A Delaware jury has ordered Boston Scientific to pay $100 million to a woman injured by transvaginal mesh, Reuters reported yesterday. The woman was awarded $25 million in compensatory damages and $75 million in punitive damages due to multiple surgeries and ongoing pain after she had the mesh implanted to help treat her pelvic organ prolapse and […]
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The abuse and neglect of patients in North Carolina’s nursing homes has become a rampant problem. The North Carolina nursing home abuse lawyers at HensonFuerst point out that a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows our state ranks among the lowest in the nation when it comes to the quality of the care that
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Over the past several months, an estimated 17 million vehicles were recalled after it was discovered they were equipped with defective airbags manufactured by Japan-based company, Takata Corp. Earlier this week, the company stated they were doubling the number of vehicles recalled due to the faulty parts to approximately 34 million cars, trucks, and SUVs.
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In North Carolina, it is illegal to text while driving…and yet, 60% of us admit to doing it. (And you know that more people do it who won’t admit to it.) But now, a new survey from AT&T–the company that brought us the “It Can Wait” campaign five years ago–shows that the problem extends beyond
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According to an article in today’s New York Times, approximately 34 million vehicles in the United States will be recalled due to defective airbags. This is set to be the largest recall in history–bigger, even, than the 31 million bottles of possibly tainted Tylenol capsules recalled in the 1980s. While the precise care models to
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According to the Five-Star Quality Rating System for nursing homes, many North Carolina facilities aren’t doing so well. The News & Observer reports that North Carolina ranks among the the 11 states with the lowest scores. Of the 416 nursing homes in North Carolina, 41 percent have a low quality score of 1 or 2 on
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Motorcycle season is in full swing in North Carolina. And as more motorcycles make their way onto the road, our North Carolina motorcycle accident lawyers at HensonFuerst would like to remind citizens of an increased risk of crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that there were 4,270 North Carolina motorcycle accidents in 2012.
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When a person is injured by a defective, they may seek compensation for their injuries. However, the North Carolina defective product lawyers at HensonFuerst would like to remind injury victims that the amount in damages you may receive can be limited. The case of a Raleigh, North Carolina, police officer who is suing Starbucks over
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But before you dig into the ice cream in your freezer, you should take a look at the label on the carton first. Large quantities of ice cream from several different makers are being recalled due to the risk of foodborne illness. The Washington Post explains that one of the nation’s largest ice cream distributors,
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Duke Energy remains under public scrutiny after tests showed that private wells of hundreds of landowners with property near the site of a massive coal ash spill were contaminated with toxic heavy metals. Reports indicate the contaminated water sources contained unsafe levels of iron, lead, magnesium, arsenic, and vanadium. Following last year’s spill, legislators passed
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