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tesla-5937063_1280-e1703982572332Tesla makes almost 50% of the electric passenger cars sold in the United States. Recently, however, Tesla recalled more than 2 million of its cars. Previously, to no avail, federal regulators had pressed Tesla to update its Autopilot system, which can accelerate, steer, and brake by itself, and to make sure the cars’ drivers are paying attention in spite of the automatic driving features. This recall was Tesla’s fourth in under two years, and it covers almost all of the electric vehicles the company has made in the country since 2012. If you were injured because of Tesla’s electric vehicles, you should call the trustworthy Chicago-based lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in lawsuits around the country with which we’ve been involved.

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Tesla has been successful in selling and marketing its electric passenger cars but has seen its market share slip as competitors have started selling electric cars. The recall, instituted after a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigation into Tesla’s driver-assistance system, Autopilot, further damages Tesla’s image. Autopilot is designed to control vehicles on their own while driving down highways, but owner manuals ask drivers to continue to keep their hands on the wheel and resume control of the car in the event something goes wrong.

The investigation started in 2021 after fatal accidents occurred in cars that included the driver assistance technology. The agency identified 11 incidents that had occurred in which the Tesla vehicles were on the road with Autosteering engaged. Over the course of its investigation, the NHTSA said, it reviewed 956 crashes in which Autopilot was engaged, and focused on 322 crashes that included situations in which Autopilot might have been engaged inadvertently. The company has issued wireless software updates to some vehicles, and others will receive these updates later. The updates will involve more noticeable visual alerts while using autosteer, which will be suspended if drivers repeatedly fail to use it in a responsible manner.

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headache-1540220_640-e1702313969782The Supreme Court heard arguments related to a challenge to the bankruptcy deal that’s intended to compensate victims of highly addictive pain killer OxyContin. Based on the questions judges asked, court watchers believe the Court is split. The manufacturer of Oxycontin, Purdue Pharma, entered into a deal to pay billions to people harmed by the opioids they made and sold. That deal protected members of the Sackler family from personal liability. If you were injured by Oxycontin or another highly addictive pain killer, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based dangerous drug lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in product liability lawsuits with which we’ve been involved.

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The case that the Court is hearing arose from complex circumstances. The Sackler family took assets from the manufacturer of Oxycontin, Purdue Pharm and shifted those assets overseas, which then triggered the problem that the company no longer has enough money to pay its creditors, such as those injured by pain killer. Purdue Pharma pled guilty to three criminal charges by 2020. It agreed that it owed $8 billion in criminal and civil fines to state and local governments trying to address the opioid crisis.

Based on this, the company reached a deal in bankruptcy court that would reimburse victims of the epidemic along with the harmed by an amount less than it might have paid, had it not shifted its assets overseas.

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baby-2423896_640-e1699049689872Recently, manufacturer WanaBana agreed with the FDA to voluntarily recall all WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches because they have elevated lead levels. The warning asked parents and caregivers of children who consumed the pouches to contact their healthcare providers to get blood tests and advised parents not to buy WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches. If your child may have been harmed by these pouches, call the seasoned Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we’ve been involved. We represent injured consumers nationwide.

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The FDA became aware of an issue with the apple cinnamon fruit pouches after four children were discovered to have elevated blood lead levels. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services examined multiple lot codes of the pouches and found very high lead concentrations. The FDA looked over the state department’s analytical findings and determined they could cause acute toxicity. The agency told the manufacturer that the pouches were a potential source of lead exposure. For its part, the manufacturer agreed to a voluntary recall once the FDA’s investigation found that all lot codes and expiration dates were affected. The pouches are sold across the country and are made available at retailers including Dollar Tree, Amazon, and Sam’s Club.

The company told the public that it is dedicated to making sure its products are safe. It also told consumers to stop using the product. It’s important to retain the pouch, if you can, when your child has symptoms of lead exposure, in case it’s needed for a product liability lawsuit.

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surgery-1822458_640-e1699051448285The Joint Commission has released its data for the first half of 2023, and alarmingly, it shows that sentinel events are on track to surpass a record high found in 2022. Sentinel events are patient safety events that cause severe temporary harm, permanent harm, or death. If you or a loved one were injured through a doctor or staff error at a medical practice, please call the seasoned Chicago medical malpractice lawyers of Moll Law Group. We also handle claims regarding dangerous drugs and medical devices, making us ideally positioned to look at all angles by which liability may be proven.

