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Panel Addresses Survivor Rights In Fla. Wrongful Death Act

A Florida appeals court stood by its own precedent Wednesday in finding that the widow of a mesothelioma victim cannot recover damages for pain and suffering as a “surviving spouse” under the state’s Wrongful Death Act because their marriage followed the victim’s injury but ruled that his two surviving children can, under the circumstances. The… Continue reading Panel Addresses Survivor Rights In Fla. Wrongful Death Act

How to Build a Powerful Personal Brand in the Attention Economy

How do you break through the noisy attention economy and get the right people to take notice? Seize the initiative. In today’s world, in which worldwide distribution of content across the internet is largely free, the biggest personal brands are being built by going directly to the people. That’s as true for artists breaking through… Continue reading How to Build a Powerful Personal Brand in the Attention Economy

The Best Interview Question and Answer

Lots of articles teach interviewees how to manage an interview, what questions the interviewee can expect, and the glib answer that is supposed to show off the interviewee in the best light. One of the problems with the interview process is that, indeed, these questions are the ones prospective employers are asking and interviewees are… Continue reading The Best Interview Question and Answer

$2.5M In Damages Nixed In Med Mal Suit Over Patient’s Death

A Florida appeals court has ordered a new trial on damages owed to the daughter of a man who died after an allegedly unnecessary heart procedure, saying the estate’s attorneys should not have been allowed to refer to her life expectancy during closing argument. In an opinion filed Wednesday, the three-judge panel said that references… Continue reading $2.5M In Damages Nixed In Med Mal Suit Over Patient’s Death

High Court Declines To Hear Facebook Sex Trafficking Case

Although the Supreme Court on Monday passed on hearing the case of a woman who accuses Facebook of facilitating and benefiting from child sex trafficking, Justice Clarence Thomas said that the immunity afforded to online platforms should be revisited under the right circumstances. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a case… Continue reading High Court Declines To Hear Facebook Sex Trafficking Case

7th Circuit Upholds $20 Million Verdict Against Ethicon in Pelvic Mesh Case

Casting aside Ethicon’s “broad-spectrum attack on the judgment,” the 7th US Circuit Court upheld a $20 million verdict to a woman who was permanently injured by the company’s Prolift pelvic mesh device. Ethicon appealed in Barbara Kaiser v. Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon, Inc., No. 18-2944. An Indiana state jury had awarded $35 million to… Continue reading 7th Circuit Upholds $20 Million Verdict Against Ethicon in Pelvic Mesh Case

Attacking and Lying, Johnson & Johnson is Battered by Talcum Powder – Cancer Litigation

Ten years into the nationwide litigation over talcum powder, Johnson & Johnson is bleeding billions of dollars in settlements, legal fees, jury verdicts, and stock valuation. The company faces 15,299 cases nationwide in federal court, but all of the action so far has been in state courts. The U.S. Justice Department started a criminal investigation… Continue reading Attacking and Lying, Johnson & Johnson is Battered by Talcum Powder – Cancer Litigation

How Johnson & Johnson Hid Asbestos In J&J Baby Powder Products For Over 40 Years

Among the recent documents unsealed in court indicates that in May 1974, an official at Johnson & Johnson’s Windsor mine in Vermont recommended “the use of citric acid in the depression of chrysotile asbestos” from talc extracted from the site. “The use of these systems is strongly urged by this writer to provide protection against… Continue reading How Johnson & Johnson Hid Asbestos In J&J Baby Powder Products For Over 40 Years

Recalls Underway for Zantac and Axid Antacids Because of Cancer Impurity

Drug companies are recalling batches of Zantac (Ranitidine) and Axid (Nizatidine) proton-pump inhibitors because of contamination by a cancer-causing impurity. Mylan Pharmaceuticals is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall, to the consumer level, of three lots of Nizatidine Capsules, (including the 150mg and 300mg strengths).Appco Pharma LLC is voluntarily recalling prescription ranitidine hydrochloride capsules.Northwind Pharmaceuticals is… Continue reading Recalls Underway for Zantac and Axid Antacids Because of Cancer Impurity

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7th Circuit Upholds $20 Million Verdict Against Ethicon in Pelvic Mesh Case

Casting aside Ethicon’s “broad-spectrum attack on the judgment,” the 7th US Circuit Court upheld a $20 million verdict to a woman who was permanently injured by the company’s Prolift pelvic mesh device. Ethicon appealed in Barbara Kaiser v. Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon, Inc., No. 18-2944. An Indiana state jury had awarded $35 million to… Continue reading 7th Circuit Upholds $20 Million Verdict Against Ethicon in Pelvic Mesh Case

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