By chris.placitella
Posted on 28 May 2014. Tags: defective products, product recall, product safety, trans vaginal mesh lawsuit
Today, all the female survivors of the defective Johnson & Johnson pelvic mesh implants submitted a petition and request to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, demanding a criminal investigation of J&J CEO Alex Gorsky and his alleged destruction of documents relating to the product. Prior to today’s submission, 44 states presented investigation requests to […]
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By Civil Justice Magazine
Posted on 02 May 2014. Tags: big tobacco, chris placitella, civil justice magazine, product safety
An Illinois appeals court reinstated a $10 billion verdict on April 29 in a class action accusing Philip Morris USA Inc. of deceptively marketing light cigarettes. The appellate court said a lower court wrongly speculated that Illinois Supreme Court justices would have favored the defendant despite new evidence. The ruling revived an 11-year-old case which […]
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By Civil Justice Magazine
Posted on 18 April 2014. Tags: car recall, civil justice magazine, defective products, product recall, recall
News just continues to roll in on the GM scandal as more and more information is slowly uncovered. The latest series of news continues to point to the fact that GM knew about the ignition defect, which is linked to 13 deaths, but actively sought not to do anything about the problem. On April 13, […]
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By Civil Justice Magazine
Posted on 27 March 2014. Tags: Birth Defects, child safety, dangerous drugs, medical malpractice, product safety
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, was ordered by a Philadelphia jury to pay $3 million for a child’s birth injuries. The jury found that the injuries occurred as a result of the mother Kelly Anderson taking Janssen drug Topomax while pregnant. It was ruled that Janssen failed to provide adequate label information, […]
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By Civil Justice Magazine
Posted on 27 March 2014. Tags: civil justice magazine, dangerous drugs, medical malpractice, product safety
Dr. Carlos Zevallos has been found liable by an Ohio jury in a medical malpractice suit. He has now been ordered to pay $2.7 million for prescribing a toxic mixture of drugs, which lead to a terminal disease. In 2006, Debbie Neifer consulted with Dr. Zevallos, looking for treatment for her rheumatoid arthritis. He increased […]
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By Civil Justice Magazine
Posted on 27 March 2014. Tags: child safety, civil justice magazine, dangerous drugs, product safety
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has agreed to a settlement of $5.9 million stemming from a 2008 Risperdal lawsuit. The suit accused the company of using illegal, unfair and deceptive practices when marketing the antipsychotic drug, according to The National Trial Lawyers. The lawsuit was originally filed by the Montana State Attorney […]
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