Lowe’s Companies Inc. could be on the hook for punitive damages in a premises liability suit that went to trial about recently in Nevada state court alleging that the home improvement retail giant’s failure to clean up standing water in an outdoor area of the store caused a customer to…
Home Depot has over 2,000 stores located across the country, making it one of the largest retail stores in the U.S. selling home improvement and construction materials. Like other large retail stores, Home Depot employs hundreds of employees and is visited by thousands of customers daily. Not surprisingly, Home Depot…
Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy understand there is a risk of hair loss involved. In fact, along with nausea, hair loss is the most common and well known side effect of cancer drugs. Cancer paitents tolerate hair loss as a side effect because of the hope that the drug will save…
Xarelto is a new type of blood thinner approved in 2011 by the Food and Drug Administration and marketed in the U.S. by Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary company, Janssen Pharmaceuticals. When a person is taking blood thinners they must have routine blood tests and make adjustments to their dosage. They…
The death of a love one is always a difficult situation, but it is especially difficult when someone dies as a result of the negligence or wrongful act of another person. In these situations the next of ken or lawful representative of the estate may file a wrongful death lawsuit…
CVS stores are one of the most popular stores in America, and its large volume of customers means that, inevitably, injuries occur on store premises. If you slip and fall at a CVS store, you should seek medical attention for any injury that’s obvious, or even if you just feel…
Recent lawsuits against Johnson and Johnson’s Baby Powder product has brought to light evidence linking Talc, the main ingredient in Baby Powder, and ovarian cancer. Johnson and Johnson began selling Baby Powder more than 100 years ago. Unlike pharmaceuticals, Baby Powder and other Talc products are not regulated by the…
Cook Medical, the makers of Gunther Tulip and other IVC filters, continue to face lawsuits from consumers who have accused the manufacturer of “selling dangerous medical devices and failing to warn about the risks” consumers face. Parker Thompson, a man from Texas who was implanted with the IVC filter in…
More than a decade after the first injury linked to Takata’s defective air bags occurred, the largest recall in U.S. automobile history is underway. An estimated 100 million vehicles across the world are being recalled altogether. The air bag design flaw has led to 13 deaths, including 10 in the…
Costco is one of the most popular stores in America, and its large volume of customers means that, inevitably, injuries occur on store premises. If you slip and fall at Costco, you should seek medical attention for any injury that’s obvious, or even if you just feel sore or a…