From U.S.S. Constitution To U.S.S. Bainbridge – Boston’s Naval History
Posted by Michael Lesser on Nov 26, 2014 10:20:06 AM Patrick O’Brian’s The Fortune of War finds its heroes, Captain Jack Aubrey and naval surgeon Stephen Maturin, aboard the H.M.S. Java as passengers, thrust into a ferocious, bloody, and ultimately decisive...
Consumer Class Actions Filed Against Airbag Maker Takata Corporation
By Patricia M. Flannery, Esq. Posted on Nov 21, 2014 The first class actions have been filed against airbag maker Takata Corporation after consumers learned that the propellants used in Takata airbags caused the airbags to explode and spew shrapnel inside cars rather...
$26.7 Million Verdict In First Boston Scientific Vaginal Mesh Trial
Posted by Marilyn McGoldrick on Nov 17, 2014 12:37:28 PM Four women were awarded $26.7 million in compensatory damages in the first federal bellwether trial over Boston Scientific Corp.’s Pinnacle transvaginal mesh implants. The jury ruled that the mesh implants...
Billion Dollar Stryker Rejuvenate And ABG II Hip Implant Settlement
By Marilyn T. McGoldrick, Esq. Posted on Nov 3, 2014 A global settlement valued at over $1 billion dollars with the manufacturer of the Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II hip implants, Homedica Osteonics Corp. (also known as Stryker Orthopaedics), has been announced...
