New Jersey Product Liability Attorneys

Defective Consumer Products or Manufacturing Flaws

• Forklifts
• Ladders
• Manufacturing equipment
• Processing plants
• Grinders
• Saws
• Conveyor systems
• Round Up - We are considering cases where a client had sufficient use of Round Up and later was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (we will review the subtype diagnosed). A residential user: a minimum of 80 hours lifetime use of Round Up on 3-4+ acres of land. For Agricultural user: minimum of 150 hours lifetime use of Round Up.
• Talcum Powder (J & J Baby Powder, Shower to Shower, Gold Bond or Cashmere Bouquet) - We will consider cases where the client has 4 yrs + consistent use of talcum powder and was diagnosed with serous or serous invasive ovarian and/or endometroid/fallopian tube cancer as the primary cancer where the client’s BRCA gene test is negative or unknown. Strong preference for age under 70 yrs old. AS noted above, we are also reviewing Mesothelioma diagnosis after talcum powder use
• Artificial Tears - We are considering claims for people who used EzriCare or Delsam Pharmaceutical Eye products (artificial tears or ointment) and, after which, they experienced significant injury as a result. Injuries may include vision disturbance, vision loss, damage to the eye, eye infection, infection in other part of the body, sepsis, or death.
• Poppy Seed Tea - We are looking at injury cases after people have had a stroke or other serious injury after ingesting unwashed poppy seed tea.
• Trampoline (SkyZone or others) - We are looking at serious permanent injury or traumatic brain injury for people injured at SkyZone Trampoline parks (or others), mainly in the trampoline area of the properties.
• Whirlpool/Maytag/KitchenAid Dishwashers - We are considering a class action matter for those who purchased specific models of Whirlpool, Maytag or KitchenAid dishwashers in 2020 or after and the involved dishwasher leaked due to defect in the heating element with interest in those clients where the leak caused damage to their property/home.

Unsafe Devices

• Transvaginal mesh implant
• Zimmer NexGen knee implants
• Hip Replacement - DePuy, Biomet
• Hip Implants - Wright MOM, DePuy Pinnacle MOM hip implants
• IVC Filter (inferior vena cava filter- used to keep blood clots from traveling to lungs or heart)
• Transvaginal Mesh (”TVM”)
• Metal-on-metal hip implants
• 3M Military Ear Plugs - We are looking at military personnel with diagnosis of tinnitus or hearing loss and a VA Disabiity rating for the hearing injury, who used of 3M combat arms dual-ended earplugs during military service and were exposed to explosives or gunfire between 2003 to 2016.
• CPAP - We are looking at injury claims for clients who were diagnosed with lung, oral or throat cancer after use of one of the recalled CPAP, BiPAP, Non-Continuous Ventilators and Mechanical Ventilators. Exposure: those who used the machine regularly for at least a year. We are not considering those with smoking history.
• Hernia Mesh (specific brands) - We are considering Bard/Darvol hernia mesh matters wherein the client had an implant and revision surgery due to failure/defect in the mesh itself.  The date of implant needs to be recent enough that the surgery implant report with the product ID info, as well as review the revision surgery report to determine if it is qualified. We cannot consider any hiatal hernia matters or any matters where an infection occurred within a few weeks of the mesh implant. We are considering include Bard/ Davol mesh: Visilex; Composix; Composix EX; Spermatex; 3D Max (no 3D Max Lite); Spermamesh; Perfix Plug; Ventralex; Ventralight; Ventrio; Dulex; Kugel: Marlex: Prefix; Bard Mesh.
• Exactech Implants (hip, knee or ankle) - We are considering cases for clients who had an implant of a recalled Exactech hip, knee or ankle, which was implanted in 2004 or later and revision surgery has occurred or is expected.
• Physiomesh
• Proceed (taking some of these)
• Prolene Hernia System (PHS)
• Covidien/Medtronic: (Formerly Tyco)
• Parietex (many types)
• Symbotex

Atrium:

• C-Qur (Lap – no FX)
• Proloop

Bard/ Davo:

• Visilex
• Composix
• Composix EX
• Spermatex
• 3D Max (no 3D Max Lite)
• Sepramesh
• Perfix Plug
• Ventralex
• Ventralight
• Ventrio
• Dulex
• Kugel
• Marlex
• Prefix
• Bard Mesh

We are looking at cases where the client has used a brand name (no generic)

Toxic Exposure

• Asbestos - Malignancy diagnosis (lung cancer) following 5 years or more exposure to asbestos, provided there is no ongoing smoking for anyone with a smoking history. We may consider an asbestosis diagnosis, provided the asbestosis is disabling.
• Benzene - We are considering cases where the injured person has had Benzene exposure for 5 years or more (with product exposure taking place before 1985) and was diagnosed with one of the following: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), or Aplastic Anemia (AA). SOL considerations- diagnosis should be given within the last 2 years or discovery argument is viable as to when the person discovered their diagnosis was caused by Benzene. Our target jurisdictions are PA, NJ or DE.
• Lead Toxicity/Poisoning - We are considering cases for clients who have serious lead-related injury where the lead level in blood tests is 10 mg/dl and the doctor relates the diagnosis to the lead exposure.
• Mesothelioma - We are considering a person with asbestos exposure or talcum powder exposure who is later diagnosed with mesothelioma.
• Mold Toxicity - Mold related illness diagnosed by treating doctor for client who lived in a residence that was tested to confirm the mold presence and doctor has opines the diagnosis was caused by mold.
• PFAS/AFFF - We are looking at injury cases where the client has had months and/or years of exposure to PFAS chemical while living or working on a military base within the United States or there has been direct/ regular exposure to AFFF firefighting foam.  For those exposed in this manner who are later diagnosed with one of the following diagnoses: Kidney cancer, Liver cancer, Thyroid cancer, Testicular cancer, Ulcerative Colitis, Thyroid Disease (primarily hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism) or pregnancy induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia). The diagnosis date must be within the last 20 years.

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