On December 4th, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled two toys: 1. The K2 Revo Kick kickboards/scooters with item code l10700100 — The front assembly of the kickboard/scooter can break and the handle can partially or fully detach, and this can cause a rider to lose control and/or loss of balance.…
On July 8, 2013 the first of four back-to-back transvaginal mesh trials begins in a federal courtroom in West Virginia. The results of these trials have implications for Tennessee women who have been injured by transvaginal mesh products inserted in them for pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. What…
We are investigating a claim where a man had heart issues that resulted in severe heart damage and resultant disability. As part of that investigation is was learned that a prescription antibiotic drug that he had taken, azithromycin, is now the subject of a federal Food and Drug Admininstration (FDA) alert that…
A recent product recall is causing some families to investigate why their loved one died during dialysis treatment. The Food and Drug Administration has ordered the recall of several products that are used during dialysis. The drugs have been linked to a condition known as metabolic alkalosis, which is a…
Those who have contracted fungal meningitis as a result of an epidural steroid injunction in Tennessee must file a lawsuit against the responsible parties within one year of the time they knew or reasonably should have known that they were injured by the contaminated steroid. , Because the "knew or…
Predictably, a fungal meningitis class action lawsuit has been filed against New England Compounding Center. The lawsuit seeks a class of people from Minnesota – not people from other states. I will not be particularly surprised to see such a lawsuit in Tennessee, but I predict it will not be…
As news about the fungal meningitis outbreak continues to dribble out, some might assume that we know what we need to know to evaluate commence and evaluate lawsuits against those responsible for causing the break. We do not. The fact of the matter is there is still much to be…
The fungal meningitis outbreak is bringing the work of compounding pharmacies into the public eye, and many people do not like what they see. Compounding pharmacies prepare medications that that are not readily available from a true drug manufacturer. The number of such facilities have exploded in the last decade…
Recent changes to Tennessee law substantially limit the liability of those who sell dangerous or defective products. The manufacturer of the product is the one that is primarily responsible if a dangerous or defective product kills or injures a person. The seller of the product is only responsible for the…
Here is the latest on the fungal meningitis outbreak first discovered in Nashville and now spreading to other states: Seven people have died and 64 have been infected with fungal meningitis, presumably linked to an epidural steroid injection manufactured by a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy. Cases of fungal meningitis have now…