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Defective Product

September 8, 2022 By nicole

The Camp Lejeune Justice Act Could Affect You or Your Family

You probably have seen the commercials or the news about Camp Lejeune:  The Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA) was signed into law. Service members and their families could receive payment for medical issues from contaminated water.  You are hearing about lawyers making claims and possible damages for cancer and other injuries. If you were at […]

Filed Under: Personal Injury, Defective Product, Wrongful Death

June 9, 2022 By Valerie Johnson

Most Common Accidents That Lead to Death & Wrongful Death Claims

If you lost a loved one in an accident that wasn’t their fault, you could be entitled to compensation through a wrongful death claim. The purpose of a wrongful death claim is to lessen the financial burden on your household due to your loved one’s untimely passing.   While a wrongful death claim can never […]

Filed Under: Car Accident, Defective Product, Truck Accident, Work Injury, Wrongful Death

December 6, 2018 By nicole

CJG is investigating Hernia Mesh Injuries

  DID YOU KNOW MORE THAN 800,000 HERNIA REPAIRS ARE PERFORMED IN THE U.S. EACH YEAR?  YET THERE HAVE BEEN 50,000+ LAWSUITS IN THE U.S. RELATED TO HERNIA MESH PROCEDURES AND THE NUMBER CONTINUES TO RISE. The most common adverse events following hernia repair with mesh are pain, infection, hernia recurrence, bowel obstruction, adhesion and […]

Filed Under: Defective Product Tagged With: Hernia Mesh, product liability

April 11, 2016 By nicole

SAFETY ALERT: Beware of what lies in your bathroom cabinet.

In February 2016 a Missouri jury awarded 72 million dollars in damages to the family of a woman who died of ovarian cancer that was linked to her use of Johnson and Johnson’s talcum powder.  Jacqueline Fox was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer in 2013 at age 59.  She died in October of 2015.  Four […]

Filed Under: Defective Product, In the News, Personal Injury Tagged With: cancer, company liability, talcum powder

May 28, 2014 By nicole

New bill gives corporations immunity when products kill

A new bill (SB 648) was introduced and discussed this week in the State Senate Judiciary 1 Committee that would give corporations complete immunity when their products hurt or kill North Carolinians. It would be the most radical measure of its kind in the country. SB 648 may move very quickly so please call or email your Senator today and tell […]

Filed Under: Defective Product, In the News, Wrongful Death Tagged With: NCAJ, North Carolina

November 1, 2013 By nicole

Leukemia drug puts patients at risk of stroke

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended sales of a once-promising leukemia drug because of “the risk of life-threatening blood clots and severe narrowing of blood vessels.” The drug Iclusig, also known as ponatinib, has been linked to severe and sometimes fatal heart attacks, strokes and loss of blood flow to the extremities, sometimes […]

Filed Under: In the News, Defective Product Tagged With: Health Care

September 23, 2013 By nicole

Worker Sues for Asbestos exposure

Workers at a Missouri power plant were tasked with secretly disposing of materials containing asbestos so that company personnel assigned to oversee such health hazards would be none the wiser, a Joplin-based newspaper reports. Employees at Empire District Electric Company’s Riverton plant were exposed to asbestos insulation around pipes, ducts and wires that was peeling […]

Filed Under: Defective Product, Work Injury, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Class Action, Litigation, North Carolina Workers' Compensation, workers compensation

November 20, 2012 By nicole Leave a Comment

Recall for Tikit Folding Bicycles

There has been a recent recall for Tikit Folding Bicycles due to a faulty handlebar stem. An estimated 3,800 bikes have this faulty handlebar stem which can break and cause the cyclist to lose control. If you have a Tikit Folding Bicycle manufactured from January 2007 to September 2012, you should stop riding the bicycle […]

Filed Under: Bicycle Law, Defective Product, In the News Tagged With: Bicycle lawyer

February 23, 2012 By nicole Leave a Comment

Charlotte bicycle law and safety alert: recall of Shimano mountain bike handlebar stems because of fall hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of 300 mountain bicycle handlebar stems. Bolts holding the front plate of the stem to the stem body can be pulled out of the threads while the bike is being ridden, causing the cyclist to lose control of the bike and fall. One injury has been […]

Filed Under: Bicycle Law, Defective Product Tagged With: bicycle, bicycle accident, consumer products, ncbikelaw, recall

October 1, 2009 By nicole

New statute of repose for product liability goes into effect today

A host of new laws passed by the North Carolina legislature earlier this year take effect today. Among them is a law that extends the statute of repose for consumers injured by defective products from six years to twelve years.

Filed Under: In the News, Defective Product Tagged With: NC Legislature, News and Observer, Products Liability

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