According to CNN.com, surgical clips made by Teleflex may have played a role in a number of kidney donor deaths. Teleflex sent a warning letter, in some cases several, to hospitals in 2006 letting them know that the clips were not safe to use in laparoscopic kidney donor surgeries. Yet…
The Consumer Products Safety Commission recently announced the recalls of a number of products over concern that they may pose a fire hazard: • Approximately 99,700 outdoor wall mount lanterns: These products were imported by Bel Air Lighting Inc. and made by manufacturers in China. The lanterns’ internal wiring may…
Our Boston injury lawyers are offering free case assessments to women in Massachusetts who believe that they may have developed serious complications from taking Yasmin, YAZ, or Ocella birth control pills. These contraceptives all contain the progestin drospirenone, which has been linked to venous thromboembolic events, including heart attack, pulmonary…
Stephen Krahlin and Joan Wlochowski, two ex-Merck virologists, have filed a whistleblower complaint against their former employer. They are claiming that Merck committed fraud against the federal government by overstating the effectiveness of its MMR vaccine. As a result, they contend, the government ended up spending hundreds of millions of…
Three pit bull terriers have been placed under quarantine after a Pittsfield, Massachusetts dog attack that sent a 9-year-old boy to the hospital. Perrin and his mother Jessyca Petell were entering their multi-family residence on Monday night when the dogs ran at him in a common area. The pit bulls…
According to a recent study from the Urban Land Institute, an increase in the number of riders and construction projects around existing transit stations could overwhelm the system. The Boston branch of the nonprofit-a leading land-use think tank-has warned that ridership could increase 20 percent by the end of the…
The Estate of John B. Satiro is claiming that Massachusetts nursing home negligence contributed to his Williamstown wrongful death. Satiro passed away after getting hurt in a fall accident while staying at the Sweet Brook Transitional Care and Living Center. According to the lawsuit, Satiro fell when he was dropped…
Raphael Perez, 18, drowned in a pond in Myles Standish State Forest last night. At the time, the Brockton teen was on a camping trip with a Seventh-day Adventist church from Fall River. According to State Police, Perez became “distressed” during his swim in Charge Pond. He was pulled out…
Johnson & Johnson has sent a letter to judges in West Virginia and New Jersey letting them know that it intends to stop selling the surgical mesh implants. However, J & J maintains that this decision is a result of “changing market dynamics” rather than “safety or efficacy” and that…
On the one-year anniversary of the tornadoes that ripped through a 39-mile track of western Massachusetts-residents of Springfield say that their city, the third-largest in the state-is still feeling the effects of the damage. The disaster killed four and injured many others, but its physical effects have affected residents indiscriminately…