September 28th, 2010 by Admin
De Puy Hip Implant Lawsuit
A De Puy hip implant lawsuit was filed in Federal court today, covering any US citizen who has undergone such a procedure. The parent company of DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc is Johnson & Johnson, who recalled the hip implant system on August 24, a little more than one month ago.
The exact procedure is the ASR™ XL Acetabular System, which was found to have an unacceptable failure rate. The failure rate, according to the report released in Britain, was 13 percent of those who received the implant, within five years. That’s an unacceptable rate, and De Puy Orthopaedics recalled the ASR™ XL Acetabular System in August 2010. It was a voluntary recall of the hip implant, but now the result has been a De Puy hip implant Lawsuit.
The hip implant lawsuit is brought by Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., and the class action was filed today, September 28, 2010 in the State of Ohio. The lawsuit is filed on behalf of anyone in any state, not just the State of Ohio.
The plaintiff in the De Puy hip implant lawsuit is Burg Simpson. The lawsuit questions whether De Puy Orthopaedics should have known about the defects before selling them, and whether they have acted quickly and thoroughly enough to warn patients against the possible defects in the system.
Hip implant surgery is a major operation, and the defects in the ASR system by De Puy have caused patients to have to undergo the disruptive surgery a second time in order to replace the defective implant. The implant in question causes pain or problems walking.
De Puy has offered to pay medical expenses for patients who need corrective surgery after the defective implant fails. They will have to sign a release granting De Puy full access to their medical records, however.
September 28th, 2010 by Admin
Class Action Against Dial Complete
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the State of Illinois today, against the makers of Dial Complete. This Dial Soap class action lawsuit is filed on behalf of plaintiff David Walls, who is suing on grounds that Dial Corporation has no research to back up claims printed on the label.
Dial Corporation claims three things on the label:
- Dial Complete “kills %99.9 of germs”
- Most recommended by doctors
- kills more germs than any other liquid hand soap
The Dial Soap class action lawsuit also states that the active ingredient in Dial Complete may be dangerous. The main active ingredient, triclosan, was registered in the US in 1969 as a pesticide. The European Union’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Products warns that triclosan is dangerous in cosmetics at certain levels. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration is currently reviewing triclosan and will publish the results of the studies next Spring.
According to Mr. Walls, only one study has ever been done on Dial Complete. The study was conducted by a firm called Dial Center for Innovation. The firm is located right across the street from Dial’s corporate headquarters in Arizona. That study was done in 2001
Davis Walls, the plaintiff in the Dial Soap class action lawsuit, is represented by Eric Holland, of the law firm Holland Schneller Groves. Anyone in the State of Illinois who has used Dial Complete may join the Dial Soap class action lawsuit.
August 7th, 2010 by Admin
Defective Chinese Drywall in Florida Class Action Lawsuit
Banner Supply, a Miami building supply company, is facing a Chinese drywall class action lawsuit as of this July, after losing a major lawsuit in June. Also named in Chinese drywall class action suits are Knauf Group, the German parent company of KPT; Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin (KPT), a Chinese drywall manufacturer; and Rothchilt International Ltd., a China-based exporter. Due to an extreme shortage of drywall available to building contractors in the period from 2004 to 2006, it was necessary to import drywall. Chinese drywall was imported for construction of new homes in Florida. Roughly 10 million square feet of defective Chinese drywall were used, which amounts to about 8,000 to 10,000 new homes.
Both manufacturers and distributors are being named in this Chinese drywall class action, which is being filed on behalf of plaintiffs Shane M. Allen and Nicole J. Allen, who live in Fort Myers. The drywall class action claims that both homes and health suffered because of the defective Chinese drywall, and that the manufacturers and distributors are responsible.
The Chinese drywall class action states that, allegedly, waste material from Chinese power plants was used to make the drywall. This waste is in the form of ash, and is called fly ash. The material can seep into the home environment and cause health risks including respiratory problems, electrical problems, corrosion of Air Conditioning units, and corrosion of wiring. Fly ash emits harmful sulfur compounds, including sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide.
Plaintiffs in this Florida drywall class action seek damages to recover costs of testing for health-related risks of exposure to the defective Chinese drywall, loss of property value, repair and replacement of appliances and even homes. There are also Chinese drywall class action lawsuits in other states as well.
July 10th, 2010 by Admin
A soggy, wet interior after a rainstorm is not what Volvo owners expected but that’s what some of them have supposedly got. The Volvo water leak involves leaky sunroofs, on the Volvo XC90 and other Volvo model years 2003 to the present. The sunroofs on these Volvos allegedly have a faulty drainage system. This causes rain water to enter the interior of the car, causing damage. Volvo allegedly denies warranty claims for this type of water damage.
However, this Volvo Water Leak Lawsuit has not yet become a class action lawsuit, as Volvo seems to be currently working with customers on the issue. Some are attempting to raise support for a class action but so far nothing. Check back for updates.
