- Jason Edward Ochs
- September 5, 2019
On August 30, 2019 the FDA issued a press release advising the public to avoid purchasing generic and/or bootlegged vape devices. See the release here. The announcement comes on the heels of more than 200 reported lung disease cases that are…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- August 27, 2019
Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that the first death linked to vaping had been reported in the United States. Read the article here. The report occurred on the heels of multiple young adults and teenagers having been…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- July 25, 2019
Yesterday, after years of reports connecting textured breast implants to a rare form of cancer known as anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, the FDA finally issued a world-wide recall of the implants. I emphasize the word “finally” because I want to know what…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- July 20, 2019
Sometimes as lawyers we forget that the rest of the world knows far less than we do about the litigations we deal with on a daily basis. One such example is the Roundup litigation. The case stems from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma,…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- June 3, 2019
The Supreme Court’s decision in Merck v. Albrecht recently published on May 20, 2019 was almost immediately lauded by Merck and defense counsel alike as a “huge win” for pharmaceutical companies. Such is hardly the case, and in truth, the…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- March 12, 2019
We have previously reported on the link between anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) and Allergan’s textured breast implants (read the previous post here). In December, the European Market withdrew the implants from use after it was reported that nine US…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- January 1, 2019
The vaping, or e-cigarette, trends has grown at a rapid pace over the last several years. This was mainly brought on by the brand Juul, which looks like a small USB stick and dominates a whopping…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- December 16, 2018
Mesothelioma has been known for decades to be the signature lethal disease caused by inhaling microscopic asbestos fibers into the lungs. In fact, it has been well documented in Navy shipyard workers, underground miners, building construction and other such endeavors. …
- Jason Edward Ochs
- November 17, 2018
On a September afternoon in 2016, Benjamin and Kristi Reavis of Dallas, Texas were traveling south on North Central Expressway with their 3-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter in the sedan’s back seat. While stopped…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- August 31, 2018
It was just over a year ago in July when I received the tragic news that one of my dearest friends had lost his teenage son to an opiate overdose. It absolutely devastated him and his family. Their 19-year-old son…
