- 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…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- May 19, 2017
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning regarding the relatively new diabetes 2 drug most notably known as Invokana regarding leg and toe amputations. The warning states: Based on new data from two large clinical trials, the…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- May 11, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall alert for the Zimmer Biomet Reverse Shoulder that is surgically implanted to help restore arm movement. The recall is a Class I recall, which is the most urgent and serious type…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- May 9, 2017
A new study in the British Journal of Medicine has resurrected the debate and concern over cardiovascular risk linked to the commonly utilized pain relievers known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs. The study involved a systematic review of studies…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- May 6, 2017
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has warned consumers to immediately stop using the LayZ Board self-balancing scooters (also known and sold as hoverboards). The warning follows a tragic house fire on March 10, 2017, in Harrisburg, PA, which…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- May 5, 2017
Yesterday I had blogged about how Johnson & Johnson had set all-time new records for major verdicts against them as a fortune 500 company in 2016. The ink was barely dry when a St. Louis jury awarded a Virginia woman…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- May 4, 2017
Johnson & Johnson once promoted themselves as America’s brand with their commercials of babies and American-like commitment abound years ago, but 2016 has shed a much different light on the company defined by juries across the country, and 2017 could…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- May 1, 2017
A Philadelphia jury awarded a New Jersey woman $20 million after receiving a transvaginal mesh device. The verdict was the third verdict from a Philadelphia jury that levied an 8-figure award against Johnson & Johnson related to one of their…
