2015-02-16-LeClaire-Complaint The Miller Firm is currently investigating Zofran birth defect cases and will be filing lawsuits shortly. We are currently watching to see what judges get assigned to the litigation. We think that the caseload is substantial enough that a Federal MDL will be created and potentially also consolidated state actions. On February 12, 2014,… Read more →
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ASR Deal Expanded
This week it was announced that the DePuy ASR global settlement will be expanded to include additional claims totaling roughly 420 million dollars. The previous global settlement announced in November 2013 had a threshold of eligibility being that a revision had to occur prior to August 2013. The new deal includes claims where revision surgeries… Read more →
Miller Firm Wins Its 6th Actos Trial
2/13/15 UPDATE The Miller Firm is happy to report the Philadelphia Jury today further awarded punitive damages for Mr. Kristufek for 1.3 million. The jury found Takeda’s conduct amounted to reckless indifference for the health of Actos users such as Mr. Kristufek. We view this as the icing on the cake of yesterday’s great news… Read more →
Bloomberg Reports On Kristufek Actos Closing Arguments
The Miller Firm is expecting a jury verdict by this afternoon as closing arguments were held yesterday. We will be posting once we hear the result. Bloomberg reported about the trial. Read the full article HERE.
Actos Verdict Upheld and 6th Trial Winds Down
The Miller Firm’s 6th Actos trial winds down as the Miller Firm anticipates resolution of the Philadelphia trial by the end of the week. Closing arguments are proceeding this morning and jury deliberations will likely begin in the afternoon. We are certainly optimistic and hoping for the best. In the meantime, the Miller Firm received… Read more →
DePuy ASR Trial Verdict
THIRD DEPUY ASR TRIAL RESULTS IN PLAINTIFF VERDICT We are happy to report that a Tulsa County Oklahoma Jury found in favor of a Plaintiff in the the third DePuy ASR trial to date. This puts the overall scoreboard at 2-1. The jury returned a verdict of 2.5 million to Plaintiff Andrea Smith, who had… Read more →
Zofran Birth Defects
ZOFRAN LITIGATION The Miller Firm is currently pursuing cases involving birth defects experienced following a mother’s ingestion of Zofran during her first trimester. Zofran is an anti-nausea drug that has been used to treat morning sickness in pregnant women. Various recent studies have linked Zofran to significant increased risk of birth defects including heart defects, cleft… Read more →
Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit
Talcum Powder Litigation The Miller Firm is currently pursuing claims related to Johnson and Johnson’s Talcum Powder (“baby powder”) causing ovarian cancer in women. Talc is one of the main ingredients in products such as Johnson & Johnson’s® Baby Powder and Shower to Shower® body powder for women. Talc contained in many of these powders is… Read more →
Ethicon Case Settles During Trial
Ethicon/Johnson and Johnson has settled a case that was one week into trial in Missouri as well as three other cases that were set for early trial dates. Read about it in more detail here. These settlements mark a drop in the bucket for the many cases that remain filed and pending but could be… Read more →
Hip Replacement Update Jan 2015
We have resolved many hip claims including Depuy ASR, Stryker Rejuvenate, Biomet Magnum and many remain pending such as DePuy Pinnacle and Wright Conserve. Here are some general updates to pass along and please give us a call to talk about your case specifically. DePuy ASR For Settled Cases: Enhanced Award (Part B) administration is… Read more →
Power Morcellator
The Miller Firm is currently pursuing product liability lawsuits against the manufacturers of morcellators for their failure to warn doctors and patients of the significant risk of cancer from the use of the devices during a hysterectomy or myomectomy. In April 2014, the FDA issued this safety communication detailing the risks associated with power morcellators in… Read more →
Transvagnial Mesh Update, Ethicon and Call Centers
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/23/johnson-johnson-lawsuit-mesh-idUSL1N0V21EQ20150123 Interesting story reported by Reuters on recent arguments in the WVA pelvic mesh MDL related to Ethicon. The story reports on a call service that had sent letters out to potential mesh victims with FDA logoing and represented that that they had a claim that could settle for $25,000. It is difficult picking a… Read more →
ACTOS Update Week 1 of Trial
The Miller Firm is currently in its second week of trial in Philadelphia, Kristufek v. Takeda. This case is the 6th Actos case the Miller Firm has taken to trial. The trial is expected to last roughly four weeks. During the first half of the trial the Plaintiff is putting on its case in chief… Read more →
Transvaginal Mesh Verdict Scoreboard
TRANSVAGINAL MESH UPDATE Please see the upcoming trials here. But we wanted to provide you a summary of trials to date. Further, please note the general update is that so far only Endo/American Medical Systems (AMS) has began substantive settlement talks. The Miller Firm is engaged in preliminary talks with AMS but has not finalized anything… Read more →
Viagra Melanoma Lawsuits Getting Ready to Be Filed
As accurately reported by the New Jersey Law Journal, the Miller Firm is one of the leading firms readying to begin filing lawsuits alleging Viagra caused melanoma/skin cancer in people across the US. http://www.njlawjournal.com/id=1202676352000/Lawyers-Readying-Suits-Claiming-Viagra-Caused-Skin-Cancer The reason for the delay on filing is two-fold. First, we are consulting with experts to be sure that our cases… Read more →