Courtesy of Paul Bland for Public Justice: Some of the most heart-wrenching stories of abuse, mistreatment and neglect you’re likely to hear involve nursing homes. As America’s baby boomers age, and nursing home populations continue to grow, big corporations have,…
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Harford P.C. Investigating Injuries from Use of Boosted Board Electric Skateboards
You may have seen these electric skateboards cruising around town. The 4 lb. skateboards are operated by a Bluetooth remote and have the ability to accelerate to speeds as high as 22 mph on city streets and elsewhere. The boards…
Harford, P.C. Investigating Defective Nutribullet Claims
In the last few weeks, several reports have exposed a growing frequency of injuries resulting from the use of NutriBullet power blenders. Harford, P.C., is now investigating personal injury and consumer fraud actions against the manufacturer and retailers of the…
Harford, P.C. Fights Against H.R. 985’s Attempt to Gut Class Action and MDLs
In the weeks since Republicans have taken a majority leadership in Congress, House Republicans have proposed a bill that would essentially end litigation within a class action and/or Multi-District Litigation (“MDL”). These essential procedural mechanisms largely improve the chances of…
Eliquis Internal Bleeding Cases Consolidated In Manhattan Federal Court
All federal actions alleging internal bleeding from the use of Eliquis have been consolidated for pre-trial discovery. On February 7, 2017, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred 53 actions in 17 federal districts to the U.S. District Court…
N.J. Supreme Court Reinstates Verdict and May Allow Out of State Plaintiffs to Utilize New Jersey Tolling Law
The plaintiff bar obtained a significant victory this week and should allow out of state plaintiffs to utilize New Jersey law tolling statute of limitation defenses. On Tuesday, January 24, 2017, the New Jersey Supreme Court reinstated one of its…
Lawsuit Alleges Stillbirth from Use of Essure
A lawsuit filed in North Carolina on December 16, 2016 alleges that the use of Essure, a sterilization contraception device, caused the stillbirth of a baby girl. It was filed on behalf of Kristiana Tweed Burrell, as an individual and…
Trump University to Pay $25 Million Settlement
President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to a $25 million settlement in connection with three separate lawsuits relating to his former school Trump University. The school conducted a series of seminars that purported to educate students on real estate investing. The…
Johnson & Johnson Third Talcum Powder Trial Verdict
Plaintiffs obtained a significant victory yesterday in their fight in the Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) talcum powder litigation. A jury in the Circuit Court in St. Louis, Missouri awarded a $70.075 million verdict to Deborah Giannecchini—the third victory for devastated…
Lawsuit for Legionnaires’ Disease Filed in the Bronx
On October 17, 2016, Harford, P.C., filed a lawsuit against the New York City Housing Authority on behalf of a 53 year-old male resident of the Bronx. The case was filed in the New York Supreme Court for Bronx County….
