On Monday, a St. Louis jury awarded the family of an Alabama woman $72 million in a civil suit against Johnson & Johnson. The jury found Johnson & Johnson liable for the plaintiff, Jackie Fox’s ovarian cancer, which she claimed in the lawsuit was the result of using the company’s…
Thousands of lawsuits have been filed over the past six years against various manufacturers of surgical mesh products used to treat conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence in women. These lawsuits challenged the safety and effectiveness of these products, after years of reports of women experiencing…
Suthers & Harper is actively investigating cases of birth defects caused by the drug Zofran. Recently, several medical studies have identified an association between Zofran (ondansetron) and birth defects. The manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), promoted the off-label use of the drug as a remedy for morning sickness in addition to its…
A recent study performed by researchers at Florida State University found that receiving cell phone notifications, such as a ringtones, vibrations or alarm bells, while operating an automobile can be just as distracting and dangerous as talking or texting while driving. This is the first study to examine the relationship…
Federal and state laws require that nursing homes maintain or attain the highest practicable mental, physical, and psychosocial well-being for their patients. These laws provide that nursing homes must ensure that their patients’ nutrition and hydration needs are met, as proper nutrition and hydration are two critical components for nursing…
Talc is a naturally occurring mineral that is one of the primary ingredients in products like Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder and Shower-to-Shower body powder. Manufacturers of products containing talc have promoted these products for decades, claiming that talcum powder eliminates friction, is gentle on the skin, and provides a…
Medical device manufacturer, C.R. Bard, Inc., is back in the news and back in Federal Court. On August 18, 2015, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) announced that the lawsuits pending currently against C.R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular involving the IVC filter will be consolidated and transferred…
A great injustice is taking place in this country: the use of pre-dispute binding arbitration clauses in nursing home admissions contracts by the nursing home industry. These clauses provide that victims of abuse and neglect in nursing homes give up their right to a jury trial. This directly undermines the…
Invokana is part of a new class of type 2 diabetes drugs known as sodium-glucose-cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. SGLT2 inhibitors are designed to control diabetes by blocking reabsorption of glucose by the kidneys, impacting normal kidney function and allowing more sugar to be passed from the body through urine. However, the…
Suthers & Harper is continuing to investigate potential claims on behalf of individuals who purchased laminate wood flooring from Lumber Liquidators. Problems with the Lumber Liquidators’ flooring was first noted on CBS’ 60 Minutes. Reporters went undercover to factories in China that produce laminate flooring for Lumber Liquidators that the…