A new study has found that traces of the herbicide Roundup have been detected in some children’s cereals. Experts concerned about the health effects of glyphosate – the active ingredient in Roundup – say that the presence of the chemical in cereals for children could increase the risk of cancer for children who consume these…
The family of a woman who drowned in a basement elevator at the Omni Hotel in Houston, Texas during Hurricane Harvey has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the hotel and Otis Elevator. The lawsuit, filed by the estate of Ella Jill Renick, alleges that the hotel and the elevator company failed to take measures…
A mental health facility in Houston has filed a lawsuit against an insurance broker and the insurance agency he works for over flood damage related to Hurricane Harvey. The lawsuit alleges that despite assurances from Paige Cokinos, executive vice president of Higginbotham Insurance Agency, that the Harris Center for Mental Health had flood insurance coverage,…
Australian health authorities have banned transvaginal surgical mesh products, saying that the devices are too risky for patients. Transvaginal mesh products are implanted during surgery to treat patients suffering from stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse.
The first of three IVC filter bellwether lawsuits against Cook Medical began recently in Indiana. The three bellwether cases are part of the 1,900-lawsuit multidistrict litigation facing Cook Medical over injuries caused by its IVC filters.
Attorneys representing a South Carolina couple that filed a truck accident lawsuit against a North Carolina fabric company say that they hope a recent settlement in the case will help in addressing the problem of distracted driving in the trucking industry. Unifi Inc. agreed to pay a $3.75 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by…
Several drugmakers – including AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, and Takeda – are facing lawsuits over complications linked to a class of drugs designed to reduce stomach acid. The lawsuits allege that medications known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) – which include the drugs Prilosec and Nexium – increase the risk of kidney damage and…
A Georgia appeals court has ruled that Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. acted in bad faith by failing to settle insurance claims arising out of a fatal car accident. In upholding an $8.2 million ruling against Nationwide, a three-judge panel for the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court did not err…
The attorney general of Kentucky has filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon over surgical mesh products sold by the two companies. The civil lawsuit filed by Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear accuses Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon of deceptive marketing in the sale of its transvaginal surgical mesh devices because of the…
Police in Germany raided the offices of automaker Audi last week in connection with an investigation into the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal. Volkswagen is facing criminal investigations in connection with the emissions cheating scandal from authorities in the city of Braunschweig, Germany, as well as a separate investigation of Audi by authorities in Munich.
Samsung has announced that it is recalled 2.8 million top-loading washing machines sold in the U.S. The company’s announcement concerning the recall comes roughly one month after federal regulators warned that the washing machines could cause injury to consumers using these products.
Toyota has announced that it will issue a global recall for 340,000 Prius models because of a potentially fatal braking defect. The recall involves 92,000 Toyota Prius vehicles from the model years 2016 and 2017, as well as about 212,000 vehicles in Japan.