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Lieff Cabraser attorneys Wendy Fleishman and Lexi Hazam have announced that George Evans of Remington, Virginia, and James Mechaley of Bakersfield, California have filed suit against DePuy Orthopaedics for injuries suffered from their faulty DePuy …
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Auto manufacturer Toyota warned dealerships in 2002 that Camry owners were complaining about throttles surging and recommended adjustments in an electronic control unit to fix the problem, according to a document obtained by CNN
Kathleen and James Fiedler of Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen of America for the wrongful death of their twenty-year old son Andrew Fiedler. The complaint charges that a defectively designed and manufactured car seat in the 2008 Jetta S played a direct role in the death of Andrew Fiedler.
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.
National plaintiff law firm Lieff Cabraser has filed separate personal injury lawsuits against Zimmer Holdings, the nation’s largest producer of orthopedic devices, for multiple surgeries and debilitating injuries plaintiffs suffered due to the defective Durom Acetabular Component, an artificial hip socket known as the Durom Cup
Toyota claims it has developed a fix to the gas pedal of its vehicles that will stop sudden acceleration. Does a faulty gas pedal actually explain why Toyota cars are suddenly accelerating?
The New York Times reports a Missouri hospital has overradiated 76 patients, the vast majority with brain cancer, during a five-year period because its powerful new radiation equipment had been set up incorrectly — even with a representative of the manufacturer watching as it was done.
A promising 21 year-old graduate student who was pursuing her Master’s Degree in Education at the University of Pittsburgh, Tyrene Livingston was killed in a 2007 accident involving a Toyota Yaris that suddenly accelerated and crashed.
Confidential government reports disclosed to the New York Times recommend that the diabetes drug Avandia be removed from the market because of the significant risk of heart attacks and the availability of a safer alternative drug.
The driver of a 2005 Toyota Camry rendered a quadriplegic in a sudden acceleration accident has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Toyota.
In January 2010, Leah Mayfield was rushed to the hospital after passing out in the shower. Less than an hour later she was dead. The official cause of death was pulmonary embolism, a blood clot in the lungs. The emergency room physician informed Leah’s mother that that Yaz, a birth control pill prescribed to Leah, could have caused the blood clot.
On December 14, 2009, Jacquelyn Donoghue, a 67 year-old nurse, was driving home with her husband John in their 2006 Toyota Prius on Highway 75 in Nebraska. Both were wearing their seat belts. Mrs. Donoghue was an experienced driver with an excellent driving record.
On February 9, 2010, Toyota Motor Corp. released an updated list of Toyota recalls and the affected vehicles.
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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.
A House committee’s chairman asks about similar sudden acceleration problems with the Tacoma truck. The questions come as the government also starts looking into brake problems on the Prius hybrid.
While new radiation technologies have brought benefits, they have also created new avenues for error in software and operation. A single error can be repeated in multiple radiation sessions for scores of patients, triggering new cancers and other injuries for patients.
Attorney Lexi Hazam Provides a November 2011 Update on the DePuy Hip Implant Injury Lawsuits
Attorney Kent Klaudt Discusses Medtronic Infuse Bone Problem
Topamax and link to birth defects (clef lip/clef palate) explained.
You may still be eligible to receive compensation for heart damage due to diet drugs Redux and Pondimin.
Attorney Wendy Fleishman discusses Fosamax and other bone loss drugs. Yaz June 2011 Update: Attorney Wendy Fleishman provides an update on Yaz birth control litigation.
DePuy Lawsuit Update: Personal injury attorney Lexi Hazam, provides an update on the DePuy ASR Hip.
Attorney Lexi Hazam discusses the DePuy recall and recent medical evidence on the failure rate of the DePuy ASR hip implant.
Attorney Lexi Hazam outlines steps to protect patients' privacy and legal rights if contacted by the company Broadspire concerning the DePuy ASR artificial hip. Attorney Lexi Hazam provides practical legal advice for patients undergoing revision surgery to remove a faulty DePuy ASR hip implant..
Lieff Cabraser attorney Wendy Fleishman explains why DePuy is liable for its failing ASR Hip Implants and why those implants are failing. Lieff Cabraser attorney Wendy Fleishman provides a December 2010 update on Zimmer's Durom Cup hip implants.
When the Lin family Toyota flew off the road, Mr. Lin suffered grievous injuries rendering him quadriplegic. He now requires 24-hour care and will never work again.
Lieff Cabraser attorneys Robert J. Nelson and
Scott Nealey discuss a wrongful death lawsuit based on a transmission defect in millions of Chrysler vehicles.
Lieff Cabraser attorney Wendy Fleishman discusses the dangers and side effects of the birth control drugs Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella.
