The Japanese drug company agreed to pay $2.37 billion to plaintiffs who claimed the companys blockbuster Type 2 diabetes drug, Actos (pioglitazone), gave them bladder cancer. Complaints also said that the company hid the risk from patients and doctors and failed to warn the public. Actos is prescribed to type 2 diabetics and has been subject to massive litigation and billion-dollar verdicts.…Read More
Earlier this month, a woman was hospitalized after a pickup truck collided with her vehicle on a highway in Muskogee County, Okla., according to KOCO.com. The news website reported that the 42-year-old woman was driving on State Highway 16 when a Chevrolet Avalanche hit her Mercedes. The site added that she suffered multiple injuries and was taken to a local hospital. Her 24-year-old daughter was …Read More
The Associated Press (AP) recently published an article on the American Trucking Associations request of the federal government for all commercial vehicles to be fitted with a device that would limit maximum speed to less than 70 mph. Truck accidents that occur while traveling at high speeds can inflict severe damage and cause many injuries and deaths. If you or someone you love has been injured i…Read More
Reports of glass in baby food jars leads to a recall. Beech-Nut has initiated a voluntary recall for their Classics Stage 2 Sweet Potato Chicken. Following concerns the product may contain pieces of glass, the company is voluntarily recalling nearly two thousand pounds of the baby food. If your child has been injured because of a defective product, our committed Tulsa personal injury attorneys…Read More
No, there's not a typo in this article. Controversy is brewing around palcohol, a powdered form of alcohol set to hit store shelves this summer. Palcohol is a powdered, freeze-dried version of common drinks. It includes rum, vodka, a Cosmopolitan, and powderita, a version of a margarita. This means buyers will be shaking their way to their favorite cocktails, and that has critics shaking their he…Read More
Did you know most underage teens get their alcohol from home? Its a sobering statistic as April marks the official start of Alcohol Awareness Month. Research shows a 16-year old is more likely to die from an alcohol-related problem than any other cause. Still, some teens choose to drink alcohol for a variety of reasons, such as boredom, curiosity, or just because it seems like everyone else is doi…Read More
The upside to ride-sharing services like Uber - the car comes to you. The downside: the driver has 15 seconds to respond and critics spy distracted driving trouble. Here's how the Uber app works: When a passenger asks for a ride through the Uber app, an Uber driver has 15 seconds to respond or he will lose the fare. If he loses too many fares he gets temporarily suspended. There is a 15 second win…Read More
So, just how distracted are teen drivers? A new study by AAA, which caught thousands of teens talking or texting on their cell phones moments before crashing, highlights distracted driving dangers. As part of the unique study, parents allowed AAA to mount cameras inside their cars. What was captured was jaw-dropping. The study found that nearly six of 10 crashes involving teen drivers were prece…Read More
McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), pleaded guilty to selling medication for babies and infants that contained metal particles, and failing to take corrective action after it was aware the drugs had been tampered with. The case, which centered on Infants' and Children's Tylenol and Children's Motrin, was settled for $25 million.The skilled Tulsa personal a…Read More
Speeding and distracted driving are being blamed for a crash that killed an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper and injured another. The 29-year-old driver has been charged in Seminole County for first-degree manslaughter. According to authorities, There was an investigation on an overturned semi along I-40, east of Shawnee, when the driver struck them. One of the Troopers was killed in the crash, …Read More
Do you drive distractedly? Are you texting, talking on the phone, eating or doing anything else that diverts your attention from the road? Furthermore, when you take your eyes off the road or are distracted from the primary task of driving, how much are you missing? A Crash Course in Distracted Driving Dangers Thanks to technology, drivers are getting a crash course in the dangers that negligent a…Read More
A driver who was arrested for crashing into two cars while trying to beat the crossing arms on a railroad track is sparking controversy about driver behavior around trains. Police say the incident happened at NW 122nd Street and Santa Fe Avenue in Oklahoma City. The driver told police he saw the truck in front of him try and beat the crossing arms, so he did the same. During this attempt, Butle…Read More
A Philadelphia court awarded $2.5 million to a man who grew 46DD breasts while taking the drug Risperdal. Risperdal is made by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary. Gynecomastia, enlargement of breast tissue in males, was an adverse effect of using the antipsychotic drug. A Philadelphia jury found the company guilty of downplaying and hiding risks associated with the …Read More
The makers of the ASR implant have extended the deadline for patients who were injured by the defective medical devices. Johnson & Johnson and DePuy announced this week that eligibility for the settlement fund would be extended to those who had hip replacement surgery between August of 2013 and Jan. 31, 2015. The settlement fund was created in 2013 after a worldwide recall of 93,000 faulty AS…Read More
Accident reports just released by the Edmond Police Department shed more light on a tragic motorcycle accident which killed 16-year-old Lorean Ingram last month. On Jan. 26, a 40-year-old was riding eastbound on 2nd Street near Vista Lane in Edmond when a black BMW driven by a 64-year-old made an illegal U-turn in front of the motorcycle. A passenger on the back of the motorcycle, was thrown off …Read More
For the past several years, uninsured Oklahoma drivers who were injured in an auto accident could not recover damages for pain and suffering. Known as the No Pay, No Play law, Oklahoma statutes punished uninsured drivers by only allowing them to recover compensation for their actual medical expenses and property damage coststhey could not receive any money for pain and suffering regardless of whet…Read More
