Legal News & Injury Law Trends

3T Heater-Coolers Heart Surgery Infection Heading to Settlement

According to recent federal court developments, the 3T Heater Cooler System heart infection lawsuits have been ordered to settlement. A special master has been named to coordinate and facilitate settlement negotiations to resolve the nationwide litigation. There are over 85 active personal injury an

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 13 Dec 2018

3T Heater-Coolers Heart Surgery Infection Heading to Settlement

Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Lawsuit Update

The U.S. District Judge Blake who is presiding over all federal Smith & Nephew Birmingham hip lawsuits has allowed the federal litigation to include cases involving any component approved as part of the hip resurfacing system, and when it was used as part of a…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 31 Aug 2018

Deadly Cancer from Monsanto’s Roundup $289M Verdict

Monsanto the industrial pesticide behemoth is under fire over allegations that its blockbuster weedkiller Roundup causes a fatal form of cancer. $239 Million Verdict in first California Roundup trial Recently in the first trial, a California jury awarded $289 million to a school groundskeeper who…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 16 Aug 2018

Vaginal Mesh Injury 2018 Update

Vaginal Mesh Injury 2018 Update. As the tumultuous year of 2017 recedes into the trash can of history, becoming a mere memory, I am providing this timely update regarding the status of Vaginal Mesh Injury claims. Over 200,000 Vaginal Mesh Injury claims There have been over…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 9 Jan 2018

DePuy Pinnacle Metal Hip Failure Trial

DePuy Pinnacle Metal Hip Failure Trial. The DePuy Pinnacle hip failure trials are set to start in September with the fourth bellwether trial involving the allegedly defective DePuy Pinnacle metal on metal hip replacement system. DePuy Pinnacle Metal Hip Failure Trial In May 2011, the…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 24 Aug 2017

Breast Implants linked to Lymphoma cancer

Breast Implants linked to Lymphoma cancer. According to several medical experts and reports, there is an increased risk of lymphoma cancer from artificial breast implants. Breast Implants is big business in U.S. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons around 550,000 women received brea

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 28 Jul 2017

US Supreme Court decision affects plaintiffs’ State choice for filing lawsuits

Injured plaintiffs’ ability to choose various state jurisdictions in which to bring personal injury and product liability suits was severely curtailed by a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week. In a sweeping decision, the justices ruled 8-1 that hundreds of out-state-residents cannot

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 21 Jun 2017

J&J KO’d in Latest Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Trial

One day after successfully fending off a Xarelto uncontrollable bleeding claim in Louisiana, Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a St. Louis jury to pay more than $110 million to a Virginia woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on the company’s talcum products. Imerys Talc…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 5 May 2017

Florida Ethicon Hernia Mesh Injury Lawsuit

Diana Picolla from Florida filed her product liability claim against the makers of the popular brand of hernia mesh, known as Physiomesh. According to Picolla, she developed painful complications following a hernia repair, which required multiple revision surgeries and she suffered personal injuries

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 6 Apr 2017

Ovarian Cancer side effects from Talcum Powder trial underway

As the latest Ovarian Cancer side effects from Talcum Powder trial is off to the races in St. Louis, Missouri, comes news of a recent lawsuit filed by a woman in her nineties. Woman claims Johnson Baby Powder caused her cancer Frances Escobedo filed her…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 9 Feb 2017

Next Talc Ovarian Cancer trial given green light

As Johnson and Johnson (J&J) the world’s largest pharmaceutical and medical device company reels under a barrage of talc powder linked ovarian cancer lawsuits, comes news that the trial court overseeing these cases are given the green light for the next scheduled trial. Missouri Supreme Court denies

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 27 Jan 2017

J&J Hammered for $70M in 3rd Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Trial

A St. Louis jury yesterday hammered Johnson and Johnson and announced a $70 million talcum powder ovarian cancer verdict, in the third talcum powder ovarian cancer case to go to trial. Deborah Giannecchini, 62, used Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) baby powder for feminine hygiene for more…

By Shezad Malik MD JD

/ 28 Oct 2016