Category: News
Ward Black Law is pleased to announce that on Friday, April 18, the US Court of Federal Claims entered a judgment in favor of a local vaccine injury client. After suffering from the devastating effects of the flu vaccine, he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and will now receive lifetime compensation totaling more than […]
Have you or a loved one suffered harm from a defective medical product? Far too often, medications and products that are designed to improve our quality of life end up doing just the opposite. There are numerous companies in Greensboro, NC and across the country to be held responsible for these incidents. At Ward Black […]
You may not know this, but under the current laws, you have no right to compensation from an injury or death from a defective generic drug. In 2011, the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Pliva v. Mensing stated that generic drug manufacturers are not responsible for updating the information on prescription medication labels, and therefore […]
On Friday, March 7, 2014, North Carolina residents will be able to talk to an NC lawyer by phone for free during the seventh annual “Ask a Lawyer Day”. The event, sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Association runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Statewide, there will be eight call centers filled with lawyers […]
According to a news report by WTVD ABC-11, an ABC television affiliate in Raleigh, N.C., Janine Maves did everything right in her search for a suitable nursing home for her mother. She researched the available homes on medicare.gov and was pleased to find the home she chose had earned a four-star rating — she was […]
For many women in North Carolina suffering from pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence, the medical procedure that should have brought relief instead brought untold pain and suffering. In 2010 alone, doctors implanted more than 75,000 patients nationally with transvaginal mesh devices. In theory, these small, synthetic slings provide permanent reinforcement to strengthen weakened urological […]
The Greensboro, N.C., attorneys at Ward Black Law continue to follow the progression of claims and lawsuits against Stryker® Orthopaedics and its partners in the wake of their recall of the Stryker® Rejuvenate hip implant device and related ABG II Modular-Neck Hip Stem devices. The faulty devices have left many Americans who received the implant […]
September 26 is Mesothelioma Awareness Day. While many people know someone who has been diagnosed with cancer, few individuals know someone diagnosed with mesothelioma. Nevertheless, according to the American Cancer Society, roughly 3,000 people are diagnosed with this rare and aggressive form of cancer each year. At Ward Black Law, we have worked with hundreds […]
Most people don’t expect to feel worse following a flu shot. After the bruise heals and the Band-Aid is removed, we look forward to a year free from worry about contracting the flu from our friends, family or co-workers. Unfortunately, for many people vaccinated with the 2009 H1N1 vaccine, the effects of this immunization were […]
A $1 billion debate is happening in Charlotte, N.C., this week. Garlock Sealing Technologies is a global manufacturer of products known to contain asbestos. The dispute, occurring in federal bankruptcy court, is whether or not Garlock should continue to be held accountable for asbestos-related claims that will likely total $1.3 billion in the next few […]