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Sentinel events are very serious. Among the common causes of sentinel events were teamwork failures, communication failures, failure to adhere to standard policies and procedures, wrong site surgery, wrong procedure, wrong patient, assault, rape, sexual assault, suicide, and treatment delays that cause further harm.

The injuries that result from these events can change the lives of you and your family forever. According to the Joint Commission data for the first half of 2023, of 720 reported and reviewed events during this time period, 18% caused patient death, 63% cause severe temporary harm, and 7% caused permanent harm. Tragically, many of the events were completely preventable.

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corn-83783_640Recently, a jury found the company Bayer liable in a product liability lawsuit brought by plaintiff Mike Dennis who alleged his non-Hodgkin lymphoma was the result of exposure to Bayer’s Roundup weed killer. The jury ordered Bayer to pay $332 million in damages, of which $7 million is in compensatory damages and $325 million is in punitive damages. If you developed cancer and believe it was caused by exposure to Bayer’s Roundup, call the experienced Chicago-based lawyers of Moll Law Group. We represent clients nationwide.

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The $332 million damages verdict was the third trial loss for Bayer this month. The prior verdicts in Roundup trials were $175 million and $1.25 million. However, these wins for the plaintiffs came after a string of nine consecutive trials with similar claims. In 2020, Bayer settled most of the Roundup claims against it for up to $10.9 billion. Around 40,000 Roundup-related cases are still in process against it.

With regard to this verdict, the jury agreed with Bayer in connection with two out of four legal claims. It found that the company failed to warn of Roundup’s risks, but that it was not negligent, and that the product was not defectively designed.

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vial-5774206_1280-e1696439634427Manufacturer Medline Industries initiated a recall of its Hudson RCI Addipak Unit Dose Vial, 0.9% full normal saline solution in July of this year. The FDA has categorized this recall as a Class I recall, which is the most severe kind of recall, reserved for cases in which use of a device could cause death or serious injuries. The recall affects lot 3B085 with distribution dates April 20, 2023 – July 14, 2023. 18,000 devices were recalled across the country. If you were harmed by units from the recalled lot, you should contact the seasoned Chicago-based attorneys of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we’ve been involved. We represent consumers across the country.

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Medline Industries’ recall is based on the Lot 3B085 vials being non-sterile. While the affected lot passed the sterility testing, Lot 3B087, which was within the same cleaning cycle failed testing and exposed the impacted lot to possible contamination. When saline is non-sterile, there may be severe adverse health repercussions including infection, wheezing, nausea, discomfort, and difficulty breathing, along with potentially fatal sepsis and death. However, consumers have not reported injuries or deaths connected to the issue.

The recalled vials are used in connection with irrigation and inhalation therapy. Sometimes it is paired with a non-ventilator nebulizes to cleanse the lungs and irrigate the trachea. When irrigation therapy is used, the saline solution helps to clean wounds and flush the area. With inhalation therapy, the solution returns moisture to the lunches and reduces cold and allergy-created congestion.

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PNG-image-300x200Manufacturer Kraft Heinz discovered that one of the machines that individually wraps Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices permits thin strips of film to say on the slices even after removal of the wrapper. The food company announced a voluntary recall of more than 83,800 cases these slices. It’s believed the strips of film that stays on the cheeses present a potential choking danger or gagging hazard. The director of food safety and testing at Consumer Reports commented that any complicated machine requires adjustments to pieces of the equipment such that if adjustments aren’t right or in alignment with the specs, the machine may not do its job correctly, causing food safety problems. If you were harmed by Kraft processed American cheese slices, call the experienced Chicago-based product liability attorneys of Moll Law Group about the possibility of bringing a claim.

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Several customer complaints about finding plastic stuck to a slice, and 6 consumers’ complaints of choking and gagging as a result of this, led to the company investigating. No reports of injuries or serious health problems were made. The recall affects 16-ounce Kraft Singles American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese products. Their use-by date falls between Jan. 10, 2024, and Jan. 27, 2024. The recall also affects 3-pound multipacks of 72-count Kraft Singles American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product that have a best by date of January 9, 2024 – January 16, 2024.

