When a doctor prescribes medication to treat an existing illness, patients expect the medication will aid them when they need it. Unfortunately, however, this isn’t always the case as some prescribed medications can actually cause more harm than good. Such is the case for the drug Pentosan, commonly known by its brand name, Elmiron,...
Despite major progress made in the regulation of consumer products, dangerous defective products – even for the youngest and most vulnerable members of society – continue to make it into the marketplace by the hundreds of thousands. We not only understand the emotional turmoil a parent endures when a child is hurt or killed...
Recently, 3M agreed to settle a claim and pay the federal government $9.1 million for the damages caused by its defective Dual-Ended Combat Earplugs. The settlement was the result of a False Claims Act or “Whistleblower” claim where someone came forward and “blew the whistle” on what 3M has allegedly known for years –...
Monsanto Co., creators of the genetically-modified “Roundup Ready” seeds, found a solution for crops to withstand the adverse effects of Roundup. Consumers supposedly now have the capability to kill weeds without harming essential crops due to Roundup’s active ingredient chemical glyphosate, one of the world’s most widely-used crop chemicals. However, consistent use of the...
Earlier this year, a California jury ordered Monsanto to pay $293,000,000 to Dwayne Johnson, a groundskeeper for a local school district in Solano County, California who is dying from cancer. For years, Johnson drove a truck with a 50-gallon tank of Monsanto’s weed killer mounted on board. He would go through hundreds of gallons...
Earlier this summer, in Laguna Beach California, a Tesla Sudan driving in autopilot mode hit a parked police car severely damaging both vehicles. This is yet another autonomous (or “self-driving”) car incident that has occurred in recent months. In March, a Model X SUV hit a safety barrier in Mountain View, California and killed...
