plaintiffs with claims pending against Johnson & Johnson relating to the benzene content in the company’s Neutrogena aerosol sunscreen products. This comes several months after an analysis by the independent lab…
It’s difficult to figure out why Paraquat has not been banned in the United States. More than 32 countries have banned the herbicide due to its toxicity. Exposure to this dangerous herbicide has been linked to Parkinson’s Disease. Mt. Sinai, a renowned research hospital in…
The Federal courts have assigned al of the Paraquat lawsuits in the federal courts to Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel in the Southern District of Illinois for pretrial management. It is expected that there may be hundreds or thousands of lawsuits filed on behalf of people…
Nearly two months ago, Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc on Louisiana and surrounding states. The powerful storm caused hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage and left countless homes and businesses needing significant repairs. After the storm, Louisianians turned to their insurance companies hoping for…
A New York man has filed a new Philips CPAP lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He claims that after using his Philips DreamStation CPAP machine for a couple of years, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He blames…
The tragic death of Halyna Hutchins shines a very bright light on danger in the workplace and how safety is not always the paramount issue it should be. Work accidents and injuries are often covered by state workers’ compensation laws, but the litigious society in…
