There are more than a quarter million car fires each year, and many result in serious injury. Car accidents can cause a variety of injuries. The laws of physics are often unforgiving when they are applied to heavy vehicles moving at high speed. One of the biggest dangers in an accident is fire. One spark…
DetailsKeeping children safe from medication errors requires awareness. At the Showard Law Firm, we help patients who have been the victims of medications that have not performed as they were intended. A variety of medications for several different illnesses and conditions have caused serious side effects for patients, and personal injury attorneys in Tucson make…
DetailsA second lawsuit against transvaginal mesh manufacturer Bard has been settled. The second of four bellwether lawsuits against transvaginal mesh manufacturer C.R. Bard has ended in a settlement. The case was part of federal litigation being heard in the Southern District of West Virginia. The case involved a North Carolina woman who says she suffered…
DetailsPost concussion syndrome can be a lingering effect of your car accident. After a car accident, one of the hidden dangers can be a concussion. In the moments after the accident a concussion might not be readily apparent, but victims may experience nausea, headaches, and sensitivity to light or sound. Tucson personal injury attorneys at…
DetailsTransvaginal mesh lawsuit manufacturer Bard is facing more legal action after a $2 million judgement. A federal jury in Charleston, WV says that C.R. Bard is liable for flaws in some of the company’s transvaginal mesh implants, and they say the company needs to pay $2 million for its irresponsibility. Bloomberg.com is reporting on the…
DetailsWhile U.S. hip implant lawsuits are dominating headlines, more patients are suffering around the world. Thousands of patients are coming forward in the United States to fight for their rights against DePuy, the medical device manufacturer behind metal-on-metal hip implants. There has already been an $8.26 million verdict against the manufacturer in California, and the…
DetailsExperience is an important element of Tucson personal injury lawyers. Each day, people in the Tucson area find a need for a personal injury attorney. In some cases, car accident victims need someone to help them get the compensation they deserve after a car accident that was no fault of their own. In other cases,…
DetailsA new study takes a look at the link between hip implants and soft tissue damage. Recent research has shown a linkage between the Stryker Orthopedics Rejuvenate Modular Hip System and soft tissue damage around the implant. Initially, patients who were victims of this side effect from hip implants were forgotten as most legal action…
DetailsTuesday marked the second day of testimony in a federal transvaginal mesh lawsuit. In the second day of testimony in the first federal trial to determine whether the manufacturer of transvaginal mesh is responsible for injuries in a patient, a jury heard testimony from the doctor who implanted the mesh. In a Charleston, WV courtroom…
DetailsA New Jersey judge has set an October start date for a bellwether hip implant lawsuit. An early trial date has been set in a New Jersey courtroom for a bellwether case involving DePuy hip implants. Superior Court of New Jersey Judge Brian R. Martinotti has set an October start for this important lawsuit against…
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