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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 »
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
Jury awards $12.5 million total against JJ in vaginal mesh case Read More »
Opening speeches are due to get underway tomorrow in courtroom 246 in City Hall in the first Philadelphia trial involving a device surgically implanted in women to treat organ prolapse, a device called transvaginal mesh. The case involves the Prolift made by Ethicon, Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson. In the current case, being
Vaginal mesh trial begins Read More »
Many Americans will be diagnosed incorrectly at least once in their lifetimes. That is the troubling finding made in a newly issued report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The report found that diagnostic errors are by far the most pervasive in medicine, outranking medication mistakes. An estimated 12 million patients are misdiagnosed in the
Doctor misdiagnoses are common Read More »
As parents head to the stores to buy toys for the holiday season, they should be aware of some that may be hazardous to their children. As noted in an ABC-6 report, the Pennsylvania Public Interest Group (PennPIRG) had some disturbing findings when it recently examined hundreds of toys currently on store shelves. Many of
‘Tis the season to be cautious about toys Read More »
A lawsuit filed in Philadelphia claims that birth control pills that were mispackaged led to 113 unwanted pregnancies. According to the claim, the packages were “rotated 180 degrees” and thus reversed the order in which the pills were to be taken, meaning the women took placebos during the wrong week. The packaging error occurred in 2011
Specter interviewed about birth control controversy Read More »
According the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC,) a young child is likely to die this month, strangled by a window covering cord. “Window cord strangulations are one of the top hidden hazards in the home,” explains CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. “CPSC recommends that only cordless window coverings or those with inaccessible cords be used in homes with
Window covering safety awareness – Preventing tragedy Read More »
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