Use of the Da Vinci Surgical System has quadrupled in the last four years, according to a recent Los Angeles Times article. Da Vinci is a multi-purpose robot with four metal and plastic arms that can lend a hand with surgeries including heart bypass, hysterectomies and prostate removal. It is important to understand that this robot…
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Popular Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Raises Safety Concerns
Couple Files Lawsuit for Daughter’s Stroke Damage After Using Yaz
The parents of a young woman who suffered a stroke after taking Yaz® birth control have filed a lawsuit on her behalf for her serious physical injuries. The case has been joined with other claims in the Yaz® multidistrict litigation currently seeking damages for hundreds of women who were injured while taking the birth control…
DePuy Hip Replacement Trial: Jury Deliberations Continue
This is part of an ongoing series we’ve reported on for the Depuy Hip Replacement.  Bisnar|Chase has filed and is currently litigating these types of hip replacement failure lawsuits. A Los Angeles jury is continuing to deliberate on a product liability lawsuit filed by Loren Kransky, which alleges that he suffered metal poisoning and other complications from…
7-year-old Boy Killed in Dog Attack
Ryan Maxwell, 7, was killed after pit bull viciously attacked him. The Register-Mail reports that the boy was visiting the residence and playing in the backyard the afternoon of March 2, 2013 when the pit bull attacked. He later died from injuries suffered in the dog attack. Investigators said they had no previous reports indicating…
Jury Awards $21.8 Million in Los Angeles Wrongful Termination Case
A Los Angeles jury has awarded $21.8 million to April Rodriguez, a customer service representative who alleged that she was fired for taking doctor-approved leave for panic attacks. Rodriguez stated in her lawsuit that that she was accused of “abandoning her job.” According to JuryVerdictAlert.com, the defendants in this case, Valley Vista Services, Inc. and…
Dog Aggressive Possessiveness
Taken from John Bisnar’s Publication on Dog Aggressive Possessiveness on December 11th, 2012 Dog Bites – Aggressive Possessiveness Dog aggression is a serious problem that causes dogs to lash out at other animals, humans, and especially children. Up to 3 million people a year suffer from dog bites with more than half a million causing…
Kransky vs. DePuy: Hip Replacement Failure Trial
[This is part of an ongoing series of articles we’ve reported on for the Depuy Hip Replacement Failure.  Bisnar|Chase has filed and is currently litigating these types of hip replacement failure lawsuits.] A witness for Johnson & Johnson miscalculated when he testified that Loren Kransky’s metal hip replacement device failed because of the angle at which it…
Who is Responsible For a Forklift Accident?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration estimates that there are around 100 thousand forklift accidents each year in the United States alone, injuring over thirty thousand people – with over a 100 of those being fatalities.  Given that there are approximately 1 million forklifts in operation in the US, the statistics suggest that 10% of…
Johnson & Johnson To Pay $7.7 Million in Punitive Damages in Vaginal Mesh Case
Johnson & Johnson has been told to pay $7.76 million in punitive damages to a woman who has already won a $3.35 million compensatory award for serious injuries and complications blamed on the company’s transvaginal mesh device. The punitive damages were awarded by a New Jersey jury on February 28, 2013. The verdict came in…
Neighbor’s Pit Bulls Attack Grandmother
Charlotte Carter, an 82-year-old woman, was seriously injured after three of her neighbor’s pit bulls attacked and mauled her. According to an ABC 22 news report, the incident occurred in Montgomery County the night of February 24, 2013 in the victim’s own backyard. Carter’s son, Chris, told officials that he ran out to the backyard…