The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into whether drugmakers including Sanofi SA failed to disclose to the federal government information about the potential presence of a probable carcinogen in the heartburn drug Zantac. Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline in separate filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday said they received civil … Continue reading “Sanofi, GSK face U.S. investigation over potential Zantac carcinogen link”

‘Teach These Guys a Lesson’: Lawsuits Fly After Broward Gas Explosion “This is like sitting next to a roadside bomb in Iraq. But they weren’t in an armored Humvee with a helmet on. They were in a gym,” one plaintiffs lawyer said. A gas explosion that injured 23 people at a Plantation shopping center in … Continue reading “Lawsuits Fly After Broward Gas Explosion”

Attorney Sam Coffey of Coffey McPharlin was quoted in the article, “It’s been a year since the big Plantation explosion and lawsuits still pending”. Coffey McPharlin represents six people that were badly injured in the explosion. Click to read the article.

Fort Lauderdale attorney Sam Coffey was featured on CBS 4 Miami report, “Lawsuits Pending One Year After Big Plantation Mall Explosion”. The video talks about the gas explosion that took place in Plantation exactly one year ago. Click here to view the report.

One year after shopping center in Plantation exploded, many people that have been impacted are taking legal action. And the law firm they are turning to? Coffey McPharlin. In this report on 7 News Miami, attorneys Sam Coffey and Sean Goldstein are featured explaining what happened and who is at fault. Click to view entire … Continue reading “Attorneys Sam Coffey and Sean Goldstein Featured on 7 News Miami”

Appeals court upholds jury’s verdict in Johnson’s Baby Powder case, while reducing the damages J&J must pay by more than half. A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday upheld a jury verdict that Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder caused ovarian cancer in 22 women, though the court reduced by more than half the $4.69 billion in … Continue reading “Missouri Court Cuts Talc-Powder Verdict Against J&J to $2.1 Billion”

The Coffey McPharlin Team is proud to partner with the Kids of Love Foundation. The foundation helps children and families who battle with cancer and other debilitating diseases. We believe the easiest way to prevent Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in children is by wearing a properly fitting bicycle helmet. We provide every child of our … Continue reading “Kids of Love Bike Helmets”

Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that it is discontinuing its talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada as demand fell in light of mounting lawsuits that said it caused cancer. J&J attributed the decline “in large part to changes in consumer habits and fueled by misinformation around the safety of the product and … Continue reading “Johnson & Johnson discontinues talc-based baby powder in US and Canada”

FDA held a public meeting on testing methods for asbestos in talc and cosmetic products containing talc on February 4, 2020 at the FDA White Oak Campus (10903 New Hampshire Ave, The Great Room, Building 31, Silver Spring, Md. 20993). The purpose of the public meeting was to discuss and obtain scientific data and information … Continue reading “Public Meeting on Testing Methods for Asbestos in Talc and Cosmetic Products Containing Talc”

Since at least the 1970s, the regulatory agency downplayed health concerns about talc in powders and cosmetics, deferring again and again to manufacturers. Only now, as pressure mounts from lawsuits and a Reuters investigation, is the agency stepping up testing. At an invitation-only gathering late last year, U.S. regulators and their guests huddled at a … Continue reading “FDA bowed to industry for decades as alarms were sounded over talc”