- Jason Edward Ochs
- July 17, 2017
The US has been hit very hard by the recent opioid crisis. Deaths from opioid-related overdose have quadrupled since 2003, with 33,000 deaths in the nation last year alone. But nowhere in the US has been affected as drastically as…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- July 15, 2017
Hernias are caused by a combination of pressure and weak abdominal tissue or muscle. When the pressure is applied, organs break through the weakened flesh, causing pain and, at times, the trademark hernia bump. This injury is fairly common, with…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- July 8, 2017
It happened in the 90’s when state attorney generals across the country were concerned with the costs associated with tobacco use and smoking, and they turned to litigation to help solve the economic drain. Could the recent AG lawsuits against…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- July 6, 2017
Wearables, the more frequently seen watch-like devices that now nearly 1 in 6 adults are wearing and fast becoming a hit across the United States. The wearable industry hit $2 billion in 2015, is expected to hit $3 billion in…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- June 28, 2017
Every Mother and Father’s worst nightmare: Junior trying to climb up his chest of drawers only to have it tip on him and crush him. The risk is real and it still happens. Parents cannot be more mindful when purchasing…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- June 23, 2017
Earlier today a Kansas federal jury awarded a group of nearly 7,000 farmers in Kansas $218 million against corn-seed giant Syngenta over genetically-modified corn seed. The trial lasted approximately three weeks and centered around the asserted negligence and misrepresentations of…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- June 14, 2017
My firm filed the first and only class action in Wyoming on behalf of Wyomignites who were duped into purchasing the Volkswagen vehicles that were later discovered to be outfitted with diesel emission devices that operated to circumvent smog testing….
- Jason Edward Ochs
- June 4, 2017
In a continued effort to bring to you updates in regards to what we have previously blogged could very well be a record-setting-year for Johnson & Johnson with respect to jury verdicts, we wanted to report the latest in our…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- May 28, 2017
While technology continues to outpace the law, new and emerging legal issues will arise in an effort to keep up with the oft changing landscape that technology has created in today’s society; not the least of which will be cyber…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- May 24, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety alert warning of the increased risk of pancreatitis in patients taking the irritable-bowel syndrome (IBS) drug Verbizi (eluxadoline). Verbizi is most often prescribed for IBS with diarrhea in both men and…
