Current Cases & Investigations

  • DePuy Orthopaedics Recall

    Depuy ASR hip replacements have been found to fail at a very high rate and to cause high levels of metal ion release into patients implanted with the device. DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, recently recalled the DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System

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  • Levaquin Litigation Law Firm

    Levaquin, manufactured by Johnson and Johnson, is among the most widely used drugs of its kind. Used as a broad spectrum antibiotic to treat lung, sinus, skin and urinary tract infections, Levaquin has been known to cause tendon damage.

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Our Blog

  • February 22th,2012

    Leasa Industries 1/21/12

     

    The FDA announced this morning that Leasa Industries has recalled 346 cases of Living Alfalfa Sprouts with a use by date of 2/1/12 due to Salmonella.  Product distribution included FL, GA, AL, LA, and MS through retail stores and food service companies. Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

     

    To follow up, Winn-Dixie Stores announced an immediate Class I voluntary recall of ALL Leasa Living Alfalfa Sprouts sold in the  6 oz. Package with a UPC code of 7546555912. According to the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswire, further (WINN) precautionary measures include recalling Leasa's broccoli sprouts, gourmet sprouts, spicy sprouts and onion sprouts from all of their 480 stores, which includes sprouts sold from 1.7.12 to Wed with expiration dates between 2.1.12 and 3.15.12.

     

    Other clients of Leasa include; Publix, Wal-Mart, Sedanos, and Sysco Food Service.

     

    Leasa Industries Co. was formed in 1977 and is located in Miami, Florida.  According to the company website, it is one of the largest growers, manufacturers, processors and packers of healthy food products across the Southeastern United States.  Leasa products are distributed throughout Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, The Caribbean and Alaska.

     

    Retailers and consumers are instructed to dispose of the product.  The Company is working with the Florida Department of Agriculture and the FDA after finding Salmonella during a routine sample testing on 1/9/12.

     

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Chicago Defective Products Law Firm


Chicago, Illinois Law Firm:
Protecting Victims of Unsafe Pharmaceutical Drugs

 

The Chicago personal injury and defective pharmaceutical law firm of  The Law Group, Ltd. has a proven track record of success in representing clients who have suffered serious injury, death or other damages from dangerous and defective products, medical malpractice, automobile accidents, premises liability, consumer fraud and deceptive business practices and toxic exposure to dangerous substances.

 

Our firm's leadership role in pursuing our clients' claims has resulted in nation-high verdicts and nation-high settlements, landmark decisions, precedent-setting rulings and outcomes that ultimately benefit society.

 

As one of Chicago’s preeminent defective products law firms, The Law Group, Ltd., has been, and continues to be, a powerful force in prosecuting actions against some of the largest, seemingly untouchable industries and corporations in the United States and abroad that manufacture dangerous and defective products.

 

The end result is that our cases have created a positive societal impact by forcing:

•   the breast implant manufacturers to stop manufacturing dangerous and defective silicone gel breast implants;

•   the food industry to institute safer and more effective manufacturing and testing procedures of food products to prevent deadly bacterial contamination; and

•   certain pharmaceutical companies to stop manufacturing and distributing life-threatening drugs.

 

At The Law Group, our Chicago, Illinois personal injury attorneys take great pride in our progressive and personal approach to the practice of law. Our mission is to go above and beyond to insure that we are receptive and accessible to you as our client. We are committed to taking on the role of a “consumer watchdog” and to be recognized as a law firm with “cases that benefit society.”

 

Contact the Chicago defective products law firm of The Law Group at (312) 558-6444 to schedule a free consultation to discuss your personal injury or defective product claim.