Texting A Friend Who Is Driving? Court Says You May Be Liable for Crash
The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court ruled that “a person sending text messages has a duty not to text someone who is diving if the texter knows, or has special reason to know, the recipient will view the text while driving.”
STRYKER HIP IMPLANT FAILURES LEADS TO LAWSUIT
A woman recently filed suit against Howmedica Osteonics Corporation d/b/a Stryker Orthopaedics seeking compensation for injuries caused by the failures of her Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Systems for both her left and right hips. John David Hart of the Law Offices of John David Hart and Ellen Relkin of Weitz & Luxenberg, are the attorneys representing […]
DePuy ASR Bellwether Trial Adjourned for Two Weeks
The first DePuy ASR Bellwether trial scheduled to begin on September 9th in the consolidated federal multi-district litigation (“MDL”) before Judge David Katz in Toledo, Ohio has been adjourned for two weeks so that the Court can address pre-trial matters that must be resolved before the trial can commence.
New Texas Law Aims to Reduce Injuries to TxDOT Workers
Drivers in Texas have long been required to slow down or move over for police, fire and emergency vehicles. As of September 1, 2013 the Texas Legislature has now added Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) work crews to this list.
Pradaxa Risk in Patients with Mechanical Heart Valves
On September 1, 2013, the New England Journal of Medicine published the results of the RE-ALIGN study, a randomized phase-two study to compare the use of Dabigatran, marketed as Pradaxa, with Coumadin use in patients with mechanical heart valves. The study was terminated early because of an excess of both thromboembolic and bleeding events in […]
“First DePuy ASR Bellwhether Trial Begins September 9th in Federal Court”
Approximately 11,500 DePuy ASR cases are pending across the nation. The majority of the cases are pending in the consolidated federal multi-district litigation (“MDL”) before Judge David Katz in Toledo, Ohio. Of the nearly 8,000 cases pending in the MDL, Ann McCracken’s case was selected as the first to go to trial. A Bellwether case […]
Stryker Recalls Spine Plate
On May 30, 2013, Stryker Orthopaedics issued an Urgent Class I Recall regarding its OASYS Midline Occiput Plate to hospitals and medical facilities. The device was found to have post-operative fractures of the pin that connects the tulip head to the body of the plate. This fracture has been linked to adverse health risks such […]
California Lawmakers ask Feds to Investigate Fracking in Pacific off the State Coastline
On August 8, 2013, the Washington Post published an article regarding a recent petition sent by California state legislators to two federal agencies asking for an investigation of hydraulic fracturing taking place in the Pacific Ocean. Several California lawmakers sent the petition to both the Interior Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asking both […]
Children and Magnets Have a Dangerous Attraction, End Up in the ER
On August 6, 2013, the Annals of Emergency Medicine published the results of a study describing the increase in incidence of magnetic foreign body injuries in children in the United States.
F.D.A. Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall of all Products for Sterile Use from Specialty Compounding
On August 11, 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) issued a news release notifying the public of the nationwide recall of all products intended for sterile use that were produced by Specialty Compounding, LLC.