By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on Oct 09, 2019 | 0 Comments
Yesterday, a Philadelphia jury awarded an $8 Billion verdict in punitive damages against Johnson & Johnson (the folks who brought us the opioid epidemic) for the deceptive marketing of their drug Risperdal. The award was provided to a man who had been prescribed the anti-pschotic drug Risperdal a...
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on May 23, 2019 | 0 Comments
On Tuesday, a Manhattan jury joined the growing ranks of other juries from several States that found a link between long term use of baby powder (talc) and a deadly form of cancer called mesothelioma. The jury awarded $25,000,000 in compensatory damages to plaintiff Donna Olson who claimed that s...
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on May 10, 2019 | 0 Comments
The FDA recently revised its warning of a correlation between some breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on Dec 20, 2018 | 0 Comments
Declaring that Johnson & Johnson's "reprehensible conduct" warranted punitive damages, a St. Louis trial Judge yesterday refused to reduce or set aside a jury verdict of $4.7 billion awarded to 22 women who developed ovarian cancer due to talcum baby powder. The Judge stated that J & J "knew of t...
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on Feb 07, 2018 | 0 Comments
On February 6, 2018, Boston Scientific lost its appeal to the Fourth Circuit in an attempt to over turn a favorable jury verdict which awarded $14.5 million to 4 women who were injured by a defectively designed pelvic mesh. The jury awarded each of the 4 women punitive damages in the aggregate am...
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on Dec 15, 2017 | 0 Comments
Yesterday, a Hackensack, New Jersey jury awarded a 71 year old woman $4,000,000 for pain and suffering, $1,000,000 for loss of conjugal affection and $10,000,000 in punitive damages for the ordeal she was put through due to a defective pelvic mesh implanted in 2008. The plaintiff testified that e...
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on Oct 24, 2017 | 0 Comments
On October 23, 2017 a California Judge sided with Johnson amp; Johnson who was hit with a $70,000,000 compensatory damage award and $347,000,000 punitive damage award in favor of a woman who developed ovarian cancer. A new trial has been ordered. The plaintiff explained that she had been using t...
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on Jan 09, 2017 | 0 Comments
According to Reuters, last week the non-profit group, Praxis Project filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola and the American Beverage Association for allegedly misleading consumers about the health risks from drinking sugary soda/juice. Praxis Project claimed the defendants minimize the health risks t...
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on Jan 06, 2017 | 0 Comments
Johnson & Johnson loses appeal of $13.7M verdict for defective transvaginal mesh that caused painful sex.
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on Jan 02, 2017 | 0 Comments
Ikea agreed to pay $50 million for the needless deaths of 3 children who were crushed by unstable furniture that easily tips over.
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on Dec 02, 2016 | 0 Comments
Dallas Jury slams Johnson & Johnson with a $1 billion plus verdict for defective hip implants.
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on Nov 10, 2016 | 0 Comments
Wright Medical Technology announced that it would pay $240 million dollars to 1300 plaintiff's whose hip implants failed anywhere from 150 days to 8 years after hip replacement surgery. It was claimed that the defective implants shed metallic debris into surrounding tissue causing "metallosis". T...
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on Oct 31, 2016 | 0 Comments
Third Jury trial against Johnson & Johnson for its talcum powder products causing ovarian cancer results in a verdict last week of $70 million dollars, including $65 million in punitive damages.
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By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on Oct 06, 2016 | 0 Comments
On October 4, 2016, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention ("CDC") announced a recall of Intravenous Flush Syringes manufactured by Nurse Assist, Inc., due to a potential link to a dangerous bloodstream infection. The product flushes sterile saline thru an intravenous tube connecte...
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