McKinsey & Co. and its affiliates face allegations that the consulting services it provided to opioid manufacturers harmed children’s health. According to the lawsuit, these actions led to increased educational costs. Putnam County school board leads the Florida class action…

Patients who received one of about 140,000 Exactech knee or ankle replacements, however, are now facing a recall because their replacement joints may wear out sooner than expected. Exactech’s Knee Replacement Implant Recall Exactech first announced a recall in August…

A proposed bill updates the provisions of the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975 (MICRA). The proposed California bill raises the damage caps in medical malpractice cases, allowing for increases in pain and suffering awards. In doing so, it…

The firefighters, who suffer from various forms of cancer, claim that the use of PFAS chemicals in the suits and foam was a “substantial factor and proximate cause of the cancers, serious illnesses, and bodily injuries.” Firefighters’ Allegations Regarding “Forever…

In 2021, The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear J&J’s appeal of one headline case from St. Louis. This case ended with a $2.1 billion dollar verdict for 20 female plaintiffs. The plaintiffs had suffered from ovarian cancer after using…

The Philips recall included specific continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bi-level positive airway pressure (BPAP) machines. The recall also included mechanical ventilator devices. People who have sleep apnea—a condition that makes breathing difficult during sleep—or suffer from other breathing…

The lawsuits allege that the Similac exposure caused the NEC cases in premature infants who received the formula during their stays in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Some plaintiffs also claim that Abbott Laboratories, Similac’s maker, intentionally misled parents and…

So far, the infections have been traced back to Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare infant formula products. Abbott Nutrition produced these formulas in their Sturgis, Michigan plant. Abbott announced a recall of the baby formula and of other potentially affected products.…

The case is not the first one Juul has faced regarding underage vaping. In July 2021, Juul announced a $40 million settlement with North Carolina. The settlement occurred after the North Carolina attorney general sued Juul. The attorney general alleged…

Hundreds of lawsuits materialized after the manufacturers of the heartburn medication Zantac pulled the drug off the market. The impetus for the drug recall was the FDA determination that significant levels of a cancer-causing chemical were present in Zantac when…