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Purdue Opioid Bankruptcy Update: Will the Court’s Decision Extinguish Injury and Death Claims Against the Sackler Family?

For years, the Purdue bankruptcy has been working its way through the federal court system. Earlier this year, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the Bankruptcy Court’s order which would pave the way for qualified individuals to file claims and eventually receive money from the […]

Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning -Based Software as a Medical Device

By Brittany Mierzwa – FDA Press Release January 12th 2021 – The FDA has published their Action Plan as they move forward with Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) -based software as a Medical Device. The FDA’s vision through AI/ML -based software ‘will deliver safe and effective software functionality that improves the […]

Fighting For Those Who Fight For Us

By Cindy Nations – The American Association for Justice (AAJ) released a new research report titled Fighting for Those Who Fight for Us: Protecting the Rights of Service members and Veterans. The report examines the many ways in which our country fails to protect veterans from harmful products and services and highlights […]

Serious Vulnerability in the Protocol Securing Wi-Fi Networks

Researchers have discovered and disclosed a massive WiFi vulnerability that puts everyone’s private data at risk. According to the article, nearly every WIFI device we use is vulnerable – and may even be compromised – due to a standard industry high-security protocol WPA2. Read more here: https://consumerist.com/2017/10/16/researchers-discover-wifi-vulnerability-affecting-basically-every-device-on-earth/  

Are You One of the 143 Million People Affected by Equifax’s Security Breach?

As you have probably heard by now, Equifax, a consumer credit reporting agency , has been hacked. Reportedly, the hackers have accessed personal information, including social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and credit card numbers for 143 million U.S. customers. That is nearly two-thirds of the adult U.S. population! Identity […]

Did Drug Company Overcharge Taxpayers Over a Billion Dollars?

By Cindy L. Nations – Drug company Mylan agreed to pay $465 million to quickly settle a Justice Department investigation into claims that it deliberately overcharged Medicaid for its EpiPen anti-allergy device.  Why would a company agree so quickly to such a large settlement?  Well, it might have something to […]

Women in Washington!

By Cindy L. Nations – On May 24 and 25, the Women Trial Lawyers Caucus descended on Capitol Hill to lobby Congress to beat back legislation designed to close the courthouse doors on our clients.  Overall, 150 women from 41 states attended over 250 Congressional meetings. Women trial lawyers stormed […]

Takata Blames U.S. Division for Faulty Airbags in Internal Report

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a series of reports involving Takata’s defective air bag inflators, around 100 million of which have been declared defective worldwide, with nearly 70 million inflators in the U.S. alone. In the report, Takata also holds its U.S. arm, not the parent company, responsible […]

GM Recalls 4 Million Vehicles for a Software Defect Related to Death and Injury

General Motors stated it will recall almost 4.3 million vehicles worldwide due to a software defect that prevents air bags from deploying during a crash, a fault already linked to one death and three injuries. Read more here… URL: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/09/gm-recalling-4-million-vehicles-worldwide-for-software-defect-linked-to-1-death.html

Mitsubishi Recalls 82,436 Vehicles for Transmission Glitches

Mitsubishi Motors’ American division will conduct a new recall, the second announced this month, for its CVT transmission. According to the filing made to the NHTSA, Mitsubishi’s Constant Velocity Transmission could momentarily lose signal, thus delaying acceleration. Read more here… URL: http://www.autoblog.com/2016/08/22/mitsubishi-recall-82426-cvt-transmission/