Tractor Trailer Trucks Must be Regulated
It should come as no surprise that stakeholders in the trucking industry – trucking companies, freight brokers, shippers, trucking associations and insurance companies – spend a lot of money lobbying Congress to de-regulate the trucking industry. And, unfortunately, they have been succeeding. These special interest groups have blocked Congress from raising the minimum required insurance…
Read MoreVirginia Trucking Companies Indicted for Hours of Service Conspiracy
The primary mission of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is to reduce injuries and deaths due to large truck crashes and bus crashes. One important way in which FMCSA pursues this goal is to regulate the number of hours that truck drivers can drive continuously a without rest. Obviously, fatigued driving is a…
Read MoreTalcum Powder as a Cause of Mesothelioma
In October 2014, the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health (IJOEH) published a study in which a specific brand of talc was analyzed at four different labs.The study found that talcum powder coming from asbestos contaminated mines can find its way into consumer talcum powder that can be inhaled during use and cause or…
Read MoreStryker Accolade TMZF and LFIT V40 Chrome/Cobalt Hip Replacement Defects
Stryker hip stems made of TMZF are proving to be very problematic. The most commonly implanted Stryker hip stem has been the Stryker Accolade. When a Stryker LFIT V40 Chrome/Cobalt head is placed on a Stryker Accolade TMZF system, the same combination of mixed metals exists as the combination that caused such problems with the…
Read MoreMyths About E-Cigarette Explosions
E-cigarettes contain a heating element that heats up and vaporizes a liquid solution. The power source for the heating element are lithium-ion batteries. Many of these batteries are made in China. There are a couple of major myths about e-cigarette battery explosions. Myth #1 – The explosion was the consumer’s fault for carrying a loose…
Read MoreStockert 3T Heater-Cooler Lawsuit – Infectious Diseases
The Players: The Stockert 3T heater-cooler system is used to regulate the patient’s body temperature during cardioplegic surgeries that intentionally stop the patient’s blood flow. The Sorin group originally developed the Stockert 3T, so the device is sometimes called the Sorin 3T. Sorin merged with another European medical device manufacturer in 2015 to become LivaNova,…
Read MoreStryker Hip Recall
On August 29, 2016, Stryker Corporation issued a Styker hip recall for its LFIT V40 series of femoral heads manufactured before 2011. On September 27, 2016, Stryker Orthopaedics, in consulation with the Australian Department of Health – Therapeutic Goods Division, issued a “hazard alert” for a specific range of Stryker LFIT V40 femoral heads. These…
Read MoreNexium, Prilosec, and Prevacid May Cause Kidney Disease
Heartburn drugs Nexium, Prilosec, and Prevacid are in a family of drugs called Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI). These popular drugs are taken for the treatment of heartburn, indigestion, gastritis, and acid reflux. The FDA approved these drugs only for short term use, but the drug companies have been aggressively marketing the drugs for daily use.…
Read MoreVirginia now has a Discovery Rule for Medical Device Cases
“In products liability actions against parties other than health care providers…for injury to the person resulting from or arising as a result of the implantation of any medical device, [the cause of action shall be deemed to accrue] when the person knew or should have known of the injury and its causal connection to the device.”
Read MorePost-Trial Rulings on $497 Million Pinnacle Hip Verdict
As reported in our article about the second bellwether trial involving an allegedly defective metal-on-metal Pinnacle hip implant, $360 million of the $497.6 million verdict rendered in March to five plaintiffs against Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy unit was […]
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