Pursuant to a new act, military personnel can now bring medical malpractice claims against the government for injuries caused by negligent military medical providers. The National Defense Authorization Act, which took effect January 1, allows service personnel and their families...
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Four federal lawsuits against breast implant maker Allergan have been centralized to ensure efficiency as the cases proceed. The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has ordered the transfer of multiple Allergan breast implant lawsuits to the District...
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A municipal liability suit against the City of Chattanooga will move forward after a federal district judge denied the City’s motion to dismiss. The order means that the suit will continue to move forward, bringing the anonymous plaintiff one step...
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Depositions allow attorneys to evaluate the strength of a case by questioning each side’s witnesses. Your deposition is probably the most important component of your case, next to an in-court appearance. It is vital to present yourself as a polished,...
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In an official statement released Wednesday, the FDA requested that breast implant manufacturers impose strict warning standards on their products. The statement comes after numerous cases of lymphoma, an immune system cancer, have been linked to certain kinds of breast...
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On behalf of the family of a toddler who drowned at Cummins Falls this June, our law firm has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the park. Hannah and Curtis Pierce, parents of 2-year-old victim Steven Pierce, formally filed suit...
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Nausea medication linked to birth defects GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the manufacturer of anti-nausea drug Zofran, is facing numerous birth defect lawsuits in connection with Zofran. The suits allege that GSK engaged in fraudulent marketing practices to encourage pregnant woman to use...
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Stryker Corporation, a medical technology manufacturer, has come under fire in recent lawsuits alleging manufacturing defects in Stryker hip implants. Many implant patients allege that Stryker’s hip implants fail prematurely, leading to a host of medical complications. Between 2009 and...
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Cummins Falls remains inaccessible following the June 10 drowning of 2-year-old Steven Pierce. Although the park itself is not closed, the access trails leading to the falls (the park’s main attraction) have not reopened. The following message is posted on...
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If an intoxicated customer leaves a bar and causes a wreck which injures several others, who is liable? Only the drunk driver, or also the bar that sold him alcohol? Tennessee “dram shop” laws address this question by outlining when...
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