Month: October 2019

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Johnson Johnson Liable for $8 Billion in Damages

A Philadelphia jury sent a strong message to Johnson & Johnson regarding the company’s marketing of its prescription drug Risperdal. A Maryland man filed a lawsuit alleging that the company failed to properly acknowledge known risks that the prescription medication could lead to breast growth in boys. The plaintiff, along with several thousand others, sued…

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Abraham Watkins

$100M Trial Against Security Company for Wrongful Death Caused by Armored Truck Settles During Jury Deliberations

In January 2018, an armored truck driver in Arlington, Texas, made an unexpected left-hand turn, hitting and killing a motorcyclist. The motorcyclist’s family filed a lawsuit against the security company that employed the driver, arguing that the company had a history of failing to adequately vet, train, and supervise its drivers. During the September 2019…

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Child Drownings

Currently, Texas is leading the nation in the number of drowning accidents involving children. Particularly, Harris County is the most frequent location of child related drownings. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there is an annual average of 3,536 fatal unintentional drownings in the United States. Approximately, one in five fatal…

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