The family of a Missouri woman who died from ovarian cancer is being awarded $72 million from Johnson and Johnson. The family blamed the company’s talcum powder for causing the cancer. Jackie Fox had used Johnson’s baby powder and another talc-based product for years. This was one of about 1,200 suits claiming studies have linked […]

Florida State University has reached a settlement in a Title IX lawsuit with a former student who claimed that the university failed to properly investigate allegations that she was raped by former football quarter back Jameis Winston. The settlement was announced the day before Winston’s accuser, Erica Kinsman, was scheduled to give a deposition in […]

A medical device, the IVC filter, designed to stop blood clots from traveling to the heart and lungs, has been associated with 27 deaths and hundreds of more problems in its patients.  The product manufacturer, C.R. Bard, was notified of potential problems before mass distribution even began, but continued to sell them.

In an agreement finalized on Tuesday, Kindred Healthcare Inc., a nursing home company located in Louisville, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $125 million to settle federal allegations that it gave patients unnecessary treatment in a grand scheme to overbill the federal Medicare program and increase company profits.  The allegations include placing patients in the highest […]

Living and working in Louisville is often a balancing act of finding time to appreciate the finer points in life while keeping a busy schedule that revolves around rush hour traffic, business deadlines, and other daily responsibilities. The good news is that there isn’t a shortage of ways to enjoy the finer points of life […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent letters to five nutritional supplement manufacturers warning them to remove products labeled with the synthetic ingredient picamilon.  Letters were sent to DBM Nutrition, ICF International LLC, Top Secret Nutrition LLC, Applied Nutriceuticals Inc., and SDC Nutrition Inc., giving each company fifteen business days to respond to requests […]

Volkswagen has announced plans to give cash and dealer credit to US owners of its clean diesel vehicles affected by the recent auto emissions cheating scandal.  The company will issue $1000 cards of which half can be spent anywhere and half at Volkswagen and Audi dealerships.  Owners of the 482,000 affected vehicles will also receive […]

The end of 2015 brought with it the successful end to Risperdal litigation filed by Thomas Law Offices, the Office of the Kentucky Attorney General and the Houston Law Firm of Bailey Peavy Bailey Cowan and Heckman.  The lawsuit, which alleged the drug company violated the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act, sought penalties against the company […]

Nursing home facilities are often understaffed, undertrained, and overwhelmed and Kentucky Nursing Homes are no different.  Employees are overworked and unhappy, two qualities that effect judgment and ultimately lead to poor resident care.  The term “nursing home facility” is misleading, as many facilities do not have a registered nurse present all hours of the day.  […]

In the continuing legal battle to bring justice to patients and family members whose lives have been negatively affected by complications caused by IVC filters, two IVC filter manufacturers are being held accountable: C.R. Bard and Cook Medical. While some Kentucky IVC filter lawsuits have been filed, during the past year, over 120 lawsuits have […]

One of the most dangerous threats to civil rights and liberties is the risk of large corporations and the deeds some do for the sake of profit.  Due to the sheer size of most corporations and the substantial financial power most harness, it’s often possible for corporations to create and write contracts that remove justice […]

In an effort to sweet talk owners into not filing claims, Volkswagen has announced plans to give cash and dealer credit to US owners of its clean diesel vehicles affected by the recent auto emissions cheating scandal.  The company will issue $1000 cards of which half can be spent anywhere and half at Volkswagen and […]

So, this weekend I decided to do something a little different for my blog.  Let’s lighten things up a little bit. Living and working in Louisville is often a balancing act of finding time to appreciate the finer points in life while keeping a busy schedule that revolves around rush hour traffic, business deadlines, and […]

Johnson & Johnson recently paid $2.2 billion to settle a decade-long investigation into the company’s illegal promotion of the drug Risperdal.  The settlement was split between the federal government and multiple states and was the largest of its kind in U.S. history.  The company also failed to disclose certain possible health risks from taking the […]

General Motors has reached a 900-million-dollar settlement with the U.S. Justice Department settling charges that the company failed to obey federal laws requiring prompt disclosure of safety problems.  The company manufactured faulty ignition switches that were linked to more than 120 deaths, numerous injuries, and massive recalls of affected vehicles.  The ignition switch defect caused […]