Posted by Kim Truongle March 8, 2013 – A California jury has awarded the Plaintiff $8.34 million in the first trial regarding a defective ASR hip implant. More information on the verdict and what this means for your ASR case to come…
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Posted by Kim Truongle March 1, 2013 – The jury that awarded a transvaginal mesh Plaintiff a $3.35 million verdict this week in New Jersey tacked on an additional $7.76 million award for punitive damages against the manufacturer Defendants. What are punitive damages? Punitive damages are damages awarded to serve […]
Posted by Buck Daniel February 25, 2013 – On February 23rd, Affymax and Takeda instituted a recall of OMONTYS following serious adverse reactions, including life threatening and fatal events. Omontys is used to treat anemia associated with chronic kidney disease for patients on dialysis. Anemia, in which the body is […]
By Cindy Nations February 22, 2013 – A Class I recall has been issued by DePuy Orthopaedics. This time the product involved is a device used in conjunction with the LPS System, an end-stage revision knee product. Reportedly, the defectively-designed device can malfunction, which may lead to possible loss of function, […]
By Buck Daniel February 20, 2013 – On February 19, 2013 Judge Rebecca Doherty issued a scheduling order to proceed with two potential bellwether trials in the Actos MDL. These trials are tentatively scheduled for January 27, 2014 and April 14, 2014. Both Plaintiff and Defense counsel will submit a […]
From ABC13 KTRK News February 19, 2013 – Hip replacements are slightly more likely to fail in women than in men, according to one of the largest studies of its kind in U.S. patients. The risk of the implants failing is low, but women were 29 percent more likely than […]
February 19 – 22, 2013 Florida Justice Association – Orlando Workhorse 2013 Topic: Applying Psychological Principles to Opening Statements
By Kim Truongle – December 6, 2012 – There are transvaginal mesh cases against many manufacturers moving forward across the country. Johnson & Johnson pulled some of its mesh products off the market earlier this year. State-court cases against Johnson & Johnson are set to begin in New Jersey early next […]
Posted by Cindy Nations December 3, 2012 – We have to hand it to Dean Guter and the staff at South Texas College of Law. They really went all out to make the “Dean for a Day” experience both enjoyable and unforgettable. From the moment Mr. Nations arrived at the […]
By Andrea Schmauss November 29, 2012 – Howard Nations issues a challenge to ALL Houston Area Law Firms to Donate to the HPD Comida Food Drive. For the past 27 years HPD has partnered with Fiesta Mart, Inc., The Pepsi Bottling Group and the Houston Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association […]
Posted by Buck Daniel November 7, 2012 – A scheduling order issued by Judge Rebecca Doherty has set the first Actos lawsuit trial to begin on November 3, 2014 with a second trial scheduled for July 8, 2015. The judge also stated in the scheduling order that the attorneys for […]
Posted by Buck Daniel November 7, 2012 – A consolidated complaint was filed by 12 plaintiffs, who claim to have been diagnosed with bladder cancer as a result of using Actos, on August 14, 2012. Specifically, the court documents allege that the defendants, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, should have known about the […]
Posted by Andrea Schmauss October 24, 2012 – Human Rights First is an independent advocacy organization that challenges our country to live up to its ideals. They press American institutions—including government and business—to respect human rights, seeking to close the gap between values and action. Around the world, they foster […]
October 11 – 12, 2012 – Mass Torts Made Perfect Topic: Summation – Executing the Required Level of Emotion Las Vegas Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada
Posted by Buck Daniel September 6, 2012 – Bayer recently informed its investors of the potential costs that will be necessary to settle outstanding lawsuits regarding its birth control medication, Yaz. The company admits it faces no fewer than 12,325 lawsuits regarding the higher risks associated with its product. Nearly […]
Posted by Cindy L. Nations September 5, 2012 – Something is amiss. For 2 decades, the American public has been deluged by a massive public relations campaign funded by big business interests. They have used stories, half-truths, and sometimes outright lies to convince the American people that our juries are […]
Posted by Buck Daniel August 7, 2012 – Federal judges in Mississippi have upheld a decision that grants victory to Johnson & Johnson in a case where the company’s transvaginal mesh product caused severe injuries. In this decision the court ruled that the plaintiff’s doctor would have still implanted the […]
Posted by Buck Daniel August 7, 2012 – The Judge in charge of the federal court’s MDL regarding the DePuy ASR hip litigation has scheduled two bellwether trials for 2013. These trials are intended to set a precedent for the remaining 1000+ cases involved in this litigation. Although the particular cases […]
Posted by Buck Daniels July 5, 2012 – The Food and Drug Administration has suggested that metal on metal hip implants need closer, more consistent monitoring in order to cut down on high failure rates. Because the metal devices have been linked to almost 16,800 adverse events in the U.S. […]
By Amber Stanford July 5, 2012 – In the past week, there have been two wrong-way head-on collisions that resulted in five people losing their lives and alcohol use is suspected as the cause. Montgomery County responded with a surge of law enforcement over the holiday making many arrests for […]
Posted by Shelley J. Blas, The Nations Law Firm June 27, 2012 – In a recently discovered letter, the FDA directed Johnson & Johnson to stop selling their Gynecare Prolift vaginal mesh implant. The letter, written in 2007, warned J&J to take the product off the market as it had not […]