Bahe Cook Cantley & Nefzger is currently evaluating legal claims on behalf of men who may have suffered cardiac problems due to their use of AndroGel and other similar testosterone therapy medications. The FDA began reviewing these products for safety in January after two studies published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) showed that on average the …
Transvaginal mesh is an implant typically manufactured with a plastic material called polypropylene. The product was created to repair conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. The mesh is inserted through the vagina in order to provide support for the pelvic organs in the case of pelvic organ prolapse, the vagina in the case of a hysterectomy, …
Across the country, hunters and archers continue to be injured by carbon arrows and carbon composite arrows. According to an active case pending in the Northern District of Alabama, on September 19, 2013, Jason Ferguson filed suit in Jackson County, Alabama due to injuries that he sustained due to a carbon fiber arrow failing. Jason was an experienced archer with …
GM announced yesterday that nearly 3.4 million more vehicles will be recalled in light of its review of ignition switch issues following the first set of recalls affecting 2.6 million cars earlier this year. This move brings the total number of vehicles recalled by GM this year over 20 million. GM admitted in February that its engineers first knew of …
Bahe Cook Cantley & Nefzger PLC partner Will Nefzger is handling cases involving Mavic R-Sys bicycle wheel failures. The wheel spokes are made of carbon fiber composite. Carbon fiber composite can and does fatigue over a relatively short period of time. When the fatigue occurs, the spokes can and do fail. When the spokes fail, the integrity of the entire …
The civil lawsuit, which began in April of 2011, involved 13 female inmates who were victimized over a two year period inside the LaRue County Detention Center (LCDC). The women, who ranged in age from mid-20s to early 50s, were each incarcerated for varying periods and lengths of time between 2008 and 2010. The Complaint filed on behalf of the …
In May 2010, chickens on the grounds of Parx racetrack outside of Philadelphia spooked the horse upon which exercise rider Mario Calderon sat. The horse threw Mr. Calderon off and he died from the injuries he received. A jury ordered Parx to pay $7.8 million to Mr. Calderon’s family because it found that the track should have known the chickens …
BCCN attorney Nathan Williams, along with The Lyon Firm, has filed a class action complaint in federal court on behalf of all Kentucky corn farmers. The complaint, filed November 26th, was brought against Syngenta Corporation for the premature release of a genetically-modified corn seed known as Agrisure Viptera. Syngenta released the seed before it had received import approval from China, …
A former engineer with Takata, the company now embroiled in a recall impacting major car manufacturers including Nissan, Honda, Ford, BMW, and more, has come forward to offer whistle-blowing testimony to the United States Congress regarding the company’s fatal and negligent practices. Mark Lillie claims that the company had been warned that the ammonium nitrate they used in their designs …
Redspin, a leading IT-security assessor, released a report today putting the Anthem health care personal security breach in context. Daniel W. Berger said in a statement released with the report that the enormity of the hack means that “all breach statistics need to be reported as pre- or post- Anthem.” He went on to say that Anthem’s failure to protect …