Nashville, TN: Reports of bed bug infestations in correctional or psychiatric institutions are being made nationwide. [Original Article]
Class Action Lawsuit Headlines
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Potential Lawsuit: Bed Bug Infestations in Correctional and Psychiatric Institutions
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Potential Lawsuit: Negligence Lawsuit in California Wildfires – Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Santa Rosa, CA: Amid allegations of negligence in its mitigation of the risk and spread of the deadly Coffey Park and Sonoma County wildfires California power supplier PG&E finds itself facing the possibility of lawsuits. [Original Article]
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Potential Lawsuit: Las Vegas Mass Shooting Launches Negligence and Personal Injury Lawsuits
Las Vegas, NV: In the wake of the October 1st, mass shooting at the Route 91 festival at the MGM Resort Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, personal injury lawsuits are being filed. Among the allegations is the failure of the MGM Mandalay Bay hotel-casino to respond quickly enough to the shooting at one of their security guards by Stephen Paddock, who had checked into the hotel prior to the festival. [Original Article]
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Settlement: Wright Medical to pay $340M to end Hip Implant Failure Lawsuits
Los Angeles, CA: Wright Medical Technologies has announced it will pay $340 million to end about 2000 claims resulting from alleged failure of its hip implant devices. This settlement will augment the Wright defective hip implant settlement reached in 2016 by $90 million, according to the defendant’s legal counsel. [Original Article]
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Settlement: $140M Awarded in Androgel Heart Attack Lawsuit
Chicago, IL: AbbiVie, maker of the testosterone replacement therapy AndroGel, has been ordered to pay over $140 million to a man who alleges he suffered a heart attack as a result of using the drug. [Original Article]
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Potential Lawsuit: Reports of Choking Prompt Playtex Recall of 5 Million Children’s Plates and Bowls
Washington, DC: Playtex, in conjunction with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, is recalling Playtex plates and bowls for children. The recall involves about 3.6 million plates and bowls sold in the US and a further 1.9 million sold in Canada. The recall follows reports of children choking on peeling plastic from the plates and bowls. [Original Article]
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Potential Lawsuit: FDA Warns of Adverse Event with Intraocular Injections of Triamcinolone, Moxifloxacin, and Vancomycin
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued information on an adverse event report concerning a patient who was diagnosed postoperatively with bilateral hemorrhagic occlusive retinal vasculitis (HORV) resulting from injections of a compounded triamcinolone, moxifloxacin, and vancomycin (TMV) formulation. The patient developed HORV after being given injections in each eye at the end of cataract surgery procedures that were done two weeks apart. [Original Article]
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Potential Lawsuit: Origen Catheters Recalled Following Reports of Adverse Events
Washington, DC: OriGen Biomedical in conjunction with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recalling two lots of VV28F Reinforced Dual Lumen ECMO Catheters N18487 and N18487-1 following reports of adverse events associated with the devices. [Original Article]