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Device Deportation: Bayer to Discontinue Essure in Canada and Multiple European Countries

Device Deportation: Bayer to Discontinue Essure in Canada and Multiple European Countries

Essure, the permanent birth control device that has made numerous headlines around the world due to its high risk of complications, has not had the best year in regards to global markets. In ...

Dishonorable Discharge: Military Cuts Nexium from Preferred Drug List

  The importance of allowing generic versions of “blockbuster” drugs onto the market is seldom talked about, but affects all of us. Access to generic drugs can significantly lower costs ...

State of California Investigation Links Cell Phone Use to Cancer

  In 2010, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) prepared a public guidance document warning exposure to EMFs (a type of radiation) emitted by cell phones could lead to brain ...

Taking Pre-Existing Conditions Back to Pre-Existing Times and the Demise of Medicaid

  The struggle for Congressional Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) continues.  As I reported in my last blog post, Republicans have been scrambling for ...

An Upside-Down Class Certification Decision

  In a recent decision, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upended its usual approach for class actions, deciding the merits of the claims before resolving class certification. ...

New Study Finds Link Between Antidepressants and Birth Defects

  Depression is one of the most serious and seldom talked about disorders, affecting over 15 million American adults. To make matters even worse, antidepressants can often produce ...

Victims of Wells Fargo Fake Accounts Scandal May Soon Obtain Relief

  Last fall, Wells Fargo became Public Enemy No. 1 in the eyes of millions of Americans when it was revealed that the bank opened fake deposit and credit card accounts in its customers’ ...
A Glimpse into a World Without Net Neutrality

A Glimpse into a World Without Net Neutrality

Net neutrality is a complicated, almost abstract concept. For as long as we’ve had the Internet, net neutrality has been the law of the land and we’ve all had access to the same websites and ...

The Assault on Class Actions is an Assault on Your Civil Liberties

  It’s almost hard to believe that it’s been less than 100 days since the Trump administration took office. In that time, several pieces of legislation have been introduced that seek to ...
The Dangers of Essure Removal

The Dangers of Essure Removal

Essure is marketed as the only permanent birth control device that doesn’t require a surgery. But while implanting the device may be a short procedure that can be performed in the doctor’s ...

Total (Product) Recall

  When researching a purchase, there are a lot of factors to consider. Did it get good reviews? Does it have all of the features you want? Is priced competitively? But as of late, one ...

The Future is Here: Self-Driving Cars, New Technology and Product Liability Litigation

  Every day we are seeing more new and exciting technology develop.  Sometimes, it is hard to believe what the next “new big thing” is, and I find myself in disbelief.  That is exactly ...