Category Archives: Allentown Natural Gas Explosion
Knee Replacement Patients Should Consider Nickel Allergies before Surgery
Individuals considering undergoing knee replacement surgery should ask their doctors to run a test to determine if they have a nickel allergy. Determining if a patient suffers from a nickel allergy will ensure the right knee implant is chosen for their surgery, and possibly save them from considerable pain and ...
Research Suggest Fracking Chemicals Can Pollute Aquifers
A new study suggests fluids used during the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) process could migrate through underground fractures and contaminate water aquifers.
1,000+ Australians Join DePuy ASR Hip Implant Class Action Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit filed in Australia over DePuy Orthopaedics’ recalled metal-on-metal ASR Hip Implants has signed up more than 1,000 plaintiffs. The attorneys representing the Australian ASR Hip Implant lawsuit plaintiffs recently told The Courier-Mail that damages in the lawsuit are expected to be worth more than $200 million. One ...
First DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuits Head to Trial in December, January
The first trials involving lawsuits filed against DePuy Orthopaedics by recipients of its recalled ASR Hip Implants will begin later this year, and early next year. The first is slated to start on December 3, 2012 in state court in Las Vegas, Nevada. A second DePuy ASR hip implant lawsuit ...
DePuy ASR Hip Implants, Other Faulty Medical Devices Subject to Little FDA Oversight, Investigation Finds
A newly-published investigation from ProPublica has revealed that several questionable types of medical devices, including DePuy Orthopaedic’s recalled ASR hip implant, managed to make it to market without much scrutiny on the part of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
Pradaxa Associated with more Complications than Warfarin, According to Early Study Findings
Early results from the largest study to date to compare Pradaxa and warfarin indicate that in a real-world setting, Pradaxa causes more complications than decades-old warfarin. The preliminary study results were announced last week, during the 2012 Thrombosis and Hemostasis Summit of North America.
First DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuits Head to Trial in December, January
The first trials involving lawsuits filed against DePuy Orthopaedics by recipients of its recalled ASR Hip Implants will begin later this year, and early next year. The first is slated to start on December 3, 2012 in state court in Las Vegas, Nevada. A second DePuy ASR hip implant lawsuit ...
Federal DePuy ASR Hip Implant Trials Likely to Start This Year
It looks as though the first trials in the DePuy ASR hip implant multidistrict litigation could begin sometime later this year. According to a report from Bloomberg News, during a status conference held yesterday in Florida, attorneys for both plaintiffs and the defense told U.S. District Judge David Katz that ...
Pennsylvania Health System Proposes Comprehensive Fracking Study
A proposed study would examine the health effects of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) drilling on the people living closest to active natural gas wells.
Lawsuit Alleges Bi-Lateral DePuy ASR Hip Implant Resulted in Elevated Chromium and Cobalt Levels, Need for Revision Surgery
DePuy Orthopaedics and its parent, Johnson & Johnson, continue to be named in lawsuits by metal-on-metal hip replacement recipients who suffered severe injuries, including elevated chromium and cobalt levels, allegedly due to recalled ASR hip implant devices. Most recently, the national law firm of Parker Waichman LLP filed suit on ...
Natural Gas Pipeline Explosions Raise Oversight Concerns
< "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Allentown-Pennsylvania-Gas-Explosion-Lawsuit-Lawyer">Natural gas pipeline explosions—particularly one in Allentown and another in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this year, alone—are raising concerns about the nation’s pipeline safety oversight, wrote The Morning Call. The two Pennsylvania natural gas pipeline explosions resulted in fatalities. Now, experts … Continue reading
Cost of Allentown Natural Gas Explosion Being Tallied
The < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Allentown-Pennsylvania-Gas-Explosion-Lawsuit-Lawyer">Allentown natural gas explosion has cost the Pennsylvania city at least $61,000 so far, according to a report from the Allentown Morning Call. Nearly half of that – $25,341 – was incurred by the fire department in fighting … Continue reading
Allentown Natural Gas Explosion Raises Pipeline Worries
The < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Allentown-Pennsylvania-Gas-Explosion-Lawsuit-Lawyer">Allentown Natural Gas Explosion that killed five people is bringing attention to the safety issue with natural gas pipelines. For instance, are materials such as cast iron safe environments through which natural gas should travel? As we’ve previously … Continue reading
Allentown Natural Gas Explosion Probe Focused on Pipeline Crack
The gas pipeline suspected of causing the fatal < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Allentown-Pennsylvania-Gas-Explosion-Lawsuit-Lawyer">Allentown natural gas explosion will be unearthed today. Over the weekend, UGI Utilities Inc. said a crack in a section of the 12-inch cast-iron gas main could have caused last week’s … Continue reading
Allentown Natural Gas Explosion Claims Five Lives
Five people are confirmed dead following Wednesday night’s horrific natural gas explosion in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Investigators are now trying to determine the cause behind the Allentown blast, which destroyed 8 homes and damaged 47 other properties. Those killed in the … Continue reading
