A Personal Injury Law Blog from SUGARMAN
In July 2021, Pfizer voluntarily recalled several lots of their smoking cessation drug, Chantix. Higher than acceptable levels of an impurity were found in the medication. The impurity, N-nitroso-vare...
Topics: Personal Injury Law, Product Recalls
Many people trust sunscreen to protect them from the sun. This includes the cumulative effects of sun exposure like skin cancer. However, Johnson & Johnson just recalled five sunscreens with a known c...
Topics: Product Liability, Product Recalls
With summertime upon us and people hiking, biking and running once again, portable water is a must-have. CamelBak is a popular company manufacturing a multitude of reusable water-toting vessels, inclu...
Topics: Consumer Protection Laws, Product Liability, Product Recalls
Purdue Pharmaceuticals faced fines in 2007 for mislabeling OxyContin. Company executives faced criminal charges. In 2019, the company filed for bankruptcy. On March 15, 2021, Purdue said th...
Topics: Personal Injury Law, Product Liability
What if you’re injured while being treated by your doctor or another healthcare provider in Massachusetts? You usually have three years to file a medical malpractice claim from the date of the injury.
Topics: Medical Malpractice
2020 has been an historic year, including an unprecedented uptick in bicycle ridership. In the spring of 2020, sales of bicycles increased 75% across the country. This is due in no small part to...
Topics: Personal Injury Law, Product Liability, Product Recalls
Last Tuesday, a worker tragically died after the excavator he was operating fell about 200 feet down a ravine near Leland Hill Road in Sutton, Massachusetts. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Appar...
Topics: Construction Accident Liability, Personal Injury Law, Wrongful Death
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission released a statement recalling Active Brand’s AS Sweet Protection-branded Ripper Jr., Ripper MIPS Jr., and Ripper MIPS bicycle helmets this week. The Commis...
Topics: Consumer Protection Laws, Product Liability, Product Recalls
With the heat of summer upon us, many Massachusetts residents are taking to the water. With beaches either overly crowded making social distancing difficult, or closed due to Coronavirus concerns, b...
Topics: Boat Liability, Personal Injury Law, Wrongful Death
In response to the devastating economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”), along with support from the Department of Treasury, implemented the Pay Check P...
Topics: Personal Injury Law
For over 50 years, PAM cooking spray has been a common household product, likely found in your pantry right now. This seemingly safe product has been abruptly exploding, injuring a number of people, s...
Topics: Product Liability
On January 12, 2015, Heather Oberdorf was walking her dog on a retractable leash that she bought on Amazon. Then her dog lunged forward, the leash catapulted back, and Heather became permanently blind...