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Defective Product Lawsuits 

Defective products are known to cause physical injury, illness, or death due to a defect in the product or improper labeling.  It can take years before anyone discovers that a product is defective or dangerous.  Most times defects are discovered after numerous people have already suffered debilitating injury or illness.

The personal injury lawyers at the 
Law Office of Richard J. Serpe, PC understand that when you have been seriously injured life becomes complicated.  We are interested in helping victims who have been injured by a defective or dangerous product.

  Free Chinese Drywall Report

Chinese drywall or wallboard 
Chinese drywall is a devastating problem homeowners across the country are being forced to handle in this tough economic period. If your home is infested with toxic Chinese drywall, it may be critical to find highly qualified representation in to start an immediate investigation, so that you can make a recovery for your damaged home. Don't let your dream home become a permanent nightmare.

 DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuit Lawyer

DePuy hip replacement devices
DePuy Orthopaedics, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, has issued a voluntary recall on two of its hip replacement devices. The recall is for the DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System and the DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System. Johnson & Johnson has reported that an estimated 93,000 people will be affected by this recall.

 Avandia Lawsuit Lawyer

Diabetes Medication Avandia
Since 2006, users of the anti-diabetic drug Avandia have reported various side effects associated with the medication, some of which have caused serious medical problems in adult men and women.

 

 Meridia Weight Loss Drug Lawsuit Lawyer

Meridia Weight Loss Drug
Recent medical studies have proven that the drug Meridia, also known as sibutramine, which was prescribed as a weight loss, diet, or anti- obesity drug dangerously, increases blood pressure and causes serious side effects. Meridia can cause heart attacks (myocardial infarction or MI) and stroke.

 

 Virginia Food Poisoning Lawyer

Food Product Injuries
Legal claims have been successively brought by food poisoning victims against restaurants which mishandled food and against large food suppliers for massive poisonings across the nation. The Center for Disease Control has reported that, annually 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, 5,000 deaths occur due to food bourne illnesses.

 

Darvocet / Darvon Pain Medication Lawsuits
According to the FDA, the withdrawal of the pain medication propoxyphene was decided after new data showing that the drug puts patients at risk of “potentially serious or even fatal heart rhythm abnormalities.” 

 

Shoulder pain pumps
Shoulder pain pump victims never imagined that the device that was supposed to relieve discomfort would end up causing permanent pain and damage to their shoulders. These devices have been known to cause a condition called Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis, or PGCL. 

 

Medtronic pacemakers 
In May of 2009, Medtronic announced a recall of certain Kappa 600/700/900 and Sigma 100/200/300 series pacemakers. On May 18, 2009 the FDA announced a Class 1 recall on certain Medtronic pacemakers because there is a high risk of failure due to a separation of wires that connect the electronic circuit to other parts of the pacemaker, such as the battery. For patients who depend on pacemakers for the regulation of a normal heart beat, pacemaker failure could lead to serious complications.

 

Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filters 
Bard Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filters are devices that are used to prevent blood clots from traveling to the lungs. Instead pieces of defective IVC filters are breaking off and migrating to organs resulting in punctures, life threatening conditions, and even death.

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Recent Blog Posts
A Chinese drywall settlement agreement has been reached with drywall manufacturer Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co., which means that thousands of Gulf Coast homeowners will be able to have their homes repaired. December 16, 2011 [Read More]
Norfolk and Virginia Beach Circuit Court Judges entered default judgments against the Chinese manufacturer, Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd., which sold defective Chinese drywall to the US. December 02, 2011 [Read More]
A settlement between the drywall manufacturer Knauf Group and homebuilders who used defective Chinese drywall could result in hundreds of homes being repaired in Gulf states. November 17, 2011 [Read More]
LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance Co. and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are re-announcing the recall of the Goldstar and Comfort-Aire dehumidifiers after the product caused another significant home fire.  Luckily no one was hurt, however the fire caused $192,000 in property damages. September 15, 2011 [Read More]
Debro Lamonte Wilkerson of Manassas, Va died Saturday after being tased by Prince William County Police. August 8, 2011 [Read More]
James Anthony Weschler was killed Sunday when his 2011 Chevrolet Traverse caught fire.  Police are saying that a faulty fuel line sparked the fire. Michelle Weschler and a 4 year old child were taken to the hospital with injuries. July 5, 2011 [Read More]
No Commercial Insurance Coverage for Builder's Chinese drywall repairs; Norfolk, VA
A summary judgment in Builders Mutual Insurance Co., v. Dragas Management Corporation, rules in favor of insurance company claiming Dragas had no legal obligation to pay remediation costs as damages.
Eight months into the Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Chinese drywall pilot program with 14 homes completed and 77 more said to be completed or under construction by the end of June. June 06, 2011 [Read More]
The CPSC and Maclaren USA, Inc of South Norwalk, Conn. reissued a recall of Maclaren strollers sold prior to 2009. The recall was issued previously in November of 2009, however recent reports of additional fingertip amputations and lacerations has prompted the re-announcement. May 16, 2011 [Read More]

The lawsuits claimed that GSK failed to properly warn consumers about zinc related health risks.  They claim that Poligrip products have caused neurological disorders caused by the zinc in the denture cream. May 10, 2011 [Read More]
 

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