Lawsuits filed against C.R. Bard, Inc. continue to move forward in MDL Court in the U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. On October 29, 2015, the first scheduling conference was held. At that time, the Court addressed a number of issues, including:
Veterans Day is November 11, time for us to, once again, recognize what thousands of men and women have done for our country.
Making the decision to trust the care of an aging loved one to another is an extremely difficult decision. To add to your stress, you hear news stories about the poor treatment of our elderly in nursing homes, ranging from financial exploitation, physical, emotional, and sexual abuse to basic neglect. How do you avoid potential nursing home abuse, ensuring your elderly loved one is safe?
Contact the attorneys at Nash & Franciskato if you have any one of the following defective metal-on-metal hip replacement systems: Biomet Magnum, DePuy ASR, DePuy Pinnacle, Stryker Rejuvenate, Stryker Accolade with TMZF Stem, Wright Medical Conserve, Wright Medical Pro-Femur Z, Zimmer Durom or Zimmer MMC.
One of our attorneys will contact you right away for a free, no-obligation evaluation of your case.
In an October 15, 2015 Order, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) decided to consolidate 15 federally filed power morcellator lawsuits for coordinated pretrial proceedings, transferring the cases to the District of Kansas under the Honorable Kathryn H. Vratil.
In 2013, 3,154 people were killed in motor vehicle accidents involving distracted drivers and 424,000 were injured. While distracted driving involves many activities, tasks associated with the use of hand-held phones and other portable devices – texting and driving, for instance – increases the risk of getting into a crash by three times.
The Nash & Franciskato Law Firm congratulates Brian S. Franciskato for making the 2015 Super Lawyer list, making it the 8th year in a row.
Halloween is a fun, exciting, and spooky time for the kids. We want to keep it fun for all by passing along some of the best Halloween safety tips.
The FDA announced a Class I Recall — the most serious type of recall — on yet another hip implant device. According to the FDA alert, MicroPort Orthopedics received “reports of an unexpected rate of fractures after surgery related to” its PROFEMUR Long Cobalt Chrome 8 Degree Varus/Valgus Modular Neck, Part 1254.
On September 28, 2015, a wrongful death lawsuit, filed by a St. Louis woman against C.R. Bard, alleges that her husband’s death was due to complications with a Bard G2 IVC filter.
