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Stryker isn’t liable for pain-pump injury 

Published: May 23, 2012

Tags: failure to warn, pain pump, product liability

A medical device manufacturer didn’t violate a duty to warn a patient who allegedly suffered the destruction of cartilage as a result of a pain pump used following shoulder surgery, the 6th Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.

Injury caused by cell phone use yields $22 million verdict 

By: Ruth Sheehan
Published: May 23, 2012

Tags: car accident, cell phones, Texas

A Texas jury has awarded more than $22 million to a woman injured when her car was broadsided by a station wagon driven by a Coca-Cola marketing employee talking on her cell phone.

Injured trash truck driver awarded $11.4 million 

Published: May 23, 2012

Tags: California, defective design

A federal court jury in San Francisco has awarded $11.4 million in damages to a garbage truck driver whose spine was injured when a front wheel of his truck collapsed and the 55,000-pound vehicle dropped to the ground.

Benchmarks: Select Comfort mold claim gets green light 

Published: May 23, 2012

Tags: design defect, failure to warn, negligence, product liability, strict liability, toxic mold

A federal judge on Monday gave the go ahead to a product liability lawsuit filed by a California woman who claimed she suffered injuries from a mass of toxic mold growing in her Sleep Number mattress.

Police officer’s lawsuit divides town, settles for $1.2 million 

By: Dan McDonald
Published: May 22, 2012

Tags: civil rights violation, emotional distress, Massachusetts, retaliation

At first, attorney Michael Sacco thought he was handling a routine disability claim.

A sole practitioner in Westfield, Mass. who typically represents retirement boards, Sacco quickly found himself knee-deep in a civil rights lawsuit that offered a glimpse into the inner political machinations of a sleepy town and its police department, revealing a sordid mess.

Some birth control associated with increased blood clot risk 

Published: May 18, 2012

Tags: birth control, birth control litigation, birth control patch, blood clots, drug litigation, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Nuvaring, Ortho-Evra, product liability

Women who use birth control patches like Ortho-Evra or contraceptive vaginal rings like NuvaRing have a heightened risk of blood clots, a new medical study has found.

Skechers to pay $40 million to settle case over claims 

Published: May 18, 2012

Tags: false advertising, weight loss

Skechers has agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges that the company made unsupported claims about the benefits of its toning shoes, falsely asserting that they help people lose weight, tone their lower bodies and even combat heart disease.

State attorneys general push for generic drug legislation 

Published: May 18, 2012

Tags: Congress, failure to warn, PLIVA v. Mensing, Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – State attorneys general are urging Washington lawmakers to pass a bill that would allow generic drug makers to face the same liability as brand name drug companies for failing to include adequate warnings on drug labels.

Lap-Band weight loss device maker subpoenaed 

Published: May 17, 2012

Tags: Allergan, Department of Health and Human Services, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, gastric lap bands, HHS, lap band, lap bands

Lap-Band maker Allergan has been subpoenaed by the U.S. government over problems with the weight loss device.

Jury blames hospital for using old equipment in baby’s birth 

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: May 17, 2012

Tags: birth injury

A jury in Philadelphia has awarded $78.5 million to a mother whose baby was born with quadriplegic cerebral palsy because outdated ultrasound equipment failed to detect the baby’s heartbeat.