On August 2, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an interim decision for the pesticide paraquat. After examining the evidence concerning the pesticide’s potential health effects, the agency finalized new, stronger safety measures to reduce exposure for applicators, but did not ban the…
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently released a policy statement urging pediatricians to take a bigger role in preventing sexual abuse or exploitation of children. “Sexual abuse or exploitation of children is never acceptable,” it reads in part. “Pediatricians and health care professionals should…
An Arkansas couple recently filed a new Abbot powdered baby formula lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. They filed the lawsuit individually and as next friends of their infant child. They claim that after feeding their baby Abbott recalled…
A Louisiana man recently filed a new Exactech knee replacement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He claims that after he was implanted with the device, he suffered serious injuries. The plaintiff’s knee replacement device included an insert that…
A Nebraska woman recently filed a new pressure cooker lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. She names as defendants Tristar Products, Inc., which makes the Tristar Power Quick Pot pressure cooker, and parent company Spectrum Brands Holdings. She seeks compensation…
On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered all federally filed Exactech joint lawsuits to be centralized in the Eastern District of New York. The Honorable District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis was appointed to oversee the proceedings. Before that, over…
A California woman recently filed a new paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. She claims that her exposure to the herbicide caused her Parkinson’s disease. She seeks compensatory and punitive damages. Plaintiff Links Exposure to Paraquat with Development…
Victims of water contamination at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune scored a major victory in August when President Joe Biden signed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA) into law. Servicemembers, their families and civilians who lived, worked, or served at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for…
Nursing homes provide a wide range of health services to one of our most vulnerable populations, the elderly and people with impairments. The types of services nursing homes offer include administering daily medication, 24-hour supervision, nursing care, and help with day-to-day activities. Additional rehabilitation services…
Successfully overcoming an alleged fault finding in a car accident injury case can be the deciding factor into whether you recover financial restitution or not. If you were seriously injured in a car accident in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk or elsewhere in Hampton Roads, and…
