If you ever appeared before Carol Higbee JSC you would quickly learn she is a well considered even handed jurist who is not deserving of the attacks being leveld by the defense. On the other hand her recent opinion shines some light on how far some counsel may go in defending litigation. Rather than… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Jury rules family of girl who developed toxic epidermal necrolysis after taking Motrin to receive $63 million.
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The Boston Globe (2/14, Wallack, 250K) reports, “A Plymouth Superior Court jury on Wednesday awarded a Plymouth family $63 million after their 7-year old daughter suffered a severe allergic reaction 10 years ago to Children’s Motrin (ibuprofin).” After taking the treatment for a fever, Samantha T. Reckis developed “Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, a rare and serious… Continue Reading
More than 10,000 Dupuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuits File
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Depending upon whose statistics you look at Dupuy Hip Implant failure rate is anywhere from 37 to 44 percent 5 years after implantation. It is no wonder there are so many lawsuits. Here are the statistics . According to the most recent count of the docket of the DePuy ASR litigation, and based on… Continue Reading
This Week’s Mass Tort Update
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The latest news affecting mass tort litigation click here http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=u2TtMy-7ti0&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du2TtMy-7ti0%26feature%3Dyoutu.be
Triaminic and Theraflu Medications Recalled
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of approximately 2.3 million bottles of Triaminic and Theraflu syrup medications due to federal requirement violations. The agency said the child-resistant caps on the bottles can fail to function properly, which can pose a poisoning risk to kids. There have been 12 reports of children unscrewing… Continue Reading