Before becoming LegalReader's Editor-in-Chief, Jay W. Belle Isle worked as a freelance copywriter with clients on four continents. Jay has a degree in Business Administration from Cleary University and a Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Jay has also worked as a contracts administrator for a DOD contractor specializing in vehicle armor.
The E-Sisters are headed to Bayer in protest of the ridiculously unsafe Essure “permanent” birth control device. Here is the press release approved for publication. We wish them all the best at making their point to an unsympathetic Bayer.
On April 9, yet another victory was scored as the FDA issued an order restricting the sale and distribution of the Essure device. Not recalled. Not banned. Restricted. Frustrating? Yes. A step in the right direction? Most definitely. Below, you’ll find the FDA’s press release announcing the new order.
In the ongoing fight to rid the market of an incredibly harmful medical device – Bayer’s Essure “permanent” sterilization implant, Essure advocates are meeting with the FDA today for a discussion on Essure’s safety and efficacy. What follows is the official press release from the advocates. We wish them all the best and great success today!
Yes, you read it correctly. Earlier this month, Judge Jack Robison of Comal County, Texas, butted in during jury deliberations to ask the jurors to return a not-guilty verdict. Several sources report that Judge Robison apologized and offered by way of explanation that, when “God tells me I gotta do something, I gotta do it.”
Today’s story covers the addition of another 465,000 vehicles as Honda joins Toyota in the recall. This brings the numbers in this latest recall up to 1,066,000 vehicles.
No one can argue that the Takata airbag recall has been one of the biggest automotive safety disasters in recent history. It’s certainly been the biggest automotive recall. Sadly, it’s getting even bigger as Toyota recently announced that it’s recalling another 601,000 vehicles in the U.S. in order to replace Takata airbag inflators.
Frivolous cases like this one, in which three apparently unhappy Starbucks customers filed suit against the coffee giant for “overcharging customers by underfilling lattes and mochas to reduce milk costs,” waste court time.
Up by Their Bootstraps, an Arizona organization, is dedicated to giving our Veterans a “hand up, not a handout.” This week’s Feel Good Friday showcases this wonderful organization, and a Texas law firm that wants to help.
Earlier this month, a New Jersey jury found in favor of a woman who had been injured by pelvic mesh. The jury awarded Elizabeth Hrymoc, 71, $15M in her suit against Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) subsidiary Ethicon, the mesh manufacturer. The $15M verdict consisted of $4M for pain and suffering, $1M for loss of consortium (conjugal affection with her spouse), and $10M in punitive damages, meant to send the defendants a clear message that their behavior is unacceptable.
Last week, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Bayer AG had the first loss in the many Xarelto bleeding risk lawsuits. The Big Pharma duo has so far won the first three federal court cases. The Philadelphia state court jury handed down a $27.8M verdict for the plaintiffs, finding the companies didn’t adequately warn doctors and patients of the increased risk of internal bleeding with Xarelto use. The damages award is broken down into $1.8M in compensatory damages and $26M in punitive damages. The companies are already planning an appeal.