It’s entirely possible that you have a mass torts case and you don’t even know it. Mass torts are civil actions that have a number of plaintiffs who are all involved in a case against one or more corporations. If you have a mass tort case and you live in Corpus Christi, we would like to hear from you at the Law Office of Alex Hernandez Jr. today. Whether it is a pharmaceutical or a product liability case, you can be sure that our team of dedicated attorneys will do everything we can to help you win. Learn more about mass torts in our blog post below.
Thousands of cases in the last few years have been filed against Johnson & Johnson over its talc-containing products; one July verdict for $4.7 billion was awarded to twenty-two women who made asbestos-related cancer claims due to talcum powder use, and a $117 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc America in a similar case. Yesterday, a California jury in a personal inj…Read More
"JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Tuesday outlawed the import and sale of e-cigarettes made by Silicon Valley startup Juul Labs, citing public health concerns given their nicotine content. A statement by Israel’s Health Ministry said the Juul device was banned because it contains nicotine at a concentration higher than 20 milligrams per millilitre and poses “a grave risk to public health.” Si…Read More
"Warning that teenage use of electronic cigarettes has reached 'an epidemic proportion,' the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday gave Juul Labs and four other makers of popular vaping devices 60 days to prove they can keep them away from minors. If they fail, the agency said, it may take the flavored products off the market."…Read More
Injury or damage cases usually involve two parties: the individual plaintiff and the person who is liable for whatever harm or suffering they have been through. There are times, however, when a problem is so severe or widespread that many people are all negatively impacted by it, such as in a disastrous accident or when an unsafe product is sold across multiple markets. In order to speed up the li…Read More
Each year, Newsweek compiles a list of the top personal injury attorneys throughout the country. Recognized as Premier Personal Injury Attorneys, each individual has been carefully selected based on past settlements and verdicts, experience, and even client testimonials. The importance of choosing a high-caliber personal injury lawyer cannot be overestimated and Newsweek understands this. Our firm…Read More
In our last post, we began to let you in on some questions you should consider asking your potential personal injury lawyer before hiring them. In this post we will continue our list so that you can make the most informed decision about which attorney to hire in order to get the settlement you are hoping to obtain. “Is your firm successful?” Plain and simple, the more settlement victories a la…Read More
When you are considering hiring any kind of lawyer, you are going to want to make sure you are very thorough when it comes to the questions you ask them regarding their general practices. When you are hiring a personal injury lawyer, this is even more important as you have already suffered enough and you want to make sure you are going to get the results and the settlement you think you are entitl…Read More
