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- When a Defective Product Injures a Person, It is Essential to Hire an Attorney Immediately so the Product is Not Altered
Oct 30, 2024
When a person is injured due to a defective or malfunctioning product, it is imperative to get an attorney involved as soon as possible. Whether it is a vehicle, medical device, or anything in between and beyond, a product put into the stream of commerce for consumers to use should be one that is safe for its intended use. When the product turns out not to be safe and injures the user or someone else, whoever...Read More - Motorcycle Crashes: 'I Never Saw the Motorcycle'
Oct 30, 2024
Published in The Legal Intelligencer Article excerpt: Every year, lawyers meet with motorcyclists, or their grieving loved ones to talk about the client's horrendous injuries or a death in a motorcycle crash. The story we hear over and over is "I (or my wife/husband/daughter/son) was driving down the road, it was a nice clear day, and all of a sudden, a car turned right in front of me (him/her) and I couldn't stop. The driver just didn't...Read More - The Role of Social Media in Discovery: Does “Private” Mean Not Discoverable?
Oct 29, 2024
The attorneys at Anapol Weiss are well-versed in the art of procuring and protecting information found on social media sites. We understand what social media information is considered fair game in the eyes of the courts. Perhaps more importantly, we understand how to protect our client’s social media accounts from unreasonable and intrusive requests. With each generation, social media becomes increasingly entwined with our daily lives. As such, it should then be no surprise that social...Read More - U.S. News and The Guardian Report: Depo-Provera Associated with an Increased Risk of Tumors
Oct 28, 2024
The excerpts below from The Guardian and U.S. News provide essential information about the French study, announced in March 2024, that found an increased risk of brain and spinal cord tumors to be associated with prolonged Depo-Provera use. The study is referenced in lawsuits filed against Depo-Provera’s manufacturer, Pfizer. Anapol Weiss filed its first complaint against Pfizer on October 28, 2024, on behalf of a California woman who used Depo-Provera over a prolonged period and...Read More - Crashworthiness in the 2020s
Oct 27, 2024
Published in The Legal Intelligencer Below is a summary of “Crashworthiness in the 2020s,” published in The Legal Intelligencer: Crashworthiness, the obligation for manufacturers to design vehicles that protect occupants during crashes, has evolved since the 1968 Larson v. General Motors case. This duty now extends to many vehicles, including airplanes, buses, trucks, and motorcycles, covering protection in frontal, side, rear-end, and rollover collisions. Vehicle safety features aim to mitigate injuries regardless of seatbelt use or crash...Read More - Depo-Provera: Most Recent In a Long Line of Litigation Against Unsafe Birth Control Products
Oct 14, 2024
Birth control has been a revolutionary development for women’s reproductive health and autonomy. However, some forms of birth control have also come with serious risks, leading to a wave of lawsuits against manufacturers over the years. From the notorious Dalkon Shield in the 1980s to the more recent Depo-Provera litigation (related to the product’s increased risk of causing brain and spinal cord tumors), the legal landscape surrounding birth control devices and drugs has been fraught...Read More - A Lifetime of Legal Battles Against Dangerous Products
Oct 10, 2024
Tracy Finken Magnotta, Anapol Weiss Women’s Health Ligitation Team I Have Spent My Career Holding Companies Accountable for Marketing Unsafe Products and Failing to Disclose the Serious Risks to Consumers However, time and again, we see these companies prioritizing profits over safety. Billion-dollar products are marketed without proper warnings and the result is often catastrophic. Over the past 25 years, I have been passionate about representing women and children for the life-changing injuries they have sustained and...Read More - Tumors May Be Among the Side Effects of Depo-Provera Use: How to File a Lawsuit
Oct 9, 2024
Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate), a long-acting contraceptive injection, is used by millions of women worldwide. While exact numbers can vary by region and over time, as of recent estimates: Global use: Around 20 million women worldwide have used Depo-Provera. United States: Approximately 1.6 million women use Depo-Provera in the U.S. annually. This accounts for about 3% of women using contraception in the country. Depo-Provera Side Effects and Meningiomas Depo-Provera is especially popular due to its convenience (one injection every three...Read More - Pfizer and Depo-Provera: Another Example of a Company Failing to Warn Women About Risks in Products and Medicines
Oct 7, 2024
In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of how certain companies have failed to adequately warn female consumers about the risks associated with their products and medicines. From pharmaceuticals to cosmetics, several high-profile cases have highlighted the negligence of corporations in protecting women’s health. The most recent example is Pfizer’s failure to warn millions of users of Depo-Provera about the injection’s increased risk of causing brain and spinal cord tumors (meningiomas). When research revealed...Read More - Informed Consent and Depo-Provera: Are Women Being Properly Informed?
Oct 7, 2024
Women deserve the right to make choices about their health, but only through full and accurate warnings and drug information can any woman make the decision that’s right for her. Women who aren’t properly informed about the risks of their birth control medications could be taking on serious health risks without even knowing it. That, along with the severe harm that has been linked to birth control injections in the form of an increased risk...Read More