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Las demandas se están archivando contra la filial de Johnson & Johnson Ethicon las cuales alegan que su malla compuesta flexible de Physiomesh es un producto defectuoso. La malla abdominal, que se utiliza en cirugías de hernia laparoscópica, se ha relacionado con tasas de retiro de mercado superiores a la normal de otros productos de malla de hernia quirúrgica. Ethicon anunció un retiro de la malla compuesta flexible de Physiomesh después de que los pacientes sufrieran numerosos efectos secundarios adversos de la hernia, incluyendo cirugías de retiro de mallas hérnicas. Los abogados de Physiomesh están investigando las quejas de Ethicon en todo el país, y se ha presentado una demanda colectiva contra Ethicon Physiomesh en Canadá. [Original Article]

Actemra (tocilizumab) lawsuits claim that Genentech, a subsidiary of Roche, failed to warn rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients about Actemra’s side effects, including heart attacks, heart failure and even death. According to Actemra attorneys, Genentech negligently advertised its arthritis drug to patients by claiming it was safer than the competitor medications. Tocilizumab side effects also include lung complications and pancreatitis, which has a 50 percent risk of death. None of these side effects appear on the Actemra warning label. [Original Article]

Knee implant lawyers are investigating complaints involving premature failure of the DePuy Attune Knee System. Although the medical device company—DePuy Synthes– has not yet announced an Attune knee implant recall and DePuy Attune knee lawsuits have not yet been filed, patients experiencing debilitating knee failure with the Synthes Attune system are filing personal injury and defective device claims with Attune knee lawyers. [Original Article]

Santa Clara, CA: Celgene has agreed to pay $280 million to settle allegations made by a California Whistleblower under the False Claims Act that the biotech company promoted off-label uses for two of its cancer drugs. [Original Article]

Santa Clara, CA: A new drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Actemra (tocilizumab), which is made by Roche/Genentech, has been linked to hundreds of patient deaths resulting from heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure.

Santa Clara, CA: A $25 million settlement was awarded to surviving family who suffered the loss of their mother and her two daughters who were killed in 2012 when a Nissan Infiniti QX56 SUV crashed into the family’s minivan in a Hollywood intersection. The Nissan SUV had a defective braking system.

Santa Clara, CA: A $9.8 million settlement has been awarded to a 35-year old plaintiff who suffered injuries resulting from defects in his wheelchair. The defective wheelchair personal injury lawsuit, filed in San Diego, alleged plaintiff Toby Morin suffered life altering injuries as a result of defective design, manufacture, warnings and repair. Further, a design change to the Quickie Q7 manual wheelchair he used was also defective and dangerous.

Homeowners who do construction, remodeling or additions to their kitchens, bathrooms or laundry rooms sometimes use materials that they find out later are not standard for construction. CONTACT US TO FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE USED MATERIALS THAT CAN BE PART OF A CLASS ACTION, EVEN IF YOU DON’T SEE ANY PROBLEMS NOW.  Class action lawyers can help homeowners with these home construction class action problems EVEN when there is no problem with the home but could be likely to develop later.  Low quality or defective building products are commonly part of class action lawsuits.

If you have done a construction job involving the kitchen, bathroom or laundry area in your home in the last 3 years, please contact us by filling out the form or calling 424-245-5505.

Defective Building Materials

Some building material supply suppliers and manufacturers sell products that are less than quality. These building materials, such as drywall, plumbing, pipes, electrical supplies, lighting, windows, and roofing frequently cause homeowners problems. After the remodeling or additions are done, the homeowners realize that one of the building materials is defective. There have been many class action cases related to construction materials. We are evaluating building materials for class action cases. If you have done a construction job involving the kitchen, bathroom or laundry area in your home in the last 3 years, please contact us by filling out the form or calling 424-245-5505.

Examples of Home Construction Class Actions

Windows manufacturers have been sued for their windows that leak and don’t perform as advertised. Flooring manufacturers have been sued for using dangerous materials which cause injury to the homeowner after the flooring is installed. Chinese drywall manufacturers have also been sued in a class action for their inferior products. Pipe manufacturers have also caused homeowners problems when the pipes leak or contaminate the water.

If you have remodeled your kitchen, bath or laundry area or added onto your home in the last three years, we would like to hear from you. We are investigating homeowners’ experiences and the building materials they used.

If you have done a construction job involving the kitchen, bathroom or laundry area in your home in the last 3 years, please contact us by filling out the form or calling 424-245-5505.

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