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Reclassifies Vaginal Mesh Products as “High-Risk” Device
The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced an order that reclassifies surgical mesh for transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) as a high-risk device. In doing so, the FDA provided manufacturers of the product 30 months to demonstrate that their products are safe and effective. Previously, the FDA had issued warnings […]
Despite Promises for Reform, Veterans Continue to Suffer from Poor VA Care and Malpractice
Our nation’s veterans receive inadequate healthcare in this country. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs continues to struggle to meet the unprecedented demand as new veterans begin to return from Iraq and Afghanistan and as aging Vietnam veterans begin to require more care. By all metrics, our nation’s veterans simply are not receiving the health […]
BMW Slammed with Forty Million Dollar Fine for Failure to Meet Safety Requirements
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration imposed a penalty of up to $40 million on the German automaker BMW. This is BMW’s second since 2012. BMW admitted that it failed to issue a prompt recall of those automobiles which did not comply with the minimum crash protection standards set by the […]
Prestigious Medical Institutions Fail to Report Important Information Vital to Patient Care
Stanford University and Sloan Kettering are among the medical institutions reportedly violating federal law by neglecting to publicly report clinical trial results, a STAT investigation has found. By failing to report data, these institutions have deprived patients and medical care professionals of vital knowledge essential to gauging the safety and benefit of emerging treatments. The […]
Can Massachusetts Landlords Be Held Liable for Injuries from “Open and Obvious” Hazards?
Traditionally, premises liability law held landlords accountable for injuries that resulted from hidden dangers on their property. There has been some confusion on their liability for dangers considered “open and obvious.” For some time, it was believed that if a danger was open and obvious, there was no liability to the injured party. This is […]
Electronic Cigarette Explosions Prompt Lawsuits
There has been a recent influx in lawsuits alleging that electronic cigarettes contain defects causing them to explode in the hands of smokers, causing serious injury. Currently, e-cigarettes constitute a multi-billion dollar industry with millions of users. According to a report from the U.S. Fire Administration, e-cigarettes use lithium ion batteries that include flammable liquid […]
Boston College Students Sick after eating Chipotle
In December 2015, at least 25 Boston College students became ill after eating at a Chipotle restaurant in nearby Cleveland Circle in Brighton, Massachusetts. Following the development, Boston College Health Services sent a campus wide e-mail reporting that the affected students had been complaining of gastrointestinal symptoms, including vomiting and diarrhea. As of this writing, […]
Study Indicates Self-Driving Cars May be Involved in Higher Rate of Accidents
A recent study from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute concluded self-driving test cars are involved in crashes at five times the rate of conventional cars. In almost every incidence, the accidents involve human operated cars crashing into automated ones. Automated cars are often traveling at low speeds when these accidents occur. There has […]
What Legal Rights Do I Have if I am the Victim of Food Poisoning?
It is quite common for food to travel across the country and change hands several times before it reaches the consumer. During the course of the flow of food, there are countless opportunities for sanitation standards to be compromised, rendering the food unfit for human consumption. The food industry is poorly regulated by the federal […]
Federal Agency Admits Defective Tire Recall System is “Completely Broken”
Recently, accident investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board admitted that each year tire defects cause 33,000 accidents and kill more than 500 motorists. Yet, only one in five defective tires is removed from our roads via recalls. Investigators claimed that half of recalled tired remain in use, posing a serious danger to consumers, other […]