Today, Exactech, a Gainesville, Florida medical device manufacturer, added 40,000 hip implants to its list of defective medical implant recalls. Exactech had already recalled over 90,000 hips,140,000 knees, and about 2,500 ankles. All of the recalls related to a failure of the polyethylene parts in…
The Camp Lejeune Justice Act has passed another hurdle in the US Senate as it draws closer to signature by President Joe Biden. Recent amendments to the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, which is part of the Honoring Our PACT Act, will force another vote in…
What is Paraquat? If you or someone you know is a farmer or agricultural professional, you’ve likely heard of Paraquat — but, like many people, you may not know the most important details about the deadly substance. Paraquat is a highly toxic chemical that has…
The number of lawsuits being filed against manufacturers of paraquat, a harmful yet widely used pesticide that potentially causes Parkinson’s disease, continues to grow. Recently, five product liability claims have been filed against paraquat makers Syngenta Crop Production and Chevron USA in the Delaware Superior…
Former farm manager Andy Pollard used to have no problem navigating a tractor across acres of land. Today, his limbs are rigid, his body experiences uncontrollable spasms that stifle his mobility, and he has lost his clarity of speech. Mr. Pollard, who lives in the…
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…
