Xarelto, the brand name of blood thinning medication rivaroxaban, can help treat and prevent dangerous blood clots in patients undergoing hip and knee replacement surgeries. An unfortunate side effect of Xarelto is an increased risk of internal or external bleeding. A...
Year: 2017
Jury Orders J&J to Pay $247M for Defective Hip Implants
Johnson and Johnson has become a regular subject of our injury blogs. From talc-based baby powder causing cancer to vaginal mesh implants causing bleeding and loss of sexual function to anti-psychotics causing breast enlargement in male patients, Johnson and...
5 Biggest Recent Slip and Fall Cases
Last week, an Alabama jury awarded $7.5 million to a man who fell while shopping for watermelons at a local Walmart. That may seem like a lot for a simple slip and fall, but security camera footage showed several shoppers suffering similar entanglements with a pallet...
3 Myths About Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Doctors and medical professionals are experts in their field, and we rely on their knowledge, insight, and judgment to make and keep us well. And if a doctor’s medical expertise seems beyond our general understanding, so too can medical malpractice lawsuits. That...
Scary, but Safe: Top 3 Tips to Avoid Halloween Injuries
The things that make Halloween fun are the same things that make it frightening: out at night, among scary costumes and spooky decorations. We certainly want to be a little scared on Halloween, and it can be a fine line between scary and safe. So here are three ways...
Lawsuit: Downed Power Lines Caused California Fires
To date, investigators have yet to determine the cause of a series of fires that destroyed over 5,000 structures and killed over 40 people in northern California’s wine country. But one Santa Rosa couple thinks they know the culprit: Pacific Gas & Electric...
Top 7 Car Accident Lawsuit Questions
When most of us think of negligence and injury, the classic example is the simple car accident. We all owe a duty to drive carefully, someone breached that duty by driving irresponsibly or ignoring a traffic sign or signal, this causes a crash, and someone else is...
Delaware Jury Awards $3 Million in Birth Injury Case
Amari Broughton-Fleming had a difficult entry into the world. Doctors induced his delivery, then found his shoulder was trapped behind his mother’s pelvis. A doctor was able to dislodge the arm, tugging on Amari’s head in a swift downward motion, and he was born...
Injured by Electric Shock – Can You Sue?
According to the most recent data from Consumer Product Safety Commission, there are around 70 electrocution fatalities every year from consumer products. And while you might think children are the most vulnerable to electrocution, there were twice as many victims who...
Los Angeles Settles Cyclist’s Pothole Injury Lawsuit for $6.5M
Peter Godefroy was riding his bicycle on Valley Vista Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, California two years ago when struck a pothole, crashed his bike, and suffered “severe traumatic brain injury and numerous broken or fractured bones throughout his body.” Godefroy sued...