Predictably, a fungal meningitis class action lawsuit has been filed against New England Compounding Center. The lawsuit seeks a class of people from Minnesota – not people from other states. I will not be particularly surprised to see such a lawsuit in Tennessee, but I predict it will not be…
Personal injury lawyers hear it all the time. "What do you mean my case is worth only $X? My injury is real. I got hurt. I saw an ad on TV that said that some other law firm got a client $500,000 and they didn’t even look hurt!" How come…
As news about the fungal meningitis outbreak continues to dribble out, some might assume that we know what we need to know to evaluate commence and evaluate lawsuits against those responsible for causing the break. We do not. The fact of the matter is there is still much to be…
The fungal meningitis outbreak is bringing the work of compounding pharmacies into the public eye, and many people do not like what they see. Compounding pharmacies prepare medications that that are not readily available from a true drug manufacturer. The number of such facilities have exploded in the last decade…
A Tennessee medical malpractice claim, now called a "health care liability action," should only be filed by a lawyer experienced in health care liability litigation. I would never recommend that a non-lawyer file such a case. There are many, many reasons for this, not the least of which are that…
Recent changes to Tennessee law substantially limit the liability of those who sell dangerous or defective products. The manufacturer of the product is the one that is primarily responsible if a dangerous or defective product kills or injures a person. The seller of the product is only responsible for the…
There were only four personal injury trials in Nashville (Davidson County) Tennessee in August 2012. All of the cases were automobile wreck cases. The plaintiff "won" three of the cases – the amounts awarded by the jury were $2995, $12,249 and $5000. In the remaining case the jury returned a…
Here is the latest on the fungal meningitis outbreak first discovered in Nashville and now spreading to other states: Seven people have died and 64 have been infected with fungal meningitis, presumably linked to an epidural steroid injection manufactured by a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy. Cases of fungal meningitis have now…
The lawyer you hire in personal injury and wrongful death litigation – or in any legal matter – makes a difference. The simple fact of the matter is not every lawyer has the experience, ability and knowledge to handle a complex case, or even a simple case for that matter.…
The reports of fungal meningitis linked to a steroid methylprednisolone acetate injected into back pain patients continue to increase. It now appears that some 47 patients in seven states have contracted the disease but it is almost certain that the number infected patients will increase. The public health officials of some 23…