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According to a 30-page document filed in federal court in West Virginia on December 2, officials at Johnson & Johnson (J&J) have either lost or intentionally destroyed thousands of pages of documents that are essential to the upcoming transvaginal mesh product liability trials. J&J is facing nearly 13,000 cases that […]

The numbers of transvaginal mesh lawsuits keeps growing in the Charleston, West Virginia federal court where they are consolidated. At this writing there are 41,060 claims filed with thousands of suits naming six manufacturers being added every month. For the most part, women say they saw legal advertisements on television […]

The final bellwether product liability trial against C.R. Bard has been rescheduled yet again. After a November and December date, the trial of Carolyn Jones has now been scheduled for January 10 in the federal courthouse where 40,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits are consolidated in front of Judge Joseph R. Goodwin. […]

They are called 5-hour Energy and Red Bull, energy drinks are part of the growing multi-billion dollar industry that targets youngsters and teens and adults as a way to get through the day. Meanwhile, the industry that makes these caffeine heavy products goes largely unregulated as some reports of fatalities […]

Many food safety and health advocates say it’s about time, while others accuse the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of playing Big Brother. The announcement sparking a range of reactions is that the FDA has plans to phase out the use of trans fats in food. Trans fats are a […]

C.R. Bard, one of six makers of transvaginal mesh, wants to recoup the cost of preparing for a trial that was dropped by the plaintiff shortly before it was to begin. The Linda Rizzo product liability case was scheduled for October 8 as one of the bellwether cases against each […]

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley has fought for justice for over 45 years.  In the courtroom and in the community, we stand against injustice, hatred, racism and oppression in all forms.  We are heartbroken and saddened at the senseless murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and all […]