by awkolaw2 | Mar 28, 2019 | Jennifer Hoekstra, Nathan Bess, Nicole Guntner, Samuel Geisler, Stephen Echsner, Uncategorized
Agreement with Defendants Bayer and Janssen ends four-year legal fight and resolves thousands of claims Thanks in part to the leadership of Aylstock Witkin Kreis & Overholtz, the makers of the blood thinner Xarelto agreed to a $775,000,000 settlement to resolve...
by awkolaw2 | Mar 26, 2019 | JUUL & E-Cigarettes, Neil Overholtz, Nicole Guntner, Vaping
A recent mice study shows that vaping flavored e-juice causes more relative lung damage than smoking traditional cigarettes. Despite the e-cigarette industry’s attempts to market vapes and e-cigarettes like the JUUL as safe alternatives to smoking traditional...
by awkolaw2 | Mar 23, 2019 | Chelsie Warner, Mary Liu, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault
The trauma of sexual assault does not end when the abuse ends. Even after their bodies heal, many survivors live with emotional wounds that impact their self-image, their physical health, and their relationships. Navigating even the most mundane aspects of life can...
by awkolaw2 | Mar 23, 2019 | JUUL & E-Cigarettes, Neil Overholtz, Nicole Guntner, Vaping
E-cigarette users are more likely to have cardiovascular events, according to an observational study, although the influence of co-smoking and causality remains a question. People who reported vaping, compared with those not reporting any e-cigarette use, had higher...
by awkolaw2 | Mar 19, 2019 | Chelsie Warner, Mary Liu, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault
When you imagine a victim of sexual violence, who do you see? Chances are, most Americans imagine that same victim. Our conceptualization of this person is shaped by cultural narratives that are perpetuated by media, politics, stereotypes, and people in positions of...