201208.27

Lufkin Texas men injured in Wyoming Plant fire

Our hopes and prayers go out today for four Lufkin, Texas men badly burned in a plant explosion in Casper, Wyoming. Cody Clark, Dwayne Benett, Chris Lowe and Joey Holloway were all seriously burned in a flash fire at the Conoco Phillips – Lost Cabin natural gas processing facility over the weekend. All four men are reportedly in…

201207.17

Civil Rights…do they still exist in the real world?

in Other Personal Injury Blog

I received another call today from a woman who was abused by a police officer for no reason. I get one or two calls like this every day. They all go something like this: Yesterday I was pulled over by a HPD officer as I was entering my apartment complex. He was about 30 years…

201207.17

Banzai in-ground pool water slide recalled after causing one death

in Defective Product Recall Blog

The Banzai in-ground pool slide is responsible for the death of a 29 yr old mother in Massachusetts. Two other people have been permanently disabled by injuries caused by this defective product. The slide deflates during use, allowing people using the slide to hit their heads on the concrete at the edge of the pool. The slide is…

201207.04

2011 Medical Devices Recalled by the FDA

in Defective Product Recall Blog

2011 Medical Device Recalls Listed by date posted on the FDA Website Device Name Date CareFusion AVEA Ventilator2 12/23/11 St. Jude Medical, Riata and Riata ST Silicone Endocardial Defibrillation Leads3 12/20/11 CooperVision AVAIRA Toric and Sphere Soft Contact Lenses4 12/09/11 Draeger Medical Inc., Infinity Acute Care System Monitoring Solution (M540)5 12/06/11 King International LLC., ShoulderFlex…

201207.04

2012 Defective Product Recalls List

in Defective Product Recall Blog

Here is a list of recent medical device recalls with links for more information. Check back regularly for updates! Device Name Date Fresenius Medical Care North America, Naturalyte and Granuflo Acid Concentrate2 06/27/12 Nidek Medical Products, Inc., Mark 5 Nuvo, Nuvo 8 and Nuvo Lite Oxygen Concentrators3 06/21/12 SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump Model 35700 –…

201206.05

Shortcomings in drug recall notifications and the solution

in Defective Product Recall Blog

Several news agencies are reporting on a recent study of the efficacy of the FDA system of communicating drug and product recalls to consumers. The FDA recalls potentially harmful drugs about once every month, but according to a recent study conducted over the last eight years, they could be doing a better job of letting…

201205.25

Great article on drug and prodcut recalls in the Beaumont Enterprise

in Uncategorized

From the (PRWEB) May 24, 2012, Beaumont Enterprise May 25, 2012 Drugsdb.com, a source for health and drug information, today published an interactive infographic that visualizes recalls and market withdrawal data of drugs, food and medical devices. Using data and press releases from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Drugsdb has created an easy to use…

201205.25

Latest Firm News

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The Merman Law Firm is proud to be part of the local and national legal community and will endeavor to use its blogs to educate regarding pending and recent drug recalls, product recalls and catastrophes caused by negligent companies. The Merman Law Firm will be periodically publishing information for consumers and personal injury victims in…

201205.24

Complaint and Allegations against DePuy and Johnson & Johnson

in Defective Product Recall Blog

The Merman Law Firm is active in the DePuy ASR hip recall litigation. Below are excerpts from one Complaint filed in the Southern District of Texas, which has been consolidated in Ohio: FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS The ASR devices were developed by DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. and/or Johnson & Johnson, Inc. in order to reconstruct human hip joints…

201205.24

DePuy Litigation Update

in Defective Product Recall Blog

All of the cases filed across the nation involving the DuPuy ASR metal-on-metal hip have been consolidated in Ohio in a single MDL. “MDL” stands for multi-district litigation and allows a single court to consolidate all related actions into a single court for uniform pre-trial. Once all of the discovery (exchange of documents and depositions of…

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