Mass Torts

Lawyers are looking into claims for patients who underwent hernia repair surgery using Ethicon Physiomesh and experienced major side effects like hernia recurrence, abdominal pain, and organ perforation. The composite mesh manufacturer voluntarily withdrew it from the market in 2016 after establishing that it had more hernia recurrence rates than other mesh devices. If you […]

Do you know that firefighters are three times more likely to die from some cancers than the general population? According to a recent study, this risk is due to exposure to harmful chemicals when putting out fires. Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) is one of the major chemicals that firefighters use that has been linked to cancer risk.

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) is currently debating whether to merge the increasing number of hair relaxer cancer lawsuits under multidistrict litigation (MDL). The JPML panel convened in Miami on January 26, 2023, to hear the arguments in favor of and against case consolidation. A verdict is expected this week. There has been an increase in hair

Exactech, a medical device manufacturer, recently issued a total recall of all knee, hip, and ankle replacement implant systems manufactured after 2004. The recall was launched after discovering that a polyethylene insert component was failing thanks to flawed packaging. Numerous Exactech knee implants became prematurely ineffective due to this packaging defect. Unfortunately, this implant failure has and will force many to undergo

Hair straighteners may have contributed to the increase in uterine cancer incidence over the past few years. According to research, carcinogenic endocrine-disrupting chemicals from hair straighteners can infiltrate the scalp and cause uterine cancer. In fact, using hair straighteners more than four times a year doubles a woman’s risk of being diagnosed with uterine cancer. Women who have suffered