2014

At the beginning of this year, the state of California repealed the requirement that furniture be able to stand up to an open flame before it comes to the market.  California made this move in a bid to reduce citizens’ exposure to chemicals that could possibly increase the risk of cancer.  In order to stand… read more

The California Department of Health has been in the spotlight recently for the way it handles reports of elder abuse in care centers throughout the state.  Some have suggested that complaints about abuse are prompting slow-moving investigations that don’t adequately address the problem, and now, a lawsuit has been filed against the department in order… read more

On the heels of two lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson to address failings in their improperly marketed DePuy ASR metal-on-metal hip implants, and ahead of a lawsuit set to begin this September to address the same, there are now rumblings that the health care giant plans to offer $3 billion to settle all those… read more

Over 10,000 lawsuits have been filed against Johnson & Johnson over allegations that the DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant provided to patients around the country and the world were knowingly defective before being brought to the market.  Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP successfully represented the plaintiff in one of those cases earlier… read more

An Oklahoma man has filed a lawsuit against a doctor and medical clinic after submitting to 22 surgeries and having his nose basically removed in the process.  The individual alleges that an initial surgery turned into many after operation upon operation was botched.  It got to the point where the man’s nose was cut off,… read more

Jurors tasked with deciding the fate of the second lawsuit regarding the DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant have begun deliberations, and the plaintiff’s attorney has asked for upwards of $5 million to be given to his client. That client is a Chicago-area nurse who was implanted with the all-metal device back in 2008. … read more

The second lawsuit to come to trial in regards to the recalled DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant is still ongoing in Chicago.  The case has illuminated apparent knowledge of the device’s faulty design among DePuy executives.  Johnson & Johnson disputes this conclusion, but testimony from a director of marketing highlights the potential existence… read more

Last week, one of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP’s own clients gained a landmark victory when a jury decided that DePuy owed the man $8.3 million in compensatory damages.  The jury concluded that the subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson failed to disclose the risks inherent with the DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant,… read more

In what doesn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone, the first lawsuits have been filed against Carnival for their role in the Triumph cruise incident.  They accuse the company of being negligent in regards to the situation which played out last week onboard the Triumph.  Passengers who claim they were subjected to psychological… read more

A lawsuit filed against the makers of the Depuy ASR metal on metal hip implant has reached the state court level in Los Angeles, and evidence has been turned up which further calls into question the safety of the device. It’s been alleged that the all-metal implant from Johnson & Johnson can fail at inordinately… read more

On January 22, 2013, the first trial involving the recalled DePuy ASR hip device will begin in the Los Angeles Superior Court.  The Plaintiff, Loren “Bill” Kransky, will be represented at trial by the law firms of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, the Gomez Law Firm and the Law… read more

A recent lawsuit casts a light on the dangers of a trend that one could argue has swept the nation as of late:  the proliferation of obstacle courses in which people brave the elements in a bid to outdo their fellow race participants.  Such races typically find the runners facing down a host of obstacles… read more