Morcellators have been widely used by surgeons as a minimally invasive method of performing laparoscopic and myomectomy procedures. Women who suffer from painful uterine fibroids often undergo one of these procedures to remove them. Morcellators are designed to shred these fibroids, leaving only a small scar and requiring in a shorter recovery period than other…
Last month, Japanese auto part maker Takata announced that it would be expanding its recall of U.S. cars and trucks fitted with defective airbags. The expansion brought the recall to 34 million U.S. vehicles, making it the largest auto recall in American history. 53 million vehicles have been recalled worldwide. As part of the recall,…
Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs is proud to announce that two of our firm’s Partners – Tommy Fibich and Russ Briggs – were instrumental in the coordination of a $2.4 billion dollar settlement for Actos bladder cancer lawsuits. The settlement – which was reached on Tuesday April 28 th – is intended to compensate thousands of individuals who were allegedly diagnosed with bladder…
Over the past several days, officials from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) – the agency tasked with investigating claims regarding the potential dangers of ET-Plus guardrails – have been zealously defending their investigation and analysis methods. The FHWA has been on the defense since being criticized for recently giving the controversial ET-Plus guardrail system a…
Last Friday – January 30, 2015 – Honda announced that an airbag manufactured by the Japanese auto parts company Takata Corporation ruptured in a fatal collision that killed a man in the Houston area in January. The death is the sixth fatality linked to defective airbags in Honda vehicles, in addition to at least 52 confirmed injuries….
With the holidays upon us, many parents and families are closing out their holiday shopping lists. If you’re shopping for children, or already have some toys you plan on giving children this holiday season, our personal injury lawyers want to remind you about the importance of product safety! Children’s toys cause thousands of preventable injuries…
The news and headlines are frequently filled with reports of various cars and trucks being recalled. While this isn’t all that unusual – automobiles are recalled quite regularly for one reason or another – you may have noticed that these types of stories are popping up more often than they usually do. This is because…
