In the midst of the ongoing debate over health insurance coverage for Americans, there is concern over the revival of an older bill that puts patients at risk and limits their right to take action when they are injured. H.R. 1215, titled “Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017,” would limit the rights of the […]
Andrus Wagstaff Law Blog
Denver, Colo., Oct. 18, 2017—Aimee Wagstaff, Founding Partner of Andrus Wagstaff, PC, has accepted her nomination to serve as the President of the Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association – Top 25. “The nomination is a great honor and I am excited to play a larger role in this great organization,” said Aimee Wagstaff. Wagstaff is a […]
Denver, Colo., June 8, 2017—Attorney Kim Dougherty, Managing Partner of the firm’s Boston Office, has been elected to serve as the President of the National Women Trial Lawyers Association. “I am truly honored to have been selected to serve as President of the National Women Trial Lawyers Association,” said President Kim Dougherty. “In my role […]
Denver, Colo., April 27, 2017—Attorney Aimee H. Wagstaff was awarded the “2017 Young Innovator Award” from Mass Torts Made Perfect at their conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, for her exceptional contributions to the field of law and legal community. The Young Innovator Award is given to an attorney who is deemed to be a rising […]
Essure® is a permanent birth control option that came to market in 2002. It is a device constructed of two metal coils that are inserted into the fallopian tubes and trigger an inflammatory reaction. The resulting scar tissue is intended to block the fallopian tubes and prevent sperm from reaching and fertilizing an egg. Unfortunately, […]
Duodenoscopes are a medical tool used in the treatment of gallstones, cancers, and other digestive disorders. Though they were originally considered by the medical community to be safe, there is growing evidence these devices can spread bacteria from patient to patient because of a design defect. Some hospitals even went as far as designing special […]
Antibiotics are often seen as harmless drugs – something taken to quickly “knock” an illness out of you or even used as a precaution to avoid a full-blown illness. There’s no denying antibiotics have saved lives, but there is growing concern the side effects from certain classes of antibiotics are putting users at serious risk. […]
IVC filters have been the subject of ongoing debate, and IVC filter manufacturers continue to face mounting accusations that they are responsible for injuries caused to patients. In 2014, all lawsuits filed against Cook Group Inc. at the federal level were consolidated into a single court in the Southern District of Indiana. Most recently, plaintiffs […]
Tort reform is a series of proposed laws intended to change the way in which the civil justice system works. In many cases, tort reform laws focus on personal injury. Those who support these changes believe they will fix problems within the justice system, including the overwhelming number of personal injury cases, statutes of limitations, […]
Many mass tort claims arise when consumers are injured by defective products or drugs, and because these issues cause a wide range of problems it is difficult to organize them into a single class. These lawsuits are typically complicated and often do not follow standard legal procedure. Determining settlement and compensation can also be difficult […]
