By Kim Truongle – January 18, 2013 – Today, it was reported in the media that settlement discussions are occurring with regard to ASR cases. This information is speculative and unconfirmed. Instead, Plaintiffs’ counsel nationwide are focusing on trial preparation, with the first case set to begin in Los Angeles […]
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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 […]
December 7 – 8, 2012 AAJ (American Association for Justice) – Weekend with the Stars Topic: Applying Psychological Principles to Enhance Direct Examination At the Hilton New York
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 […]
Posted by Amber Stanford June 12, 2012 – More reports were made against the controversial new blood-thinner, Pradaxa, than any other drug on the market last year. And according to the Institute for Safe Medicine Practices’ (ISMP), Pradaxa also topped the list for reports of deaths, hemorrhage, acute renal failure, […]
June 12, 2012 – A ten-year study recently concluded that thiazolidinedione drugs, such as Avandia and Actos, may increase the risk of macular edema, a serious eye condition that can lead to blindness. It noted that the incidence of macular edema in studied patients on these drugs was more than […]
June 11, 2012 – Friend and former litigation support clerk of The Nations Law Firm, James Cespedes, has just graduated from the SMU Dedman School of Law! We couldn’t be more proud of James and his great achievements. James obtained his high school diploma in 2005 from the Kinkaid School […]
Posted by Shelley Blas A federal health official’s ruling brings vindication to hundreds, or possibly thousands, of people suffering from cancer said to be caused by massive dust clouds and debris from the September 11, 2001 attacks. This decision, by Dr. John Howard, Director of the National Institute for Occupational […]
June 6, 2012 – Johnson and Johnson has announced that its Ethicon unit will end sales of most of its vaginal mesh implants which are the subject of hundreds of lawsuits claiming the implants are defective and dangerous. It is expected that it will take several months for the products […]