Health and safety watchdogs are spreading the word about defective DePuy hip implants. The reason for concern is that only about 3,300 recipients of the total of nearly 40,000 recalled devices sold under the brand name ASR have been identified. As Virginia (VA) medical malpractice attorneys, we are disturbed by the fact that many metal-on-metal hip implant recipients…
What does it say about a company embroiled in a massive medical device recall and related litigation when its newly chosen CEO is same person who was in charge of the division that produced the recalled product? That’s a good question that Johnson & Johnson may need to answer. The company’s board recently named Alex…
In his latest post to our Virginia (VA) personal injury attorneys’ Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyer Blog my colleague Rick Shapiro illustrates how mining companies and fuel producers worked with federal lawmakers for more than 15 years to keep data showing the link between on-the-job diesel exhaust exposure and lung cancer out of print. To read more,…
A Newport News, Virginia (VA), school bus carrying 17 students was involved in a crash in which a car rear-ended the bus. The bus was taking elementary, middle and high school students home following an afterschool program, and the driver was making a left-hand turn from Beechmont Drive when the collision occurred. Though no citations were…
While working at the scene of an overturned semi, a tow truck driver was struck by a another tractor-trailer and lost his life.