Archive for May, 2009
Phil Spector sentenced to 19 years to life
Phil Spector was sentenced today to 19 years to life for the murder of Lana Clarkson in 2003. Spector was found guilty of 2nd degree murder in the 2003 shooting. Spector maintains his innocence and the story that Lana committed suicide. But other witnesses came forward to testify about his treatment of women and the [...]
I-Flow Corp Reports 69 Pain Pump Lawsuits
The Company has, to date, been named as a defendant in approximately 69 ongoing pain pump lawsuits seeking damages as a result of alleged chondrolysis. Many of these lawsuits name defendants in addition to the Company such as physicians, drug companies and other device manufacturers. It is not known to what degree, if any, the [...]
Arkansas woman files Reglan lawsuit
Another reglan lawsuit has been filed by a woman in Arkansas who had been taking Reglan for a year and started experiencing involuntary muscle movements through out her body. These symptoms are the same as the condition called Tardive Dyskinesia. From the Southeast Texas Record: Causes of action filed against the defendants include negligence, strict [...]
Court Sustains Claims Against Countrywide
Court rejects nearly every argument by Countrywide in multidistrict litigation challenging the lender’s subprime mortgage marketing and lending practices NEW YORK, May 28 /PRNewswire/ — The law firm of Whatley Drake & Kallas, LLC announced today that Judge Dana M. Sabraw of the federal district court for the Southern District of California (San Diego) has [...]
Missouri Court Tackles Arbitration Clauses in Nursing Home Contracts
By Dollar, Burns & Becker, L.C. www.dollar-law.com Arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts have come under closer scrutiny in recent years. At the state level, several state courts also have faced the issue of the enforceability of arbitration clauses in long-term care facility contracts. Before residents move into a nursing home or other type of [...]
Tobacco Ads Class Action Proceeds
The state supreme court of California ruled on Monday, by a 4-3 decision, that consumers can sue as a group over ads they contend misled them. From the San Francisco Chronicle: “This gives the consumers rights to protect themselves from fraudulent advertising,” said Mark Robinson, a lawyer for the smokers who sued tobacco companies in [...]
High Profile Asbestos Lawsuit finds WR Grace Not Guilty
The biggest news in the asbestos litigation world this month has been the verdict against W.R. Grace relating to the town of Libby’s contamination from asbestos. The case had been as high profile as they come in toxic tort litigation or any product liability litigation for that matter. Not only was the company found not [...]
ADA on Zinc in Denture Cream
Contact Information: Telephone: 312-440-2806 E-mail: mediarelations@ada.org (Journalists) or Contact ADA (All Others) American Dental Association Statement on Zinc in Denture Cream CHICAGO, May 8, 2009—A recent case report describes four case histories of patients who reportedly developed neurological problems, presumably from excessive ingestion of certain denture creams containing zinc. The authors noted that these individuals [...]
Navy Machinist Receives 12 Million Dollars in Asbestos Lawsuit
On May 6, 2009, A Los Angeles County jury awarded a former Navy machinist who had contracted mesothelioma, $12.1 million in damages from two defendants, a manufacturer and a supplier of a product containing asbestos.
Big Bear American Made Choppers Begins Trial
A product liability trial arising out of an alleged custom motorcycle defect began Monday, May 11, 2009 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The plaintiff’s claims against the defendant, a California-based company with a worldwide distribution network, include defective design, defective manufacturing, inadequate warnings, breach of warranty and [...]
Caraco Digoxin Tablets Recalled
On May 11, 2009, A S Medication Solutions, LLC, a drug repackage company, announced that all tablets of Caraco brand Digoxin, USP, 0.25 mg, distributed prior to March 31, 2009, which are not expired and are within the expiration date of August, 2011, are being voluntarily recalled to the consumer level. The tablets are being [...]
