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Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $417 Million in Talcum Powder Case
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Aug 30, 2017 in Defective ProductsA Los Angeles jury recently ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million in what is the largest verdict to-date in the half a dozen …
Read MoreTakata Expands Recall to Include New Type of Airbag Inflator
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Jul 18, 2017 in Defective ProductsAn additional 2.7 million potentially defective Takata airbag inflators have been added to the Takata airbag recall by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The addition brings the nation’s largest auto recall to a total of 42 million…
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson Held Liable in Recent Talcum Powder Verdict
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on May 15, 2017 in Defective ProductsIn early May, a Missouri jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $110 million to a Virginia woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after four decades of using Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based products for female hygiene. The woman claimed…
Read MoreAccording to GAO Report, FDA Delayed Power Morcellator Warning
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Mar 01, 2017 in Defective ProductsBetween 1991 and 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved 25 surgical power morcellator devices that could spread undetected uterine cancer in women, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The defective…
Read MoreJury Awards $1 Billion Verdict for Defective Hip Implants
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Dec 08, 2016 in Defective ProductsLast week, a Dallas federal jury awarded a more than $1 billion verdict to six plaintiffs who were seriously injured by defective Pinnacle hip implants manufactured by Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. The jurors determined…
Read More$70 Million Awarded in Talcum Powder Lawsuit
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Nov 10, 2016 in Defective ProductsA St. Louis jury has awarded $70 million to a California woman in the latest verdict against Baby Powder manufacturer Johnson & Johnson for its role in causing her ovarian cancer diagnosis. The woman was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012, following…
Read MoreAnother Takata Airbag Death Confirmed in the U.S.
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Oct 24, 2016 in Defective ProductsOn September 30, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirmed that the death of a 50-year-old woman was linked to a defective Takata airbag. This brings the total number of U.S. Takata related fatalities to 11. The woman was driving…
Read MoreGM Asks to Delay Recall of Takata Airbags
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Sep 29, 2016 in Defective ProductsGeneral Motors (GM) has requested that U.S. safety regulators delay by one year the recall of almost one million vehicles equipped with defective Takata airbags. The auto manufacturer claims that many of the models targeted for recalls have not shown…
Read MorePower Morcellator Use Declines after FDA Warning
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Sep 22, 2016 in Defective ProductsIn 2014, the FDA warned that power morcellators used in minimally invasive surgeries like hysterectomies could spread cancer tissue through the body. A recent study indicates that the use of these devices declined significantly after the FDA issued its…
Read MoreNHTSA Issues New Urgent Warning About Takata Airbags
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Jul 06, 2016 in Defective ProductsThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent warning to owners of more than 300,000 Honda and Acura vehicles advising them to stop driving their vehicles until the defective Takata airbags have been replaced. A new…
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