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A “steady stream” of big products liability verdicts have been won by plaintiffs lawyers against Johnson & Johnson recently, notes an article in The New Jersey Law Journal. It cites a judge’s order in Dallas that the company pay $502 million to five plaintiffs injured by artificial hips and a $72 million verdict in Missouri […]
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Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products: IKEA Recalls 1,267,000 Ceiling Lamps Due to Laceration Hazard Apple Recalls 895,000 Travel Adapter Kits and Plugs Due to Risk of Electric Shock 375,000 Snowboard Boots with Boa Secondary Reels Recalled by Boa Due to Fall Hazard
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There’s recent news that Olympus Corp., which manufactures medical devices as well as cameras and industrial equipment, has agreed to pay $646 million as the result of a kickback lawsuit that may have only seen the light of day thanks to a brave corporate whistleblower just like those we represent at Kline & Specter, PC,
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The Attorney General of Pennsylvania has released an extensive grand jury report that found at least 50 priests in the Catholic Archdiocese of Altoona-Johnstown sexually abused hundreds of children over the years. The 147-page document cited a cover-up by church superiors, including bishops. However, the grand jury did not recommend criminal charges for a number
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Shanin Specter and his team made it 2-0 against Johnson & Johnson in a case against vaginal mesh, a defective product that has caused permanent injury to women across the country. The latest verdict came on Wednesday as a jury in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court handed down a $13.5 million award – including $10 million
Kline & Specter wins second mesh case vs. J&J Read More »
Shanin Specter and his team made it 2-0 against Johnson & Johnson in a case against vaginal mesh, a defective product that has caused permanent injury to women across the country. The latest verdict came on Wednesday as a jury in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court handed down a $13.5 million award – including $10 million
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For many, the sounds of children and loved ones talking, laughing, playing and enjoying togetherness punctuate weekend and family gatherings. Regardless of whether you’re hosting a party or enjoying someone else’s hospitality, the Pennsylvania personal injury attorneys at Kline & Specter, PC, want to remind you of the dangers of furniture tip-over accidents. Why talk
Safeguard family gatherings by remembering to Anchor It! Read More »
It was only a matter of time before a jury in Pennsylvania or another American court heard a medical malpractice case like the one our lawyers successfully litigated on behalf of Bonnie Semple. In 2015, Kline & Specter medical malpractice attorneys Michael A. Trunk and Gary Zakeosian won a $2.8 million verdict in Ms. Semple’s
Med Mal win highlights emergency procedure training challenge Read More »
In the wake of snowballing defective product lawsuits in Pennsylvania and nationwide against the manufacturers of various transvaginal surgical mesh brands, our defective device attorneys — five of whom also are doctors — want to reiterate the dangers (as stated by the federal government) associated with this particular product. The Food and Drug Administration released
FDA: Complaints lodged against 9 transvaginal mesh makers Read More »
Less than a month after our attorneys won a defective surgical device lawsuit on behalf of our client, Patricia Hammons, lawyers elsewhere also landed a major victory against another transvaginal mesh manufacturer. For Hammons, transvaginal mesh surgery caused more harm than good. In fact, there have been so many victims of this medical device that
Transvaginal mesh defenses continue to falter in court Read More »
Last month’s $12.5 million verdict for a woman against Johnson & Johnson over its surgically implanted vaginal mesh product has grown by nearly $800,000 following a judge’s recent decision to add delay damages to the result.The order was handed down by Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Mark I. Bernstein, who presided over the trial in which
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“If you see something, say something.” That’s the slogan endorsed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the wake of international terrorist violence. But it’s not just people who have been exposed to bloody public atrocities who can relate to the “see something, say something” philosophy. It’s also people like the families of two
Terrorism close to home: Reversing workplace violence Read More »
You may have seen Pennsylvania native and our law firm’s co-founding attorney Tom Kline on World News Tonight, Good Morning America or Nightline. Those are just a few of the news shows that have called on Kline, an accomplished Philadelphia personal injury and medical malpractice attorney, to share insight and commentary about noteworthy cases. But
Four Questions With Firm Co-Founder Thomas Kline Read More »
The defective product attorneys at Kline & Specter, PC, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are following with interest the recent class-action news indicating that America’s oldest gun maker intentionally concealed widespread trigger mechanism safety problems. The revelation could affect millions of rifle owners, according to CNBC. As part of its coverage of a pending Remington Arms Co.
CNBC: Gun Makers Masked Defective Trigger Complaints Read More »
NEWS RELEASE PHILADELPHIA — A jury today awarded $7 million in punitive damages against Johnson & Johnson for an Indiana woman injured by a surgically implanted vaginal mesh. The plaintiffs claimed the product was defective and that J&J knew and failed to warn doctors about its dangers. The verdict followed a $5.5 million compensatory award
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