A small ceramic bowl sits on a coffee table. A soft blue flame flickers above it. Someone reaches for the bottle of alcohol fuel to top it off, and in less than a second, the entire room changes. That is the story behind a growing number of burn injuries across […]
Category: Mass Torts
When you undergo a surgical procedure to receive a medical implant, the last thing you expect is for your medical implant to do more harm than good. Unfortunately, this is a very real concern. Far too often, medical device manufacturers prioritize profits over patients’ safety and release devices before they […]
If you have been harmed by a dangerous product, you deserve to be fully compensated for your losses. The same is true if a loved one has been harmed or has tragically lost his or her life. While seeking financial compensation for harm caused by a dangerous product often involves […]
Meta (which owns Facebook and Instagram) and Google (which owns YouTube) were recently held liable for $3 million each in one of the nation’s first social media harm lawsuits to go to trial. The case involved a single plaintiff—a woman who alleged that she experienced anxiety and depression after compulsively […]
Lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies have recently made national headlines. But, while the plaintiffs in these cases are finally getting their day in court, these cases have been going on for a long time—and they are likely to continue well into the future. At this stage, many […]
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are chemicals that have been used for decades in an extremely wide range of consumer, commercial, and industrial products. Recent studies have shown that PFAS—commonly referred to as “forever chemicals”—are harmful not only to the environment but also to humans. These studies have led to […]
Mass tort cases provide a way for multiple people who have suffered similar injuries to hold the same company accountable. These could be physical injuries, like trauma caused by defective medical implants and other defective products, or they could be other medical conditions such as cancer, vision loss or gastroparesis. […]
While the drugs we take are supposed to help us, sometimes they do more harm than good. If you have been harmed by a dangerous drug, you may be able to hire a Florida personal injury lawyer to help you hold the pharmaceutical company behind the drug accountable. There Are […]
Product-related injuries are alarmingly common. Often, these injuries result from defects that affect large numbers of products—in some cases, hundreds of thousands or millions of products sold across the country. As a result, if you have been injured by a dangerous product, you might not be alone, and you might […]
DermaRite Industries, LLC (DermaRite) has announced a voluntary recall of several of the company’s products, including creams, soaps, hand sanitizers, skin protectants, and deodorant. According to DermaRite, the recalled products may be contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia complex (B. cepacia), a bacterium that can potentially cause life-threatening infections. If you or […]
