Understanding How the Statute of Limitations Affects Your Case
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS: FILING DEADLINES IN PRODUCT LIABILITY CASES What Is Your Deadline and Why Does It Matter? All product liability lawsuits have a filing deadline, or statute of limitations (SOL). The SOL is generally determined by the date your injury occurred or should have been discovered. SOL deadlines are set independently by each state. Most […]
Davis & Crump Awarded “Best Law Firms” 2017
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the seventh consecutive year, announced the “Best Law Firms” rankings. Davis & Crump, P.C. has been ranked in the 2017 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list regionally. Firms included in the 2017 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently […]
Attorneys Attend Judicial Panel On Talcum Powder Lawsuits
Attorneys Martin Crump and Robert Cain of the Davis & Crump law firm attended a hearing before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) on September 29th in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the panel was to hear arguments for and against the consolidation of all federally-filed ovarian cancer claims involving Johnson & Johnson’s Baby […]
Davis & Crump Receives 2016 Evergreen Award
Davis & Crump Presented 2016 AAJ Evergreen Award The firm of Davis & Crump has been presented with the 2016 Evergreen Leadership Award by the American Association for Justice (AAJ). This award recognizes plaintiff attorneys that support the mission of the AAJ. The AAJ works to preserve, protect and advocate for a civil justice system […]
Martin Crump Appointed to Viagra-Melanoma Executive Committee
Federal Judge Appoints Martin Crump to Viagra-Melanoma MDL Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee Martin Crump of Davis & Crump has been appointed by Judge Richard Seeborg to the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee for the Viagra-Melanoma multi-district litigation (MDL) in San Francisco, California. The MDL alleges that Pfizer Inc., maker of Viagra, knew that the drug increased users’ risk of […]
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 […]
J&J Hit With Multi-Million Dollar Verdicts in Talcum Powder Trials
JURY VERDICTS AGAINST JOHNSON & JOHNSON SPOTLIGHT DANGERS OF TALCUM POWDER Twice in the past year, juries in St. Louis have awarded tens of millions of dollars to ovarian cancer victims who blamed Johnson & Johnson talcum powder for their illness. A jury in St. Louis awarded $72 million ($10 million in actual damages and […]
Nexium and Prilosec’s Dangerous Side Effects
COMMONLY USED HEARTBURN MEDICATIONS CAN HAVE DEADLY SIDE EFFECTS KIDNEY PROBLEMS ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY THE USE OF NEXIUM AND PRILOSEC MAY HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Nexium, Prilosec and other similar Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) are used by more than 15 million Americans to combat the effects of heartburn, acid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). While these […]
Taxotere & Permanent Hair Loss | Women Not Informed About The Risk
TAXOTERE & PERMANENT HAIR LOSS: WOMEN CANCER PATIENTS NOT INFORMED OF THE RISK THE SIDE EFFECT OF PERMANENT LONG-TERM ALOPECIA NOT MADE CLEAR According to Breastcancer.org, about 1 in 8 U.S. women will develop breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. For women in the U.S., breast cancer death rates are higher than those for any […]
Pseudotumor Cerebri: Mirena Linked to Development of PCI
PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI: ARE YOU AT RISK? YOU MAY BE IF YOU HAVE USED THE MIRENA IUD Mirena IUD Linked to the Development of PCI A growing number of lawsuits are being filed by women who received a Mirena implant, claiming that Bayer Healthcare, maker of the device, failed to adequately warn them about the associated […]