The manufacturer has said that it repaired the wrapping machine and inspected the other machines that process the cheese. Consumer who bought recalled slices can return them to the store where they bought them for a refund or exchange.

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eye-321961_1280-e1696438901920The Food and Drug Administration recently updated the warning label on Horizon Pharmaceutical’s TEPEZZA. The label now includes that one of the “major recent changes” for warnings and precautions is “hearing impairment including hearing loss.”  Hearing loss is just one of four warnings. The others are hyperglycemia, exacerbation of preexisting inflammatory bowel disease and infusion reactions. If you suffered hearing loss or other harm, you should call the trusted Chicago-based dangerous drug lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in lawsuits around the country with which we’ve been involved.

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Tepezza is a drug prescribed to improve symptoms of thyroid eye disease, which is a rare condition in which fatty tissue and muscles located behind the eye become inflamed such that the eye is pushed to the front and bulge outwards. The drug is supposed to mitigate the effects of double vision, proptosis, and chronic bulging eye. Unfortunately it is a drug that carries significant risks.

The new Tepezza warning provides that it can cause serious hearing impairment including hearing loss that could be permanent. Doctors are advised to evaluate a patient’s hearing before, during and after treatment with the drug and also weight the risks and benefits of treating a patient with the drug. The warning came a little less than a month after the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency approved its use as a thyroid eye disease treatment.

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happens-770461_640-e1696440252665Bard’s PowerPort devices are implanted under the skin and pump intravenous chemotherapy and other fluid into a patient’s bloodstream. These are two-part devices with an injection reservoir and a catheter. Recently, plaintiffs in eight lawsuits against Becton, Dickinson & Company, C.R. Bard, Inc., and Bard Access Systems made a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to centralize litigation arising out of Bard’s Power Port devices in the Western District of Missouri. They allege that due to the catheters on the devices breaking, they suffered blood clots, infections, chest pain, and other life-threatening complications; many of them needed to undergo emergency surgeries to extract pieces of catheter. If you or a loved one suffered harm as a result of a Bard Power Port device, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based attorneys of Moll Law Group about your potential claim. Billions have been recovered in product liability lawsuits around the country with which we’ve been involved.

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The Panel determined that the lawsuits involved common questions of fact and that just and efficient litigation would be promoted by centralizing the case in the District of Arizona. They found that the common factual questions involve allegations that there is too great a concentration of barium sulfate used during the manufacturing of the catheter in the port devices.

This concentration, purportedly, reduces the catheter’s material integrity, which can in turn result in fracture or migration of the catheter, infection, and thrombosis. The multidistrict litigation will be looking at whether the design of the Bard port catheters requires too high a concentration of barium sulfate, as well as whether the defendant’s tested the devices sufficiently and whether they appropriately monitored and reported adverse events related to product failures.

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treatment-4099432_1280-e1693590345228The Carina Sub-Acute Care Ventilator was recently recalled in a Class I recall, which is the most significant kind of recall. With a Class I recall, it has been found that using the product could cause severe injuries or death. The manufacturer of the Carina ventilator, Draeger Medical, is voluntarily correcting the product. Adult patients can continue to use the device, but health care providers are not supposed to use these devices with their pediatric patients. If you were injured by a Carina Sub-Acute Care ventilator, please call the experienced Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group. We represent clients around the country and billions have been recovered in lawsuits with which we’ve been involved.

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Hospital providers use the Carina Sub-Acute Care Ventilator to help people who need assistance to breathe. This type of ventilator can be used for invasive ventilation through the trachea or for noninvasive ventilation that makes use of a mask. Draeger has recalled the ventilator because contaminants, polyether polyurethane (PE-PUR), are produced in the airpath of the device. This can cause a potential carcinogen, contaminant 1,3-Dichloropropan-2-ol, to be released. The contaminants go beyond the appropriate levels when patients who are children or infants use it for over a month.

Pediatric patients may experience severe health conditions as a result of exposure to the chemicals including death and toxic responses such as irritation, hypersensitivity, nausea, vomiting, and carcinogenic impacts. No deaths, complaints, or incidents have been reported in connection with the emission of contamination so far, but it’s still important to be alert to the issue and to seek remedies when appropriate.

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