The global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to result in economic losses to businesses and individuals around the world. Additionally, governments are mandating that individuals quarantine themselves to contain the spread of the outbreak. These actions have resulted in changes in consumer behavior, and in turn, negatively impact many businesses. Here, the attorneys at Peter Angelos Law investigate claims…
Manufacturers such as GlaxoSmithKline are pulling generic forms of Zantac off of the market, after Novartis’ Sandoz Inc. issued a voluntary recall earlier this week due to confirmed carcinogen contamination. Here, the pharmaceutical liability attorneys at The Law Offices of Peter Angelos discuss the updates to the ongoing Zantac claims. GlaxoSmithKline has stopped global distribution of its generic Zantac based…
When the negligence of one party impacts a large group of individuals, it may be applicable to consolidate the claims of many plaintiffs into a class action lawsuit, where a representative plaintiff sues a defendant on behalf of a group of people with similar or identical claims. Here, the class action attorneys at The Law Offices of Peter Angelos provide…
Johnson & Johnson has continually denied having any knowledge that its talcum-based products, such as Baby Powder and Shower to Shower, contain asbestos. However, according to Reuters, internal documents from Johnson & Johnson indicates that executives were aware that Johnson & Johnson talcum powder was contaminated but chose to conceal the information from both the public and health officials. A…
In August, a grand jury report was released detailing allegations of sexual abuse by more than 300 hundred priests of more than 1,000 victims across Pennsylvania. The report has had wide-reaching consequences and has spurred investigations within various other dioceses across the country, including in Washington D.C. and Maryland. Since the release of the grand jury report, a multitude of…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a warning that the common diabetes medicines under the class of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors has been linked to a rare but serious flesh-eating genital infection. Below, the pharmaceutical liability lawyers at The Law Offices of Peter Angelos provide an overview of the FDA’s findings and what you should know about the…
Yesterday, a St. Louis jury found Johnson & Johnson liable for $4.69 billion in compensatory and punitive damages. The jury sided with 22 plaintiffs who alleged that the use of the company’s talcum powder products caused their ovarian cancer. On Thursday July 13, 2018, a St. Louis Circuit Court jury sided with 22 plaintiffs who alleged that Johnson & Johnson’s…