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New Lawsuit Highlights Toyota Sudden Acceleration Accidents Continue
U.S Marine Corporal Michael Burress was killed on December 23, 2010, when his 2008 Toyota Yaris suddenly accelerated out of control as he was driving on the highway in Knoxville, Tennessee. This week, Burress’ parents …
Lieff Cabraser Co-Sponsors Free Showing of the Documentary “Hot Coffee”
Join us for a free showing with director Susan Saladoff of
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Palace Hotel, Gold Room
2 New Montgomery Street
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Gulf Oil Spill Damages Continuing
At National Resource Damage Assessment meetings along the Gulf Coast, residents and business owners are voicing their concerns over the continued devastation of the environment from the BP oil spill, reported Courthouse News on March 30, 2011.
Parents sue Toyota, say sudden acceleration caused their daughter’s death
The LA Times reports that the parents of a young woman who died in a 2008 car crash have sued Toyota Motor Corporation for the sudden acceleration of of the vehicle in which their daughter was a passenger to accelerate out of control and crash in Northridge.
Paxil, Pregnancy and Birth Defects: Litigation Update
Bloomberg News has reported that GlaxoSmithKline, the manufacturer of the antidepressant prescription drug Paxil, has entered into settlements with nearly 200 families for a total of $1 billion. The families charged in lawsuits that Paxil caused birth defects.
Toyota Recall: How Record Fine Impacts Toyota Sudden Acceleration Injury Lawsuits
Toyota Motor Corp. may have a tough time defending itself in U.S. lawsuits filed for flaws in its vehicles after U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood fined the company, saying it “knowingly hid a dangerous defect.”
Washington Post: Two Washington Area Drivers Sue Toyota, Alleging Acceleration Problems in Cars
The Washington Post reports that two Washington area drivers have filed personal injury lawsuits against the Toyota Motor Corp., joining about 280 personal injury and class-action suits filed across the country against the company.
Medtronic Heart Lead Recall Update: “[Sprint] Fidelis lead fracture rate is increasing exponentially with time”
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In March 2009, Medtronic disclosed that at least 13 Sprint Fidelis patients may have died, including four patients whose deaths were related to efforts by doctors to surgically remove the product. In February 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported that the FDA database includes at least 12 additional deaths allegedly linked to the recalled device.
New York Times: The Coal Ash Case & New National Standards
On January 20, 2010, the New York Times ran a strong editorial on the late 2008 Coal Ash Spill in eastern Tennessee criticising the closed-door nature of resulting talks to create new national standards for the disposal of coal ash
Side Effects of Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella Birth Control Pills Explained
Lieff Cabraser attorney Wendy Fleishman answers a series of frequently asked questions concerning the birth control drugs Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella and their side effects.
SUV Rollover Lawsuit: Court won’t disturb $82.6M award in Ford rollover case
Rejecting Ford’s challenge to the award, the Supreme Court has left in place an $82.6 million award to a woman who was paralyzed after her Ford Explorer rolled over
Breast Cancer and Link to Hormone-Replacement Therapy Drugs: Trial Updates
A Philadelphia jury returned a $28 million punitive damages verdict Monday against two drugmakers over the drugmakers’ hormone-replacement therapy drugs that the jury found caused a plaintiff’s breast cancer
Yaz Lawsuit: Mother Alleges Yaz Birth Control Drug Almost Killed Her Daughter
Personal injury lawsuit filed against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceutical Corporation for severe and lasting injuries caused by Bayer’s prescription drug Yaz
Yaz Side Effects: Nurse Charges Yaz Birth Control Drug “Altered My Life”
Plaintiff attorneys at Lieff Cabraser today filed a personal injury lawsuit against Bayer Corporation and Bayer Healthcare Pharmacuticals, Inc., for severe side effects from the prescription birth control drug Yaz, manufactured and marketed by Bayer.
Patient exposed to radiation at LA hospital sues
A patient who was exposed to an overdose of radiation during a CT scan on Monday sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the maker of the scanner.
