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...
Xarelto Anticoagulant May Be Next Nationwide MultiDistrict Litigation
Thornton Law Firm is no longer accepting new Xarelto cases. By Marilyn T. McGoldrick, Esq. Posted on Oct 30, 2014 The Judicial Panel on MultiDistrict Litigation has been asked to certify a new MultiDistrict Litigation for the plaintiffs alleging injuries and...
