Updates and Insights: Product Liability
- Filing a Lawsuit for Tepezza-Related Hearing Loss
Jun 7, 2024
Current Status of Tepezza Litigation – Class Action Lawsuit for Tepezza Numerous lawsuits against Horizon Therapeutics, the makers of Tepezza, are currently coordinated in multidistrict litigation (MDL) in federal court. The class action lawsuits arise from the drug’s connection to detrimental side effects, which include hearing loss, deafness, and tinnitus. The link between Tepezza and these serious injuries in individuals receiving treatment for thyroid eye disease has resulted in injured parties nationwide filing for damages. If...Read More - Determining if You May be Eligible for Compensation in an Ozempic Lawsuit
May 10, 2024
Pending Litigation for Ozempic Complications and What it Could Mean for You Since its 2017 debut, Ozempic, a diabetes and weight loss drug, has attracted millions of innocent users. The semaglutide injectable is a prescription drug for Type 2 diabetics, but weight loss seekers also use the drug to regulate their sugar levels and manage their diets, though it is not FDA-approved for weight loss. Doctors prescribe the medication to help stabilize Type 2 diabetes...Read More - Who is Responsible for Defective Children’s Products in NJ?
Sep 1, 2023
You carefully researched and tested all of the baby car seats before buying one, relying on brand recognition for safety, consumer reports, and recommendations from other parents. After all that precaution, you could never have predicted that your baby’s car seat would fail when you needed it most. The car seat was defective, and your baby was injured. Who is responsible for your baby’s harm? Governing Law on Defective Children’s Products in New Jersey When...Read More - Vaping & E-Cigarette Lawsuits
Sep 21, 2019
New Jersey E-Cigarette Lawyers Representing those Injured by Vaping Vaping has been notoriously lauded as a safer alternative to smoking cigarettes, until now. Electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes, have been thrust into the national spotlight as scores of reports emerge of illnesses and serious injuries among vaping product users. In response, federal and state government officials have launched investigations into vaping safety risks and some states have enacted bans against e-cigarette products. Officials in...Read More - New Jersey Jury Decides Talcum Powder did not Cause Woman’s Mesothelioma
Oct 12, 2018
Talcum Powder Lawsuit in NJ Consumer products and devices are intended to help us live better lives. They serve of a variety of purposes, meet our needs, and in some cases, even make us sick. Unfortunately, everyday items that you can find in your local grocery store or pharmacy can cause serious harm if they are improperly made, contaminated, or if manufacturers fail to warn about their risks. There has been an ongoing legal battle...Read More - Bergen County Jury Sides with Plaintiff in Pelvic Mesh Product Defect Case
Dec 15, 2017
In the ongoing product liability litigation against Ethicon for its allegedly defective Prolift pelvic mesh product, a jury in Bergen County, New Jersey recently decided in favor of the plaintiff. This marks the second major decision in New Jersey as it relates to Prolift, both of which resulted in compensatory and punitive damages awards to victims. So, what does this mean for consumers in New Jersey? The law protects victims of defective products and patients...Read More - Two NJ Companies Banned from Selling Unapproved Pharmaceuticals
Sep 29, 2017
Two New Jersey companies were recently banned from distributing unapproved and misbranded pharmaceuticals in violation of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The companies were the subject of an injunction after selling skin-whitening injectables and other drugs that were not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On September 14th, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against Flawless Beauty...Read More - Compensation For Injuries Resulting From A Dangerous Product
Sep 11, 2013
“Products liability” is the legal term for holding those responsible who manufacture, produce, design or market a product that — due to the fault of one of the providers of the product — injures one or more of its users. It is not only the manufacturer of the product that can be held liable, but depending on the circumstances also designers, distributors or retailers. State law varies on the requirements an injured consumer must meet...Read More