A North Dakota farm filed a class-action lawsuit on Wednesday, alleging John Deere is violating antitrust protection provided by the Sherman Act in not making diagnostic software available to farmers who want to repair their own equipment. The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern Illinois alleges John Deere has…
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According to allegations raised in a recently filed product liability lawsuit, a Minnesota woman developed a unique eye injury from Elmiron, indicating that manufacturers of the bladder pain drug failed to adequately evaluate the potential side effects before it was introduced and sold to consumers. The lawsuit is pursuing claims against Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals,…
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Amid growing concern that over the past year hundreds of wells across the state of Wisconsin have been found to be contaminated with toxic PFAS chemicals used in some firefighting foams, state officials will hold a final public hearing this week to determine if it too should adopt new safety standards restricting the use of…
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A New Jersey judge, recently appointed to preside over all Strattice hernia mesh lawsuits filed in the state court system, has appointed five plaintiffs’ attorneys and two defense attorneys to serve in leadership positions. So far there have been a number of complaints filed in New Jersey state courts involving problems with LifeCell Strattice biological…
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The U.S. District Judge presiding over all federal Philips CPAP lawsuits is accepting applications until January 4th from lawyers seeking leadership positions in the federal litigation, who will take certain actions during the coordinated pretrial proceedings that benefit all plaintiffs pursuing claims over the recalled breathing machines. Hundreds of product liability lawsuits and class action claims…
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An Arizona man has file a product liability lawsuit against Syngenta and Chevron claiming they failed to protect agricultural workers from Paraquat toxicity, which led to his development of Parkinson’s disease. The complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on December 28, claiming that users of the herbicide were not…
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A massive Philips CPAP recall was issued earlier this year, impacting more than 15 million CPAP, BiPAP and ventilators that contained a polyester-based (PE-PUR) sound abatement foam, which was intended to reduce sounds and vibrations during use. However, the manufacturer now acknowledges that the CPAP foam degrades over time, and may release black particles or debris directly…
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The number of users whose personal information might have been compromised in a recent cyber attack of T-Mobile has climbed to 53 million, as the telecommunication company is hit by a pair of class-action lawsuits. T-Mobile announced Friday it had discovered that another 5.3 million current customers and 667,000 former customers also had their information…
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Forefront Dermatology has admitted a breach of its network may have exposed the personal data and medical records of up to 2.4 million patients. The records of staff at the Wisconsin-based organization have also been placed at risk from the compromise, which dates back to early June. The situation could have been even worse had the…
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As new Belviq cases continue to be filed on behalf of former users of the recalled weight loss drug who have now been diagnosed with cancer, a panel of federal judges convened on July 29th to consider whether to centralize and consolidate all lawsuits filed in U.S. District Courts nationwide. Consumers on Thursday urged the…
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