A Personal Injury Law Blog from SUGARMAN
On August 15, 2013, a federal jury in West Virginia returned a verdict in favor of a woman who suffered permanent injuries after she was implanted with defective transvaginal mesh. The 45-year-old wom...
Topics: Transvaginal Mesh Litigation
E-mails uncovered during the discovery process in the transvaginal mesh Multi-District Litigation in West Virginia reveal that executives at a subsidiary of CR Bard, Inc. knew that a plastic used in i...
Topics: Transvaginal Mesh Litigation
After the filing of many lawsuits resulting for the FDA's recall of Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck hip replacement systems, a federal judicial panel created a consolidated docket for all S...
Topics: Stryker Hip Recall
Recently, a fire on a limousine in California ended in tragedy and the death of five co-workers who were not able to escape from the vehicle. Witnesses reported seeing a blast of fire from the rear of...
Topics: Auto Accident Law, Product Liability
As we previously informed you, Massachusetts has a False Claims Act that provides financial incentive for whistleblowers to come forward and report corporate abuse or fraud against the Commonwealth. S...
Topics: Whistleblower Litigation
You may have noticed the "Take Justice Back" badge that we recently added to our website. The Take Justice Back movement was started in response to the now decades long fight against plaintiffs' right...
Topics: Attorney Advertising, Personal Injury Law
Previously, Sugarman provided a general overview of Federal and State Whistleblower Claims and the Massachusetts False Claims Act. In Part 3 of the blog series, Sugarman Partner David McCormack explor...
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Liability, Whistleblower Litigation
Previously, SUGARMAN provided a general overview of both Federal and Massachusetts Whistleblower Claims. In continuation of a series of blogs, Sugarman Partner David McCormack explores the Massachuset...
Topics: Whistleblower Litigation
During the initial stages of bringing a personal injury claim, there can be extensive communications between a law firm representing the plaintiff (injured party) and the insurance company providing c...
Topics: Consumer Protection Laws, Personal Injury Law, Product Liability
Too often, news reports inform us of major auto accidents in which an occupant of a vehicle is killed or seriously injured during the collision or as a result of being ejected from the vehicle during ...
Topics: Auto Accident Law, Consumer Protection Laws, Product Liability