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According to a lawsuit by the State of Oklahoma, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) fueled the state's opioid crisis with deceptive marketing. The state claims that Johnson & Johnson downplayed the risks of opio...
Topics: Product Liability
After reports of at least 32 infant deaths nationwide, Fisher-Price recalled 4.7 million of their popular “Rock ’n Play Sleeper” units on April 12, 2019. Two weeks later, Kids2 recalled 36 models of b...
Topics: Product Liability
Despite continued progress in patient safety rules, the number of patient injuries and death due to errors by medical staffs at hospitals in Massachusetts has not gone down. This revelation comes in a...
Topics: Medical Malpractice
Late Saturday morning, June 8, 2019, a single-car Green Line trolley was traveling down its usual route from Kenmore station to Fenway when it suddenly derailed. The trolley struck the side of a subwa...
Massachusetts charitable organizations are given special protections under the law. It is widely known that these entities reap tax and other financial benefits. A lesser-known special treatment given...
Topics: Medical Malpractice
SUGARMAN Principals, Benjamin Zimmermann and David McCormack, represented an Ohio family in their claims for the severe and tragic brain injuries suffered by their son at Massachusetts General Hospita...
As a member of the Women’s Bar Association (WBA) and an experienced trial attorney, Pietrowicz is now providing pro bono legal representation to low-income seniors with her involvement in Women’s Bar ...
New research from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) finds that chemicals in sunscreen are absorbed into the bloodstream at 2.6 to 7.6 times the known-safe level. Sunscreen products may...
Topics: Product Liability
SUGARMAN Principal Marianne LeBlanc was a featured speaker at the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s panel discussion of the changes personal injury law has undergone throughout the year of 20...
Who hasn’t seen weight loss pills, herbal vitamins, protein powder and other supplements while grocery shopping? They are a staple of American life. Over the past 25 years, the dietary supplement mark...
In December of 2018, the Surgeon General released an advisory pleading to the public that the epidemic of adolescent vaping be addressed immediately. Vaping by teens increased by 900% from 2011 to 201...
Topics: Product Liability
On Monday April 1, Brookline launched its pilot program with Bird and Lime making about 200 electronic scooters, known widely as “e-scooters” available for rent in Brookline. During the press conferen...
Topics: Product Liability