Brian Franciskato, trial lawyer and partner, has been named Co-Lead Counsel of the Covidien Hernia Mesh Litigation in Minnesota.
Pedestrians hit by a car, whether on the road, crosswalk, or parking lot, sustain traumatic injuries, from broken bones to fractures, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and more. Who is liable in pedestrian accidents – the driver or the pedestrian?
Brian Franciskato, trial lawyer and partner, has been named a member of the Plaintiff Steering Committee for the consolidated Exactech lawsuits in Florida’s Eighth Judicial Circuit for recalled hip, knee and ankle implants.
Rollover car accidents are among the most dangerous types of accidents. As the vehicle rolls, you and your passengers are tossed around in the vehicle’s interior, being hit by loose objects, suffering the force of impact, and possibly being thrown out of the vehicle. All of this can result in severe, life-threatening injuries.
A rollover car accident is when one vehicle has overturned (tipped or flipped) at least 90 degrees onto its side. The force of impact can cause the vehicle to land on its roof, sometimes even upright after rolling more than once.
At the AAJ Annual Convention in July, Brian Franciskato, one of our trial lawyers and also a speaker, talked about handling older product liability cases.
The time to think about fire prevention safety is always; but especially as the weather starts to cool down and the time to turn on your home heating equipment arrives. Whether you use a home heating unit, some sort of portable device or a wood-burning or gas fireplace, all can lead to fires in the home if not properly installed, maintained, and operated. Implementing fire prevention safety measures can keep you and your family safe.
Since April 2021, the FDA has received more than 69,000 medical device reports (MDRs), including 168 reports of death, associated with the PE-PUR foam breakdown or suspected foam breakdown, which led to the Philips CPAP recall.
Source: FDA Safety Communication
August 10, 2022 marks the day the President signed the PACT Act into law. This allowed military personnel and their families who were seriously injured years ago by contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune to bring legal claims for compensation.
From 1953 to 1987, the drinking water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina may have been contaminated with dangerous chemicals that can cause cancer and other serious health issues.
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Our attorneys are accepting case referrals and talking with injured military personnel, their family members and other civilians who suffered serious injuries including many types of cancers and other serious illness due to this contamination.
August 11, 2022. Exactech expands hip recall, adding 40,000 more hip implants to its hip replacement recall in the U.S. The company admits to packaging problems that can cause the plastic hip liners to oxidize and wear out much sooner than expected.
