Endo International Agrees To Settle Vaginal-Mesh Defect Lawsuit Endo International recently settled approximately 10,000 vaginal-mesh lawsuits involving their Perigee, Apogee, and Elevate mesh implants for a combined settlement of more than $400 million. The settlement averages about $48,000 for each injured victim. Endo reportedly has reserved $1.6 billion for liability…
A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Marshall, Texas, alleges that thousands of highway guardrail end caps are defectively designed with the result that when a vehicle runs off the road and collides with the end of the guardrail instead of cushioning the impact the guardrail spears the…
The increase in oil and gas exploration and production in Texas is a mixed blessing. Along with an increase in jobs comes a substantial increase in loss of life, limb and property. Commercial auto losses and workers compensation claims are on the rise. TXDOT data reflect that in 2013 the…
General Motors recently admitted that it became aware of the defective ignition switches as far back as 2001 which caused the vehicles to shut off resulting in auto accidents. The defective ignition switches were manufactured by Delphi Automotive. A Dephi spokesman reports that the switches which were installed in approximately…
Discovery in a wrongful death case filed against General Motors has established that General Motors knew in 2004 that a defect in the ignition switch of Chevrolet Cobalts could cause the engine to shut off while the auto was being driven. The loss of power would cause a resultant loss…
The dangers of tobacco smoke have been common knowledge since the Surgeon General first warned the American public more than 50 years ago. However, the dangers were generally thought to be to be limited to lung cancer, emphysema, and other respiratory related disorders. Individuals with lung cancer filed products liability…
A jury rendered an actual damages verdict against Toyota for $3 million dollars. The case involved the injury of the 76-year-old driver and the death of her passenger when the 2005 Toyota Camry she was driving suddenly accelerated and crashed. The evidence indicated that software defects caused the crash. The…
Tylenol is the brand name for over-the-counter acetaminophen made by McNeil Consumer Healthcare Products, a division of Johnson & Johnson. According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC), more people die as a result of an overdose of acetaminophen that all or the other over-the-counter pain medications combined.…
Google’s recent admission that no one sending communications to a Gmail account has any reasonable expectation of privacy raises the question whether a doctor, lawyer, accountant or any other professional charged with the duty of maintaining client confidentiality can ethically send confidential information through a Gmail account. The Texas rules…
The National Highway Traffic and Safety Association entered into an a agreement with Ford Motor Company whereby Ford agreed to pay a $17.35 million dollar fine for dragging its’ feet regarding the recall of Ford Escapes and Mazda Tributes. The vehicles allegedly had a throttle defect which could cause the…