Mass Torts Lawyers Watch Casey-McCain Bill for Medical Device Approval Roadblocks
by Ryan L. Thompson on 02/03/2012
A medical device safety bill was introduced recently, wherein U.S. regulators would be able to block medical device approval based on past products with safety issues. Proponents of the bill reference the hundreds of thousands of injuries sustained by transvaginal implant patients with devices like those made by Johnson & Johnson and C.R. Bard Inc. Vaginal meshes were implanted in hundreds of thousands of women as part of a surgery for pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary...
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Airbag Defect Injuries
by Guy L. Watts II on 02/01/2012
A new report by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) reviewed automotive safety technologies and how quickly the advances make it into the majority of vehicles. Many vehicles on the road today are surprisingly not outfitted with the most current safety features such as airbags.
Automobile manufacturers began adding front air bags to vehicles in the 1980s, but the government didn’t require them until 1999. Based on HLDI predictions, not until 2016 will dual front airbags be found...
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Tire Blowouts and the Chrysler Recall
by John C. Ramsey on 01/19/2012
Chrysler recalled some 2012 Dodge Charger STR8s and Chrysler 300 STR8s due to the failure of the vehicles Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS). This recall affects approximately 300 vehicles manufactured from May 2, 2011 to November 17, 2011. The Chrysler and Dodge vehicles’ safety systems fail to warn drivers when tire pressure drops 25 percent lower than its recommended pressure to 24 psi.
The electronic sophistication of vehicle warning systems creates an environment in...
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Paxil and Zoloft Birth Defects Lawyers
by Mikal C. Watts on 01/18/2012
Name-brand Paxil and Zoloft are often prescribed as safe for mothers to take during their pregnancies to treat depression, PTSD, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other conditions. Paxil and Zoloft are in a class of medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
Paxil and Zoloft have been linked to serious birth defects including:
Heart Defects
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN)
Abdonimal...
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House Fire Accident Lawyers
by Francisco Guerra, IV. on 01/17/2012
Watts Guerra Craft lawyers have handled many cases involving fires and burn injuries. We routinely advocate for clients who lost their personal belongings, businesses, and suffered personal injuries in structural fires. A fire in your home can be started by a problem with your wiring, the use of dangerous and defective heaters, construction defects, and other defective household appliances.
Household Appliances Which Can Become Dangerous:
Furnaces
Boilers
Hot Water...
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