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There May Be Assistance with Funeral Expenses through FEMA As the number of Covid diagnoses are again on the rise, many families are dealing with the death of a loved one caused by the coronavirus.  Those same families may not know there is assistance with funeral expenses available through the […]

The next hearing session of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is scheduled for November 30, 2017 in St. Louis, Missouri. Eight matters are set for oral argument to consider motions to transfer each to one centralized district for coordinated pretrial proceedings. The matters include trending issues such […]

A company beneath the umbrella of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has initiated a clawback of its recalled EpiPen Auto-Injector and EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector for failing to activate in time of need. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration notified the public March 31, 2017 about the recall by Meridian Medical Technologies / […]

The National Park Service is celebrating its centennial – an historic occasion that will culminate Aug. 25. On that date in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law an act creating a new bureau within the Department of the Interior that would bear responsibility for protecting the then-35 parks in […]

The road to U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of pharmaceutical manufacturers’ medications is a long and winding one. A dynamic process tinged with favorable – and unfavorable – factors can take a drug from lab to label in 10 months or less. Consumer clarity on how certain products make […]

If the bellwether trial of a plaintiff who suffered complications from a metal-on-metal hip implant is any indication of future verdicts, Wright Medical Technology should be worried. A jury awarded $11 million to a woman suing for damages following surgery to replace her joint with the company’s Conserve system. The […]

Today Stryker announced that enrollment in the proposed Rejuvenate and ABG II hip implant settlement program has reached 95% and the company will be following through with its commitment to resolve over 4,000 lawsuits over the recalled hip implants. Had enrollment fallen short of 95%, Stryker could have walked away […]

On November 24, 2014, the Food & Drug Administration made another significant step in improving the safety of women. The FDA issued its latest safety alert relating to the widespread use of power morcellators. A power morcellator is a medical device that is used during a number of gynecological surgeries – the removal of […]

In October of 2014, Endo International PLC (”Endo”) agreed to settle claims stemming from lawsuits that alleged problems with its vaginal mesh products. In the settlement, Endo asserts that the agreements are not an admission of liability. According to Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Endo agreed to pay “more than $400 million to […]

Lost in the Fine Print is a new short documentary narrated by former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich that tells the story of three everyday people who found themselves trapped in the forced arbitration system – and the impact on their lives and livelihoods. Lost in the Fine Print […]