Missouri Wrongful Death News

“At the time of LTL’s filing, J&J had well over $400 billion in equity value with a AAA credit rating and $31 billion just in cash and marketable securities. It distributed over $13 billion to shareholders in each of 2020 and 2021. It is hard to imagine a scenario where J&J … would be unable… Read More

Loop Cords Still Not Outlawed Despite 232 Deaths Twenty-one years ago, Matt and Linda Kaiser set out to achieve justice for their daughter Cheyenne by forcing window covering manufacturers to create safer products. Through the years, not only did they create an awareness campaign that nearly every parent can now recite, they’ve also pushed the… Read More

Does Standing Up to Corporations Make a Difference? A majority of Americans believe that the products we use, the medications we take, and the air and water we rely on to live are protected by regulatory agencies whose job it is to keep us all safe. The sad truth of the matter is that many… Read More

Thousands of bed rails were recently recalled by Nova Medical Products due to asphyxiation and entrapment concerns. The recall products included the Home Bed Rail Model No. 6093 and Model No. 6094. It would seem this is not an isolated incident of concern over bed rail safety. Bed rail entrapment has been recognized as a ‘silent… Read More

We may not give much thought to the glue used to manufacture products – that is, until things start to fall apart. This is exactly what happened to Surf 9 when, in December, it had to recall some 13,300 Body Glove Tandem and ULI Inflatable Paddle Boards sold through Cosco. The reason for this product recall was… Read More

If you’re unfortunate enough to have been injured by a dangerous product, drug, or medical device, you’ve likely heard the term “mass tort” in reference to your lawsuit. For those who are unfamiliar with the ins and outs of the law, this term can be confusing. After all, it’s not one that’s often used on… Read More

To understand the potential outcomes of a mass tort litigation, it’s first important to understand how these lawsuits work. Mass tort litigations are an important type of lawsuit in which a corporation or entity is held accountable for physical or financial injuries caused to a large number of people. In these cases, there are a… Read More

Two decades ago, a young grieving mother walked into OnderLaw and forever changed all of our lives. Today, 21 years after that mother began her fight to save other children from the dangers of window covering cords, together we’ve made a difference. This week, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously to approve a… Read More

The vast majority of mass tort cases, such as those involved in litigations against Bayer-Monsanto, Johnson & Johnson, Philips, Gilead, and other corporations, do not actually go to trial. If they did, the process would take literally hundreds of years. Instead, a relatively small number of trials, called “bellwether trials,” are held to determine how juries will likely view certain… Read More

We often say that together we’re making a difference, and we are. We’re standing up to corporations and holding them accountable for causing harm, and we’re changing the way they do business. But we also recognize that every one of our clients has had to deal with pain, suffering, loss, and grief. Our OnderLaw team… Read More