Scooter Accidents and Scooter Safety

Were you injured while riding a scooter? If you have been injured while riding on Lime, Bird, or Jump, we want to hear from you. If you have walked around any major city or suburb lately you may have seen one of these fully-electric scooters zipping past you. While they

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Hernia Mesh | Keane Law | Mesh Complications

  Hernia Repair Surgery Complications Pain, hernia recurrence, adhesion, obstruction of small or large intestine, bleeding, fluid buildup, abnormal connection between organs, hole in neighboring organs or tissues, and abnormal vessels are just some of the complications our clients have experienced as a result of a defective hernia mesh implant. The most common aversions following

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Multimillion Dollar Hip Implant Verdict Upheld

An appeals court in Atlanta upheld a $2.1 million verdict awarded to the victim of a defective Wright Medical Group hip implant. The case had been the first bellwether trial in nationwide litigation involving these dangerous devices, but had been on appeal since the verdict was rendered in 2015. Wright

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Which Country Has Banned Essure?

Last month, the Brazilian government removed Essure from the market. On February 17, 2017, ANVISA, the Brazilian equivalent of the USA’s FDA, issued Resolution 457/17, suspending the importation, distribution, marketing or use of Essure in Brazil. The Brazilian safety agency took this action in response to the FDA’s actions in

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New Settlements Reached in the Stryker Rejuvenate Litigation

Additional settlements in the Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II defective hip implant cases were announced today. This latest agreement follows the first round of settlements, which took place in November of 2014. Thousands of patients who were implanted with these metal-on-metal hip replacements suffered failures of the devices, leading to

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Samsung Recalls Note 7–But Are Other Samsung Products Also at Risk?

The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), in a widely publicized move, has officially recalled the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, due to its unfortunate tendency to explode. Less well-publicized are numerous reports that other Samsung products, including its flagship Galaxy S7 Edge, are also explosion-prone. On May 30th, Daniel Ramirez

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Unbelievable Numbers of Xarelto Lawsuits Still Pouring In

More and more cases continue to be filed involving Xarelto®, the Janssen pharmaceutical blood thinner that has been found to result in serious side effects and in some cases even death. Xarelto® first came to market in 2011 as a competitor to existing blood-thinning drugs such as warfarin. The drug

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This Star Trek Actor Was Just Killed By A Defective Car

Fiat Chrysler may now have a death on its hands. Hollywood actor, Anton Yelchin, best known for his role in the recent “Star Trek” films, has died due to sustained injuries when his Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled down his driveway, ultimately crushing him. Fiat Chrysler recalled its SUVs this past

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