Lawsuit Information Center

December 31, 2022

Common Victim Malpractice Questions

Our law firm handles medical malpractice cases around the country. These are some of the questions we are most commonly asked by people who have suffered or lost a loved one because of the medical malpractice of a doctor or other healthcare provider.

What Is the Average Settlement for Medical Malpractice?

If you have a potential medical malpractice claim, you want to know what the average settlement value is for malpractice cases. But, even more specifically, you want to know the expected settlement payout in your case.

December 20, 2022

Settlement Demand Letter Sample

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

This is a sample demand letter in a relatively small case with approximately $18,000 in medical bills.

But this personal injury car accident case settled for a lot more money than any kind of simple multiplier of medical bills.

This “times special damages math” where you try to determine a settlement amount with a formula is dangerous. It often causes plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyers (and victims) to substantially undervalue a claim.

More accident letter samples
Soft tissue injury cases: the opportunities, challenges, and settlement amounts

December 13, 2022

Care Free Curl Hair Relaxer Lawsuit

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

According to a new study from NIH, using chemical hair straighteners or relaxers can cause uterine cancer. Care Free Curl hair relaxer by SoftSheen-Carson is one the leading brands of chemical hair relaxers on the market today. Many women who used Car Free (or other relaxer products) and subsequently developed uterine cancer may be able to file a hair relaxer lawsuit against the cosmetic companies who sell these products. Hair relaxer cancer lawsuits are already being filed around the country and could soon be consolidated into a class action MDL.

This post will review recent medical research linking relaxers to uterine cancer and the lawsuits being brought against SoftSheen-Carson regarding its Care Free line of relaxer products.

About Care Free Curl and Other Hair Relaxer Products

December 9, 2022

Just For Me Hair Relaxer Lawsuit

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

According to a new NIH study released this year, chemicals in hair relaxer products used by African American women can significantly increase the risk of uterine cancer, uterine fibroids, and endometriosis. Just For Me is a popular brand of hair relaxer that is marketed specifically for children and manufactured by Strength of Nature Global, LLC. Women with uterine cancer and other conditions are now filing Just For Me hair relaxer lawsuits against Strength of Nature and other cosmetic companies.

This post will explain the new scientific evidence regarding hair relaxer use, and uterine cancer, and the lawsuits being brought against Strength of Nature involving it’s Just For Me brand.

About Just for Me and Other Hair Relaxers

December 8, 2022

Motions Hair Relaxer Lawsuit

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Medical research released this year shows that long-term use of chemical hair relaxer products can significantly increase the risk of uterine cancer, uterine fibroids, and endometriosis. One of the most popular brands of chemical hair relaxer is Motions®, which is manufactured by Strength of Nature Global, LLC. Hair relaxer product liability lawsuits are now being filed against Strength of Nature and other cosmetic companies by women who developed uterine cancer after using Motions relaxer products.

In this post, we will review the new scientific evidence showing that hair relaxers can cause uterine cancer and the hair relaxer lawsuits being brought against Strength of Nature involving its Motions relaxer products.

About Motions and Other Hair Relaxers

November 30, 2022

Parkinson’s Disease

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative neurologic disorder that disrupts the brain’s ability to control body movements. 60,00 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the U.S. each year. Recently, Parkinson’s disease has been the primary injury in mass tort cases because new evidence has shown that the condition can be caused by long-term exposure to certain chemicals. This page will provide a medical overview of Parkinson’s disease and discuss its involvement in mass tort lawsuits.

What is Parkinson’s Disease?

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a condition in which certain cells inside the brain decay and stop working properly. The specific brain cells impacted by PD are those that are responsible for the control of muscle movements. The deterioration of these cells impair the ability of the brain to send movement and coordination commands to the muscles in the body. As a result, individuals with PD suffer from non-voluntary or uncontrolled body movements such as shaking, tremors, stiffness or rigidity, and lack of coordination.

November 29, 2022

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is diagnosed in over 80,000 people each year in the U.S., making it one of the more common cancer types. Recently, NHL has become one of the primary injuries in a number of class action mass torts because it has been linked to chronic exposure to certain chemicals. NHL is also at issue in many medical malpractice cases involving diagnostic errors.

This page will provide a basic medical overview of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and discuss its involvement in various product liability and mass tort cases.

The Lymphatic System

November 10, 2022

Hair Relaxer and Premature Birth Lawsuits

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Millions of Black women in the U.S. use chemical hair relaxers or “hair perms” to straighten their hair. The latest medical research has found, however, that the chemicals in hair relaxer products can cause pregnancy complications and lead to premature birth. Lawsuits are now being brought against the manufacturers of hair relaxers by women who used these products and had a baby born prematurely.

The lawyers at our firm are currently investigating potential new hair relaxer lawsuit cases from women who used chemical hair relaxers or hair perms for 10 years or longer and had a pregnancy that ended with a premature delivery (before 37 weeks). For a free consultation, contact our office today at 800-553-8082.

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November 9, 2022

Hair Relaxer Breast Cancer Lawsuit

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Our law firm is helping victims who want to file a hair relaxer lawsuit. This page is about chemical hair straighteners causing breast cancer. Our attorneys are assisting breast cancer victims in all 50 states.

Chemical hair relaxer (also known as “hair perm”) products are regularly used by many African American women in the U.S. Recent medical studies have now revealed that the chemicals in these products can cause breast cancer. Product liability lawsuits are now being filed by women who used hair relaxer for years and later developed breast cancer.

Chemical Hair Relaxers

October 16, 2022

What Is a Bellwether Trial?

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Bellwether trials are like “test” cases used is big mass torts such as class action MDLs involving hundreds or even thousands of individual plaintiffs. To understand what a bellwether trial is, you need to understand how modern mass tort litigation works.

Understanding Mass Torts

In mass tort litigation, there is a very large group of plaintiffs (anywhere from a few dozen to a few thousand) all of whom have filed lawsuits involving identical tort claims. The most common example is in the pharmaceutical context where thousands of people are injured by a defective drug (e.g., Ozempic) and they all file identical lawsuits around the same time.