Device Deportation: Bayer to Discontinue Essure in Canada and Multiple European Countries
By WBE | 6.26.2017 | Around The World,For Businesses,In The News,The Firm,You Should Know
Essure, the permanent birth control device that has made numerous headlines around the world due to its high risk of complications, has not had the best year in regards to global markets. In ...
Dishonorable Discharge: Military Cuts Nexium from Preferred Drug List
By WBE | 6.21.2017 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
The importance of allowing generic versions of “blockbuster” drugs onto the market is seldom talked about, but affects all of us. Access to generic drugs can significantly lower costs ...
In 2010, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) prepared a public guidance document warning exposure to EMFs (a type of radiation) emitted by cell phones could lead to brain ...
The struggle for Congressional Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) continues. As I reported in my last blog post, Republicans have been scrambling for ...
In a recent decision, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upended its usual approach for class actions, deciding the merits of the claims before resolving class certification. ...
New Study Finds Link Between Antidepressants and Birth Defects
By WBE | 5.2.2017 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
Depression is one of the most serious and seldom talked about disorders, affecting over 15 million American adults. To make matters even worse, antidepressants can often produce ...
Victims of Wells Fargo Fake Accounts Scandal May Soon Obtain Relief
By WBE | 4.12.2017 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
Last fall, Wells Fargo became Public Enemy No. 1 in the eyes of millions of Americans when it was revealed that the bank opened fake deposit and credit card accounts in its customers’ ...
By WBE | 4.4.2017 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
Net neutrality is a complicated, almost abstract concept. For as long as we’ve had the Internet, net neutrality has been the law of the land and we’ve all had access to the same websites and ...
The Assault on Class Actions is an Assault on Your Civil Liberties
By WBE | 3.30.2017 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
It’s almost hard to believe that it’s been less than 100 days since the Trump administration took office. In that time, several pieces of legislation have been introduced that seek to ...
By WBE | 3.16.2017 | For Consumers,You Should Know
Essure is marketed as the only permanent birth control device that doesn’t require a surgery. But while implanting the device may be a short procedure that can be performed in the doctor’s ...
By WBE | 3.8.2017 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
When researching a purchase, there are a lot of factors to consider. Did it get good reviews? Does it have all of the features you want? Is priced competitively? But as of late, one ...
The Future is Here: Self-Driving Cars, New Technology and Product Liability Litigation
By WBE | 3.1.2017 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
Every day we are seeing more new and exciting technology develop. Sometimes, it is hard to believe what the next “new big thing” is, and I find myself in disbelief. That is exactly ...
