- Jason Edward Ochs
- October 27, 2017
After nearly four weeks from the tragic events that left 59 people dead and scores of individuals scarred for life both physically and emotionally, the questions are beginning to surface about liability. At the center of this inquiry lies the…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- October 17, 2017
On September 27, 2017 I presented before the Wyoming County Attorney’s Association on the opioid crisis and the impact same was having on Wyoming. The opioid crisis is the worst public health crisis of our generation; far outpacing smoking. Since 2015 approximately 25…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- October 15, 2017
In a bombshell report early this October, the New York Times released an article exposing over three decades of sexual misconduct by Hollywood mega-producer, Harvey Weinstein. As a result, I am taking a brief detour from our usual “product safety”…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- October 2, 2017
Farming communities are divided over the use of Monsanto’s newest and high-profile product. Dicamba is a genetically-modified soybean that is resistant to pesticides. The seed is meant to be used in conjunction with Monsanto weed-killers, such as RoundUp, to allow…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- September 26, 2017
A number of cases over the past decade regarding the Ford F150, F250, and F350 forces potential and current customers to ask themselves a serious question: Can my truck withstand the force of a rollover accident? Many may assume when…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- September 20, 2017
In a warning letter sent to Pfizer Inc., the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) threatened potential legal action over their negligent manufacturing of the emergency allergy treatment, EpiPen. The letter was drafted due to violations of “good manufacturing practices” at…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- September 12, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall for nearly 500,000 pacemakers manufactured by St. Jude Medical (SJM), a subsidiary of Abbott. Pacemakers are implanted in one’s chest to control strange heart rhythms. In an effort to avoid…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- August 31, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declared that those without a gallbladder should not use the drug, Viberzi. The medication is used to treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) with diarrhea. IBS is essentially the contracting of the large intestine,…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- August 27, 2017
Actemra is a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, which affects 1.5 million Americans. It can be taken via injection or intravenously. With 760,000 patients worldwide, one would expect the drug to be safe; however, post-clinical studies have found that…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- August 24, 2017
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) suffered yet another major blow to its brand on Monday August 21st, when a Los Angeles County judge ordered them to pay $417 million in damages to a plaintiff who alleged she was diagnosed with ovarian…
