Judge Selects IVC Filter Bellwether Cases for 2017 Trial
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. There is forward momentum in IVC filter cases. The U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young is overseeing the pretrial process for the Cook IVC filter lawsuits. Judge Young announced the three claims selected for bellwether trials set to begin in 2017.
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Defective Medical Device May Lead to Deadly Bleeds and Death
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. When a patient is taking Coumadin, a blood thinning drug, a medical professional must closely monitor a patient. This is to ensure they aren’t developing deadly blood clots. For many, they rely on in home devices instead of daily trips to
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Landscape of Mass Torts Places Focus on California
Things will never be the same for the practice of mass torts. There are big changes on the horizon concerning our litigation process at The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. Up until this point, it was customary to file mass tort cases against a corporation in the state where the corporation was headquartered, a state in
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Invokana: Trial Update
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. Invokana manufacturer, Janssen Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has netted almost $1 billion in profits from Invokana in the last year alone. Meanwhile, the number of individuals injured by Invokana have begun to accumulate. They have begun to file
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Toyota Not Fixing Deadly Airbags
Recently, the media informed about the unstable ammonium nitrate found in Takata airbags. The substance becomes so dangerous that it explodes causing shrapnel to fly out of the airbag. The shrapnel can impale unsuspecting passengers causing traumatic brain injury, facial damage, internal bleeding and even death to the driver and anyone in the vehicle. However,
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FDA Warns Ovarian Cancer Screening Doesn't Work
The FDA is warning that despite studies and claims of possible advanced screening tests for ovarian cancer, there is not a test currently sensitive enough to give an accurate result. These tests are unreliable and could lead to a false diagnosis. This year, the National Cancer Institute estimates more than 22,000 women between ages 35
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Baby Boomers Being Cheated out of Life Insurance Policies
Tens of thousands of consumers who purchased Universal Life or Flexible Premium life insurance policies decades ago are now facing huge premium increases. Many won’t be able to make these payments. The could be forced to forfeit their policies and are faced with limited affordable replacement options due to advanced age. Basic “term” life insurance
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Nationwide Recall of Eye Wash Issued
United Exchange Corp. is voluntarily recalling hundreds of Rugby and Major branded eyewash and irrigating solutions due to possible contamination with a microorganism. This could lead to a serious eye infection if used. Eyewashes or irrigating solutions are used to flush the eye to relieve irritation, stinging, or itching by removing foreign material such as
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Thousands of New Talc Concerns Since Verdict
This is Michael Brady Lynch, Lead Trial Attorney for The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. A few months ago, a St. Louis Circuit Court jury awarded the family of Jacqueline Fox $72 million dollars finding that talc manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson was liable for Fox’s ovarian cancer. Since then, women and their families have been reaching
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