Attorney Mark W. Tanner filed a lawsuit in Luzerne County arising from the failure of two hospital emergency departments to recognize and treat the signs of transient ischemic attack (TIA — commonly referred to as a “warning-stroke” or “mini-stroke”) in a 53-year-old man. The failure to administer dual antiplatelet therapy despite the symptoms and risk factors increased the likelihood that the plaintiff would suffer a major ischemic stroke, which he ultimately did several days later. As a result of these failures, the plaintiff was permanently and catastrophically injured when a clot in his posterior circulation caused a preventable and profound hypoxic brain injury.

Attorneys John M. Dodig and Jason A. Daria filed a lawsuit in Philadelphia County on behalf of the family of a 55-year-old machine operator who was crushed to death in an industrial accident at a paper products plant. The lawsuit claims that the hoist he was using was defectively designed in failing to have a proper safety latch, which would have prevented the accident if engaged.

Attorney Mark W. Tanner filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of a university student who died by suicide after reaching out for help with his mental health crisis by contacting BetterHelp, a major advertiser and online therapy platform owned by Teladoc Health, Inc., which reported over $1 billion in revenue in 2022. Despite clear and express suicidal ideation reported by this patient, these concerns were never discussed or addressed in any way by the online therapist assigned by BetterHelp who lacked the expertise to deal with this situation and who had numerous engagements with the decedent which ignored the patient’s thoughts of suicide and instead focused on other much less concerning issues.

Attorneys John M. Dodig and Jason A. Daria filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in New Jersey on behalf of the family of a 44-year-old man who died during dental surgery. The lawsuit claims that the dentist did not administer proper anesthesia and failed to properly monitor the patient.

Attorneys John M. Dodig and Jason A. Daria filed a lawsuit in New Jersey on behalf of a machine operator who was rendered paralyzed and sustained other severe injuries when a tractor that he was operating tipped over, trapping him underneath. The lawsuit claims that the tractor was defectively designed in several respects which would have prevented these severe and permanent injuries to the plaintiff.

Attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Edward S. Goldis and Zac Arbitman with co-counsel filed a product liability class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleging that a “pee guard” on Munchkin, Inc.’s “Sturdy Potty Seat” causes injuries to children. The firm defeated the defendant’s motion to dismiss.

Attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Edward S. Goldis and Zac Arbitman with co-counsel filed separate federal class action lawsuits against Electrolux/Frigidaire and Samsung alleging that defendants sold several models of ranges with defective burner control knobs that cause them to be unintentionally actuated, and thus, create a serious safety hazard. Arbitman, along with co-counsel, was appointed Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel in the consolidated class action litigation against Samsung. 

Attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Edward S. Goldis and Zac Arbitman with co-counsel filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts alleging that Everlywell, Inc. made false claims as to the efficacy of its Everlywell Food Sensitivity Test Kits and that the company uses the testing process to covertly collect consumers’ personal and medical data which it can then sell to third parties.

Attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Edward S. Goldis and Zac Arbitman with co-counsel filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah against NordicTrack, Inc. and iFIT alleging that they acted unlawfully in abruptly canceling the live classes feature on NordicTrack exercise bikes and treadmills which consumers purchased after seeing advertising of that feature.