H.R. 1215 Hurts Veterans and the Values They Swore to Protect
You might not know Steve Cooper. He’s a U.S. Army veteran and former business owner dying from prostate cancer that could have been treated, if he had been given the right care by a VA hospital in Phoenix in 2011. Because of an act of medical negligence, Steve’s life has been cut tragically short. He…
Read MoreDetermining Fault in South Carolina Medical Malpractice Claims
Medical mistakes can happen for many reasons. Common causes include errors during surgery, diagnostic errors, birth injuries, failure to monitor the patient, and lack of informed consent. Injuries can also happen because a defective product, such as transvaginal mesh or hernia mesh, was used. The wrong medications may have been prescribed or used. When medical…
Read MoreMonsanto is Being Sued for Misleading the Public About the Dangers of Roundup
On April 10, 2017, two nonprofit organizations, Beyond Pesticides and Organic Consumers Association (OCA), filed a lawsuit on behalf of the general public in Washington, D.C. under the District’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act. They are suing Monsanto for misleading the public by improperly labeling its popular weed killing herbicide, Roundup, which says that it is…
Read MoreDangerous Drug Alert: What You Must Know about the Opioid Drug Subsys and the Way It Was Marketed to Users
Insys Therapeutics is the creator of a fentanyl opioid spray called Subsys. Subsys was approved by the Food & Drug Administration only for certain cancer patients for the management of breakthrough pain. A patient sprays Subsys under his or her tongue, which allows the medication to be absorbed immediately. Subsys is an incredibly powerful drug.…
Read MoreSouth Carolina DOT Death Illustrates Dangers of Construction Work
The Augusta Chronicle reported on March 19, 2017, that two South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) employees were killed when they were struck by a hit-and-run driver while they were conducting a ditch inspection. A third employee was injured. The accident happened even though an SCDOT truck had its warning lights on to alert oncoming…
Read MoreDangers of C-QUR Atrium Mesh Explained by South Carolina Product Liability Attorneys
C-Qur is a mesh implant, manufactured by Atrium Medical Corporation (AMC). It was approved by the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in 2006 for various internal medical repairs, including hernia repair, surgical wound repair, and chest wall repair. The mesh is made from polypropylene, a polymer plastic. Hospitals and doctors began aggressively utilizing…
Read MoreCalifornia Woman Awarded $70 Million from Johnson & Johnson for Cancer Causing Talc
Global News reported, on October 28, 2016, that a jury in St. Louis, Missouri awarded a California woman over $70 million in a product defect case. The woman alleged that Johnson & Johnson baby powder containing talc caused her to develop ovarian cancer. The month-long trial was brought on behalf of Deborah Giannecchini of Modesto,…
Read MoreWhat Poisoned the Wells at Camp Lejeune?
Camp Lejeune, the largest Marine Corps. Base camp in the country, has been back in the news recently, thanks to a last-minute act by former President Barack Obama. As we previously discussed, an additional $2 billion has been set aside for Marines and their family members who spent at least 30 days at Camp Lejeune…
Read MoreDid You Eat Your Butylated Hydroxytoluene Today? (Hint: It’s in Your Wheaties)
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and its cousin, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), are both common food and cosmetic ingredients that you’ve likely never heard of. Though they differ in origin (BHT is made from phenols, while BHA is made from butanol), they share a common origin in that they are refined from coal tar and other fossil fuel…
Read MoreDefective Products and Class Action Lawsuits
We talk about specific defective products all the time; usually, we’re writing about who might be affected or who has already been affected. However, we rarely stop to talk about just what defective means, and how medications, devices and products already on the market may be affecting millions of people right now. Despite stringent requirements…
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