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Feb 01, 2019 by Cory Watson Attorneys Class Actions

J&J’s Ethicon Inc. Slammed With $41 Million Verdict In Pelvic Mesh Case

A Philadelphia jury slammed Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon Inc. with a $41 million verdict on Thursday, Jan. 31 after finding that defects in a mesh implant manufactured by the company left a woman with permanent injuries after the product eroded through her pelvis. This verdict is the latest in...

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May 12, 2017 by Cory Watson Attorneys Industry News

Fraternity Hazing and University Liability

A fraternity ritual, also known as hazing, begins around 9 pm on February 2, 2017, at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Penn State University. At approximately 10:45 pm, after being forced to consume large amounts of alcohol, an intoxicated pledge, Timothy Piazza, falls down the basement steps at his...

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Jun 06, 2015 by Cory Watson Attorneys Industry News

Serra Nissan General Manager Randy Visser Enters Plea Deal in Criminal Conspiracy Case

Serra Nissan General Manager Randy Visser has entered a guilty plea to criminal conspiracy charges involving wrongdoing at Serra Nissan. Visser was accused of defrauding Nissan North America by falsifying sales reports in a scheme to collect incentive bonuses from the carmaker. Maximum punishment for the federal crime is up...

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May 28, 2015 by Cory Watson Attorneys Industry News

Serra Nissan Fraud Investigation-Former Managers Guilty of Conspiracy

Former Serra Nissan sales manager Abdul Islam Mughal was given a two and a half year prison sentence for his role in the Serra Nissan fraud case. Seven other former employees of Serra Nissan pled guilty in federal court in Birmingham to a variety of fraud charges stemming from a...

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