Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked by Pope Francis after an abuse inquiry in 2019, is now facing indecent assault and battery charges in Massachusetts. McCarrick has been criminally charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenage boy at a 1974 wedding reception. With these charges…
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Johnson & Johnson seeking to undo a damages award against it over allegations that asbestos in its talc powder products caused women to develop cancer. The company must now pay $2.1 billion in damages to 20 women…
The recent unsuccessful attempt by Zimmer Biomet Inc. to undo a $3.55 million verdict regarding its defective M2a Magnum hip implant shows how the company continues to evade responsibility for the pain and suffering inflicted on patients by their flawed and dangerous implant. A federal…
An avalanche of sexual abuse cases has forced the Boy Scouts of America to file for bankruptcy. The court overseeing that bankruptcy has set November 16, 2020, as the deadline for survivors of sexual abuse to file claims. It is urgent for victims with legitimate…
In one of the latest developments following the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s recall of Zantac products, the Department of Justice is reportedly investigating two of the drug’s primary manufacturers for possible violations of the False Claims Act. After issuing several warnings, the FDA in…
Attorneys for both the Boy Scouts of America and survivors of sexual abuse have reached a compromise in setting a bar date for claims to be submitted to the bankruptcy court. Attorneys for survivors of Boy Scout sexual abuse had argued for a December 31…
According to recent studies the widely used bladder drug Elmiron may cause eye damage. Recent reports suggest that the drug — known as pentosan polysulfate sodium and used by hundreds of thousands of people for decades — may be toxic to the retina, the light-sensing…
The most recent period of scandal involving Catholic clergy and the sexual abuse of minors began after the reporting of the Boston Globe in 2002. The daily barrage of investigative articles on numerous priests of the Archdiocese of Boston engaging in criminal abuse of children…
In June 2021, one plaintiff involved in a Philips CPAP lawsuit filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all federally filed Philips cases into the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for pre-trial proceedings. Philips North America LLC filed a…
Nearly 50,000 Floridians have died of COVID-19 complications, and millions more have been diagnosed with the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The fight against COVID-19 is only possible because first responders are willing to risk their safety to treat sick people in desperate…
