On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Dec 21, 2020 | Products Liability
In 2018, Minnesota-based 3M agreed to pay a $9.1 million fine for alleged violations of the False Claims Act. According to the Department of Justice, 3M knew that a design flaw caused CAEv2 earplugs to loosen almost imperceptibly. As a result, the earplug did not...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Dec 8, 2020 | Products Liability
Generic ranitidine manufactures asked a U.S. district judge in Florida to dismiss the claims against it because the plaintiffs had not alleged an actionable injury. Most Zantac claimants took the drug and developed cancer. But the increased risk is dangerous as well....
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Dec 4, 2020 | Products Liability
Dangerous drugs, products laced with toxic chemicals, and other defective products can injure hundreds of thousands of people at once. As a result, under Kentucky law, these manufacturers are strictly liable for the injuries their defective products cause....
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Dec 3, 2020 | Car Accidents, Injuries, Products Liability
Shortly after a mediator claimed that the two sides had made “substantial progress” toward a settlement, talks suddenly collapsed, meaning that litigation could resume. At an October 2020 hearing, federal mediator Kenneth Feinberg, who successfully mediated a major...
by chrisgoode | Nov 2, 2020 | Products Liability
In a development that gives a boost to Zantac victims, under pressure from the Food and Drug Administration, Marksans Pharma recalled one of the world’s most popular diabetes drugs. Metformin reduces blood sugar, so it is a very effective anti-diabetes drug. For some...
by chrisgoode | Oct 30, 2020 | Products Liability
Florida U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers announced that the first CAEV2 (Combat Arms Earplugs Version 2) bellwether trial would begin on April 5, 2021. About a year ago, fewer than 700 people had filed lawsuits complaining of defective 3M earplugs. Since then,...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Oct 17, 2020 | Injuries, Products Liability
Lawyers for the pharmaceutical giant added about another 15,000 suits to a previous settlement. Yet over half of all Roundup cases remain unresolved. At an earlier hearing, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria threatened to lift the Roundup lawsuit stay unless Bayer,...
by chrisgoode | Oct 14, 2020 | Injuries, Products Liability
At first blush, dangerous drug claims are deceptively simple. Drug manufacturers are strictly liable for the damages their dangerous products cause. But this simple rule does not fully capture all the complexities involved in these cases. Additionally, many drug...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Oct 7, 2020 | Injuries, Products Liability
Multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating an All-Terrain Vehicle wreck in Laurel County. Few details were available about the wreck. According to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, a 15-year-old driver lost control of an ATV on High Moore Road, and slammed...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Sep 2, 2020 | Products Liability
The Department of Justice instructed GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi, Zantac’s manufacturers, to provide information about its knowledge of the popular heartburn drug’s NDMA contamination. DOJ lawyers believe that these manufacturers might have violated the False Claims...
