Judge blocks defense 3M planned to use in earplug lawsuit.
On July 24, 2020, a federal court denied 3M Company’s attempt to invoke the government contractor defense in MDL 2885 In re: 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability Litigation. 3M Company was attempting to use this defense to clear itself from liability in lawsuits alleging they supplied defective earplugs to the U.S. military and caused […]
What You Need to Know About the Latest Talcum Powder Verdict
Johnson & Johnson must pay nearly $4.7 billion in total damages to the 22 women and their families who claim that their signature talcum powder products caused them to develop ovarian cancer, says a Missouri jury. According to data from Bloomberg, this verdict is the largest jury award in the U.S. so far in 2018. […]
Infection Following Surgery Caused From Warming Blanket
INFECTION FOLLOWING SURGERY: ARE WARMING BLANKETS THE CAUSE? Commonly Used Surgical Warming Device May Circulate Contaminants Over Patient Causing Infections More lawsuits are being filed daily by plaintiffs blaming the Bair Hugger forced-air warming blanket of causing debilitating deep-joint infections following surgery. According to a US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation report, as of August […]
2 MILLION TRANSVAGINAL MESH VERDICT UPHELD
TRANSVAGINAL MESH MANUFACTURER LOSES APPEAL IN FIRST PELVIC MESH TRIAL C.R. Bard, Inc. lost its appeal of a jury’s $2 million verdict in a bellwether trial that found the medical device maker liable for a woman’s injuries from defective transvaginal mesh implants. A three-judge panel for the Fourth Circuit turned down several arguments from Bard over whether evidence […]
Bair Hugger Warming Blanket Committee Appointment
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”DAVIS & CRUMP RECEIVES APPOINTMENT TO BAIR HUGGER LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE” title_type=”double” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Gulfport, MS – March 1, 2016 – Martin Crump has been appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the Bair Hugger “Forced Air Warming” Products Liability Litigation by United States District Court Judge Joan Ericksen in Minnesota. The Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee […]
