Many clients have been asking whether their GCCF determination letters are offering “final payment” or merely “quick payment” for their claims. This is an important question right now, because the answer determines whether the claimant can take advantage of the … Continue reading
BP: Quick Pay vs. Final Offer
Posted in BP Oil Rig Disaster, BP Oil Spill Disaster
Tagged BP, bp-oil-rig, bp-settlement
2012 BP settlement changes options for claimants
Because of recent court approval of preliminary agreements between plaintiffs’ lawyers and BP, former GCCF Administrator Ken Feinberg has been replaced by court-appointed administrators, who will continue to process claims under the old GCCF rules temporarily, but will soon implement … Continue reading
Posted in BP Oil Rig Disaster, BP Oil Spill Disaster
Tagged BP, bp-oil-rig, bp-settlement
Johnson & Johnson sold vaginal mesh without required FDA authorization for years
As Johnson & Johnson attempts to defend thousands of lawsuits, the public is learning of shocking profit-making tactic by the corporation. As Bloomberg reporters wrote yesterday: Johnson & Johnson sold a vaginal mesh implant for three years before U.S. regulators … Continue reading
Posted in Defective Medical Devices, surgical mesh
Tagged gynecare, jnj, prolift, vaginal-mesh
Recall of Brilliant Blue G – Urgent Product Recall
The following is an FDA announcement being sent to doctors: March 9, 2012 Dear Physician: Our records indicate that your office received Brilliant Blue G compounded at Franck’s Lab. We have recently received reports that some patients treated with Brilliant … Continue reading
Posted in Defective Drugs
BP settlement: immediate payments on Final offers
While the final, court-approved agreement has not yet been reached, there is plenty of good news coming out of the BP litigation, including immediate payments to those who have GCCF Final Payment offers they have not yet accepted, without requiring a … Continue reading
Posted in BP Oil Spill Disaster
Tagged bp-settlement, feinberg, gccf, oil-spill
Hip Implants Expose Millions to Toxic Metals, Researchers Say
Researchers say millions of hip replacement patients could be at risk for serious injuries, including liver and kidney damage. Researchers conducted an investigation to determine if DePuy metal-on-metal hip implants are causing injuries in patients. The findings were published in … Continue reading
Posted in hip implants
Tagged depuy, hip-implant
FDA: Tracheostomy tube recall due to risk of serious injury or death
The FDA has announced a tracheostomy tube recall, which the agency is raising to ”Class 1″ — the agency’s strictest recall class – because of the risk of serious injury or death associated with removing the tube accessories. Customers have reported being unable … Continue reading
Posted in Defective Medical Devices
Sedative-hypnotic sleep aids may cause more than 500,000 deaths per year in the U.S.
A popular class of sleeping pills may be causing more than 500,000 deaths in the United States each year, according to a new medical research study published in a British medical journal. Even patients taking the smallest number of pills … Continue reading
Posted in Defective Drugs, Uncategorized
Bathtub Refinishing Chemical Linked to 13 Deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discussed the dangers of using methylene chloride, a common paint-stripping chemical, to refinish bathtubs in its Feb. 24 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). According to the report, the chemical has … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Law
Tagged bathtub refinishing, CDC, methylene chloride
Pradaxa Linked to 260 Deaths, Internal Bleeding, Heart Attack
Boehringer Ingelheim’s anticoagulant drug Pradaxa® has been linked to more than 250 deaths, according to reports. According to an article published by Bloomberg, Boehringer Ingelheim said in November 2011 that 260 deaths had been linked to the anti-clotting medication. Pradaxa® … Continue reading
Posted in Pradaxa
Tagged death, heart-attack, internal bleeding, Pradaxa