The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently ruled that Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Ethicon Inc., must pay $12.8 million in damages after an Indiana plaintiff won her case alleging that the companies’ medical mesh device contained a dangerous defect. At…
A recent lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California claims that thousands of MacBook owners are struggling with an alleged defect in certain Apple laptops that has reportedly caused numerous keyboard malfunctions. According to the lawsuit, users started experiencing…
A California jury awarded $25.75 million in damages to a plaintiff who alleged that she developed mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder talc-based products. The jury awarded $21.75 million in compensatory damages and an…
Medical device company, C.R. Bard, suffered a huge loss in New Jersey court over its pelvic mesh products. A Bergen County jury awarded the plaintiff, Mary McGinniss, $33 million in compensatory damages and $35 million in punitive damages against C.R.…
Stock market audiences throughout the world watched as Facebook’s shares took a nosedive recently amid concerns that the company had mishandled user data. Now, the company also faces multiple lawsuits over those concerns. After news that data analytics firm Cambridge…
In December 2017, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a guidance document for 3D printing of medical devices, titled “Technical Considerations for Additive Manufactured Medical Devices.” The guidance covers technical considerations specific to devices using “additive manufacturing,” a phrase…
Last month, a Texas jury awarded a patient $43.32 million in damages after he was induced into a coma and abandoned by the hospital and doctor that was supposed to be treating him. The case, Billy Pierce v. East Texas…
In 2016 and 2017, the number of federal securities class action lawsuits filed reached record highs, with 2018 on track to match or beat the record. “The number of filings has reached unprecedented levels. In 2017, companies on U.S. exchanges…
When Google launched its own line of smartphones in 2016, it was arguably a revolutionary turn for the company. Dubbed the Pixel and Pixel XL, Google’s brand of smartphones were predicted to create competition among the other more well known…
When it comes to medical malpractice litigation, the state in which you practice can make all the difference in the damages your client can expect to recover. Medical malpractice damages caps remain a controversial issue with champions on both sides…