Chromium-6, first brought to the public’s attention by Erin Brokovich, has once again entered the news. New testing done by Environmental Working Group, an independent advocacy group, concludes that the tap water of 218 million Americans contains the poisonous chemical, with St. Louis having the second-highest level found in a
The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), in a widely publicized move, has officially recalled the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, due to its unfortunate tendency to explode. Less well-publicized are numerous reports that other Samsung products, including its flagship Galaxy S7 Edge, are also explosion-prone. On May 30th, Daniel Ramirez
Wells Fargo has been caught up in a massive scam perpetrated by its employees, resulting in fraudulent charges to thousands of customers. The company set up an “incentive” program for its employees, which in reality were strict quotas requiring bankers to open up a certain number of accounts per day.
As the Zika virus infects more and more people in the United States, companies are honing in on the rising fear of the infection. Currently, there are 16 individuals in Missouri confirmed with the Zika virus, and in New York, there are a staggering 537 people infected by the virus.
Pokémon have taken over the streets in Niantic’s augmented-reality game, Pokémon Go. Niantic’s reinvention of geo-caching has become increasingly popular, with fans ranging from preschool to middle-age. But great popularity is often followed by great controversy. Niantic has caught players of the game in a legal loophole designed to protect
Bellwether trials are expected to begin for Cook IVC filters in Spring of 2017, but the parties are still arguing over which cases will go forward. How these cases go will likely determine the settlement value for the hundreds of Cook IVC filter cases that have been filed. District Judge
More and more cases continue to be filed involving Xarelto®, the Janssen pharmaceutical blood thinner that has been found to result in serious side effects and in some cases even death. Xarelto® first came to market in 2011 as a competitor to existing blood-thinning drugs such as warfarin. The drug
In May of 2016, we witnessed an historic event—the first fatal crash involving an autonomous car. On an overcast spring day, Joshua Brown was driving in autopilot mode when his Tesla Model S collided with a tractor hauling a white trailer. As the rig unexpectedly turned in front of Brown,
Janssen has lost yet another Risperdal trial. On July 1, 2016, a jury awarded the plaintiff, a young man who asserted he grew breasts after taking the drug, a $70 million verdict. Janssen still faces 1,700 more cases pending against the company for their failure to provide proper warnings to
New legislation allows the Environmental Protection Agency more authority in regulating toxic chemicals. However, it also may take away the rights of certain individuals to sue privately. On June 22, 2016, President Obama signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act into law. This Act amends