The family of a Pennsylvania man who died from an overdose caused by the fentanyl lollipop Actiq has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the manufacturers of the drug. The lawsuit accuses the drug makers Cephalon and Teva Pharmaceuticals (which acquired Cephalon in 2011) of illegally marketing the fentanyl lollipop to treat migraines in violation…
The family of a Texas ironworker who died in 2014 during the construction of a new football stadium at Baylor University in Waco has been awarded $19 million in damages in their wrongful death lawsuit against a subcontractor on the building project. The family of Luis Suarez had filed a lawsuit against Austin Bridge and…
Several families have filed lawsuits for wrongful death and medical malpractice against a psychiatric hospital in Fresno, California. The lawsuits allege that the hospital, Community Behavioral Health, failed to keep their loved ones safe while they were being treated at the facility.
Two women and an infant were killed in a trucking accident when the vehicle in which they were traveling was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler on a highway in Austin, Texas. The family of the victims has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of the truck and the trucking company who operated the vehicle.
Thomas O’Brien, 55, became a patient of Steve Rogoff, M.D. in early 2011, complaining of chronic back pain from a previously diagnosed lumbar disk problem, according to a lawsuit recently filed in Hawaii. The suit alleges the Kauai physician prescribed Schedule II narcotics to O’Brien to the point of intoxication and overdose. The wrongful death…