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Los Angeles, CA: A defective automotive class action lawsuit has been filed against Japanese parts supplier Takata Corporation and automaker Honda Motor Co., stating that Takata embarked on a concealment campaign, designed to cover-up evidence of airbag defects. The suit relates to the companies recent rash of recalls due to faulty airbag inflators i... - Recalls Over Catheter Fragments Increasing, More Manufacturers Involved
Dec-16-16 Dallas, TX: Catheters are devices of varying sizes designed for insertion into the body in order to facilitate a wide variety of treatments. They are designed to unobtrusively perform their respective functions and tasks, followed by extraction without any lingering sign the catheters had been there in the first place. However, various reports of defecti... - Fire Department Sees Two Dehumidifier Fires in Sheboygan
Dec-8-16 Sheboygan, WI Battalion Chief Gary Kolberg from the Sheyboygan Fire Department in Sheboygan, Wisconsin says the dehumidifier in the house his firefighters were called to was so incinerated he couldn’t even tell what the serial number was on the unit. “It was so destroyed it is impossible to say what happened to it and there was a lot of other mater... - Millions of Dehumidifiers Recalled Following Reports of Fire And Property Damage
Nov-30-16 Santa Clara, CA: Gree Electric Appliances of China and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have re-issued a massive recall of allegedly defective dehumidifiers following reports of 450 Fires and $19 million in property damage. According to the CPSC’s website, the brand names included in the recall are Frigidaire, Soleus Air, Kenmore, among o... - Transvaginal Mesh Deaths Reported as Injuries?
Nov-25-16 York, PA: “A good number of attorneys have reported transvaginal mesh adverse events to the FDA on behalf of their clients/patients, but over 23,000 reports are from physicians,” says Madris Tomes, founder of Device Events and former FDA Program Manager. “Physicians are not great at reporting— this is a HUGE number.” Du... - Attorney: It's Mind Boggling Ammonium Nitrate Was Used in Airbags
Nov-9-16 Houston, TX: A new Takata-related airbag lawsuit has been filed against Honda and Takata, alleging a motorist was seriously injured when her airbag exploded during a car crash. Attorney Mo Aziz—of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Aziz—is part of the team that filed a lawsuit on behalf of Serena Martinez and has been involved... - Stryker Accolade Hip Replacement Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Attorneys are investigating possible Stryker Accolade lawsuits , alleging patients were harmed by defective hip implants. Although Stryker Accolade has reportedly been linked to an increased risk of metallosis, some studies also suggest the Stryker Accolade is linked to a risk of spontaneous dissociation, in which the femoral head comes loose from the st... - Living with the Pain of Hip Replacement
Oct-14-16 Ashton, ML: Grant has been living with constant pain—and oxycontin—since getting a hip replacement in 2007. “In this day and age nobody should have to walk around in chronic pain,” he says. Thousands of people have filed lawsuits after their hip replacement began to fail. And most all metal-on-metal hip implants continue to fa... - Will Recalled Surgical Catheters Spark Lawsuits?
Oct-12-16 Marlborough, MA: While allegedly defective medical devices such as the IVC filter have commanded major play in the press of late, the relatively quiet recall of Defective Catheters Causing Injury back in the spring appears to have slipped under the radar. However the risk is no less compelling. Millions of the devices have been recalled, including 21,0... - Stryker Continues to Sail a Restless Sea, Rejuvenate Lawsuits Continue
Oct-1-16 St. Paul, MN: As the greying of America continues with the move into retirement by the largest wave of Baby Boomers, medical device manufacturers continue to push new products onto the market in an attempt to catch that wave. Howmedica Osteonics Corporation, which does business as Stryker Orthopaedics, rode that wave briefly with the Stryker Rejuvenate mod... - Is Texas Truck Crash a Telling Commentary on Takata Defective Airbags?
Sep-20-16 Quemado, TX: The airbag injuries file involving airbags manufactured by Takata and currently in use in millions of cars, has taken an interesting turn with the crash last month in Texas of a truck carrying a supply of parts used in the manufacture of Takata airbags. According to various reports the truck was transporting a load of Takata airbag comp... - Truck with Takata Airbag Inflators Explodes
Aug-31-16 Santa Clara, CA: A truck carrying inflators for Takata airbags exploded Monday, killing one woman and injuring four other people. The explosion was reportedly caused when the truck, which was operated by a subcontractor, crashed and caught fire. The truck was also loaded with volatile chemicals. The explosion occurred in Quemado, a Texas border tow... - Canada Reports Death Linked to Airbag Failure
Aug-27-16 Knoxville, TN: It's not just Takata that's in the news for air bags these days. New reports have emerged that air bag inflators made by ARC Automotive Inc. - from Knoxville, Tennessee - are being investigated for a potential link to a death in Canada. Regulators in both the US and Canada are reportedly involved in the investigation. According to Th... - Defective Catheters Causing Injury
Santa Clara, CA: Over 4,000,000 catheters have been recalled due to reports that the defective medical devices can fracture and migrate through a patient’s body, leading to perforation of blood vessels; embolization of fragments throughout the vascular system, including the lungs and heart; and may, cause death or serious injury. Catheters are... - Anton Yelchin Killed by Jeep Grand Cherokee Under Recall
Jun-21-16 Santa Clara, CA: Twenty-seven-year-old Star Trek actor, Anton Yelchin, died this week in an accident involving his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. According to the coroner’s report, Yelchin's death resulted from blunt force asphyxia after his Jeep rolled backwards, pinning him against a brick mailbox pillar and a security fence in his driveway. M... - Airbag Injury Lawsuit Information & Legal News
In recent years, massive airbag recalls have been announced to address issues involving defective airbags . These recalls affect vehicles equipped with Takata airbags, which have reportedly been linked to 13 deaths and many injuries worldwide. Airbag failures have allegedly caused situations in which passenger vehicle occupants have either not survived... - Zimmer Persona Knee: They Don’t Make ’em Like They Used To
Jun-13-16 Warsaw, IN: It’s a common refrain in the modern age: things are not as they were. People don’t respect each other, or each other’s property like they used to. The politeness of old has vanished. “They don’t make ’em like they used to.” And for the most part, things aren’t built to last. One must forgive such... - Are More People at Risk for Airbag Injuries?
Jun-12-16 Salt Lake City, UT: In what could be baffling to many people, a US Senate Committee has issued a report indicating that there are still vehicles being sold on the market with Takata airbags that are subject to a massive recall. As carmakers recall certain vehicles due to reportedly defective airbags, some cars are coming out with the recalled safety de... - Millions More Takata Airbags Recalled
May-31-16 Washington, DC: Another 12 million cars with Takata airbags have been recalled due to problems with their passenger-side airbags. Prior to the most recent recall, around 24 million vehicles had been recalled to fix issues with 28.8 million airbags, including both driver-side and passenger-side airbags. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety A... - Hawaii Becomes First State to Sue Over Defective Airbags and Horrific Injuries
May-19-16 Kapolei, HI: It took some time, as broad brand recognition often does. Be that as it may, the motoring public is beginning to recognize the brand “Takata” with growing awareness that approaches solid and long-serving brands such as Honda - however, without the association with quality that a brand like Honda usually conveys. In this case, Takat...