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Lawsuits Over Ethicon Hernia Mesh Products

September 19, 2022 | by Gary Walch

Ethicon Hernia Mesh Products

The repair of an abdominal hernia is a commonly performed operation in our country. When done correctly, it can be a life-changing relief; but when done incorrectly or using a bad hernia mesh product, the results can be devastating, painful and very expensive. A hernia happens when there is any amount of internal tissue that starts to bulge out of the lower abdomen, escaping in openings around the muscles. This nodule can break free from the abdominal wall, and can develop a hernia quite easily. Hernias can develop in several areas, including:

Groin (inguinal)

3 Los Angeles Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Mistakes to Avoid

September 16, 2022 | by Robert Walch

3 Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Mistakes to Avoid

A hernia is a painful event, that once diagnosed needs to be repaired sooner than later. Once your hernia is repaired with a hernia mesh, you are not out of the woods. If the hernia mesh is improperly implanted or has a manufacturing defect, then you can suffer several different types of infections, complications or issues with the hernia mesh that can directly negatively impact your physical health. If you are interested in initiating a hernia mesh lawsuit, there are going to be three mistakes that you want to take care to avoid. These mistakes are: Not having a cause of action, assuming your settlement will include punitive damages, or thinking you are ineligible to file for a hernia mesh lawsuit because your revision surgical procedure did work.

Not Having a Cause of Action

What Are Common Los Angeles Hernia Mesh Injuries?

August 23, 2022 | by Gary Walch

Common Los Angeles Hernia Mesh Injuries?

If you have ever heard of a condition called a hernia or had one yourself, you understand that it is a painful condition that does deserve urgent medical attention. Hernias are ultra-common diseases, whereby there is a protrusion of the intestines, abdominal fatty substances, or the urinary bladder that come out of a weakness or opening in muscles lining the abdomen wall.

When you go to the doctor for an annual physical or when you do suspect that you have a hernia, that is when it will be diagnosed. It is usually found by your primary care provider by feeling the skin, to reveal either an anatomical defect or a definite connective tissue disorder. Hernias don’t often happen as the usual result of one event, but rather become a multifactor process where an anatomical weakness, defects and a possible increase in abdominal pressure make the perfect conditions to harbor a hernia defect.

How Much Is My Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Worth?

July 30, 2022 | by Gary Walch

Your hernia mesh lawsuit will be worth an amount that is going to be equal to your pain and suffering, as well as the compilation of your personal injuries, resulting from the hernial mesh claim. There is no one barometer that will decide the value or worth of your hernia mesh lawsuit.

Everything needs to be considered when you are bringing an action at law for personal injuries sustained from a hernia mesh surgery, and it will include your:

Pain and suffering

How Long Do I Have to File a Los Angeles Hernia Mesh Lawsuit?

July 28, 2022 | by Gary Walch

Rules and laws exist to limit the amount of time that you can legally file a claim for monetary recovery in all states. This is called the Statute of Limitations, and courts take these limits quite literally in regard to filing an action at law for damages, losses or personal injuries.

The Statute of Limitations for filing a personal injury action in the State of California is two years. This notes that if you have been injured by a hernia mesh surgical procedure, then you have 2 years from the date of the surgery to file an action at law for recovery on that claim.

If you did not discover the injuries related to the surgical implantation of a hernia mesh right away, then you have 1 year from the time that the injuries related to the surgery to file a case related to your personal injuries. In some cases, if there is negligence regarding your personal injury claim, you may then have up to three years to file a claim at law for personal injuries related to the diagnosis of your case.

How Do I Find the Best Hernia Mesh Law Firm?

July 25, 2022 | by Gary Walch

How Do I Find the Best Hernia Mesh Law Firm?

If you have been injured by a hernia mesh surgical procedure, then you will want to find a hernia mesh law firm with attorneys who understand the process, protocols and pitfalls that can be associated with this type of surgery. In fact, hernia mesh surgeries are a highly skilled surgery, and there are several different varieties of meshes that can be applicable to a plethora of patient hernia scenarios.

The attorneys that you choose to represent you in this type of case need to understand what they are working with: and that can be complex. The attorneys that you choose to represent you for your hernia mesh case need to know and comprehend:

Do You Have a Honda Civic With Lane Departure Assist Problems?

July 8, 2022 | by Robert Walch

Some Honda Civic owners have reported problems related to their lane departure assist system also known as the Honda Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS). For example, according to the website Carproblemzoo.com, the owner of one 2022 Honda Civic reported the lane centering/keeping feature began pulling the vehicle sharply to the right side of the lane causing the lane departure warning system to shake the steering wheel, this occurring on or about June 13, 2022, with just over 600 miles on the Honda Civic vehicle.

Another driver said in a complaint on March 16, 2022, that their 2022 Honda Civic pulled out of the lane instead of steering the vehicle in the lane. The driver stated s/he provided Honda with video and picture evidence and that the automaker couldn’t do anything to fix the problem. This individual said s/he are no longer comfortable using those features and that s/he don’t feel safe driving the vehicle while those assist features are engaged.

Obviously, these vehicle owners should not be using those apparently unsafe purported safety features, although they relied upon them and were charged for them by Honda. Further if you were involved in any injury accident involving the Honda lane assist feature, please contact us now for an absolutely FREE consultation.

Palm Springs Pedestrian George Lammon Hit and Killed by Car

May 24, 2022 | by Robert Walch

George Lammon, a 52 year old resident of Twenty-nine Palms, California, was reportedly struck and tragically killed in Palm Springs by a vehicle on May 22, 2022, at about 4:12 am.

The pedestrian vs vehicle wrongful death collision occurred at the 800 block of North Sunrise Way in Palm Springs, California.

The Riverside County Fire Department arrived on the scene and reported this incident.

PIT BULL DOGS ATTACK AND INJURE MOTHER AND HER 1-YEAR-OLD BABY Pico Rivera Mother and Daughter Bit By 2 Pit Bulls in Los Angeles County- Mother Kills One Pit Bull Defending Herself and Her Daughter

April 29, 2022 | by Robert Walch

A Pico Rivera family was shattered when two Pit Bull dogs viciously attacked a one year old baby girl when the baby started crying. The baby’s family tried to pull the two Pit Bull dogs off the baby girl while one of the dogs had the tiny baby girl by her leg in this Pico Rivera dog attack.

The mother of the baby girl suffered multiple bites while trying to save her daughter, including receiving bites to her face and hands. These bites occurred while the mother, Jamie Morales, was trying to free her baby daughter from the latching bite of the Pit Bulls.

Pit Bull dogs are notorious for being both vicious and having a latching type of bite that causes significant injury.

HIT & RUN DRIVER KILLS PEDESTRIAN CARLA SKOWRONSKI IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA – PEDESTRIAN Walking Her Dog Hit and Killed by Hit & Run Unidentified Vehicle

April 26, 2022 | by Robert Walch

On Sunday night, April 17, 2022, at about 7:33 p.m., pedestrian Carla Skowronski was killed when hit by a hit and run driver, when she was walking on the 9000 block of Foothill Blvd., in Rancho Cucamonga, California, as reported by KTLA NEWS.

The news reported that she was walking her dog when for no known reasons she was hit and killed by the hit and run vehicle on Foothill Blvd.

Pedestrian Carla Skowronski reportedly was only 56 years old at the time of this California wrongful death hit and run incident.