UPDATE: This article was originally published in July 2016 and addresses the decision by Judge Welch to vacate Syed’s conviction. The State of Maryland ultimately appealed the ruling to the Maryland Court of Appeals and won in March 2019. Syed’s…
On July 1st, a jury in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas returned a $70 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson. This was for failing to warn of the risks of its antipsychotic drug Risperdal; which has been linked to…
In a personal injury case non-economic damages, such as pain and suffering, will often receive the majority of the attention by both plaintiff and defense counsel. However, an experienced and competent economic damages expert can greatly increase the value of…
Two states are currently in debate over the question of expert witness standards. For Missouri, the issue at hand is whether to adopt the federal standard for expert witnesses and apply the Daubert test going forward. Elsewhere, Florida is having…
In the last few weeks, one Los Angeles federal court has gotten very into rock n’ roll, and rock n’ roll fans have gotten very into legal proceedings. The focus has been on one particular song – Led Zeppelin’s 1971…
Natalie Lincoln was charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a man when the car she was driving crossed the center lane and struck the decedent’s vehicle.  At the scene of the accident, the defendant passed a field sobriety…
The FDA receives thousands of reports each year detailing the deaths, serious injuries, and malfunctions associated with medical devices. This is in order to monitor the safety and performance of medical devices. As a service to device manufacturers, physicians, patients,…
After a 13-day trial, jurors in Tate et al. v. Hospital of University of Pennsylvania et al. found that a massive cerebral hemorrhage that left Tate bedridden and largely paralyzed was caused by negligence on behalf of her treating physician…
The popular erectile dysfunction drug Viagra has been the target of a flurry of lawsuits after a 2014 study found that there may be a link between the drug and melanoma. After about 30 lawsuits were filed against drug-maker Pfizer, a motion…
Over the last few months, Johnson & Johnson has settled nearly 70 of 100 cases filed against their medical device, the power morcellator. Additionally, attorneys for plaintiffs state there are “another 40 morcellator cases” ready to be filed. Plaintiffs allege…