Dr Shezad Malik Law Firm has offices based in Fort Worth and Dallas and represents people who have suffered catastrophic and serious personal injuries including wrongful death, caused by the negligence or recklessness of others. We specialize in Personal Injury trial litigation and focus our energy and efforts on those we represent.

Articles Posted in Wrongful Death

by

The YAZ birth control pill, manufactured and marketed by Bayer Pharmaceuticals has been linked to a number of serious, life-threatening side effects. Yaz, which is nearly identical to Yasmin birth control, is a newer type of oral contraceptive sold by Bayer. It has been aggressively marketed without adequate warnings about potentially life-threatening side effects.

Yaz, a birth control pill linked to blood clots, heart attacks and strokes, has been the subject of a misleading marketing campaign.

Deceptive Yaz commercials prompted the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to issue Bayer a warning letter, and the company was forced to correct its false advertising.

Bayer’s Yaz campaign not only made false claims about the benefits of the drug, it also downplayed the serious side effects – including life-threatening blood clots – known to be associated with Yaz. Because of Bayer’s false advertising, millions of women took Yaz without being fully aware of the drug’s health risks.

Continue reading

by

The hearing on the Petition to consolidate the Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella product liability litigation in the Northern District of Ohio has been set for September 24, 2009 in Richmond, Virginia.

The hearing will be held before the Judicial Panel on Multi -District Litigation. If the case is consolidated as an “MDL” case it will be sent to a single judge for case management purposes. For a detailed explanation of the workings and purpose of an MDL you may go to our earlier blog article.

Continue reading

by

A Dallas attorney says he will file Tuesday to reopen 15 lawsuits involving rollover accidents as a result of allegations by a former Toyota lawyer that the company withheld or destroyed crash safety data it should have disclosed in up to 300 civil lawsuits.

Lawyer Todd Tracy says he will seek to reopen the cases on the basis of fraud and racketeering if Toyota (TM) deleted or didn’t hand over files as required.

Tracy is one of several lawyers revisiting cases in light of allegations made by former Toyota lawyer Dimitrios Biller in his suit against the company. He was involved in cases involving rollovers. Lawyer Richard McCune of Redlands, Calif., filed last week to reopen two cases and sought class-action status. Attorney Tab Turner of Little Rock says he’s watching to see if it makes sense to reopen some of his rollover cases.

Continue reading

by

The state orders the medical centers to pay $25,000 each in administrative penalties for incidents that in some cases led to death or injury.

Six Southern California hospitals have been fined $25,000 each in administrative penalties for serious violations that, in some cases, led to death or serious injury, according to state Department of Public Health officials.

Children’s Hospital of Orange County was fined because its nursing staff failed to ensure appropriate drainage after a child’s neurological procedure in November, an oversight that led to severe brain injury.

Dr. Maria Minon, the hospital’s chief medical officer, said the hospital “very much” regrets the incident and has adjusted protocols for patient care, increased staff training and added layers of checks and balances to minimize the chance of it occurring again.

Continue reading

by

Yasmin/Yaz have been associated with deep vein thrombosis (blood clots), pulmonary embolism, strokes, heart attacks and, as a result of these health consequences, death.

Yasmin/Yaz lawsuits allege product liability, negligence and failure to warn claims against Bayer. There has been in recent months new medical articles have come out regarding Yasmin and Yaz.

Below is a summary of what is out there. The venous thrombotic risk of oral contraceptives, effects of oestrogen dose and progestogen type: results of the MEGA case-control study, BMJ 2009;339:b2921.

Continue reading

by

The family of a mentally ill man who died after he was shocked twice with a Taser fired by a Fort Worth police officer filed a federal lawsuit against the city and the police officer.

In the lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Fort Worth by the parents of Michael Patrick Jacobs Jr., the family is suing for damages in excess of $75,000 from the city and Cpl. Stephanie A. Phillips, the officer who deployed the Taser. Jacobs, 24, died in police custody April 18.

Last week Tarrant County Medical Examiner Nizam Peerwani ruled Jacobs’ death a homicide, saying that his death was caused after being shocked by the Taser for 54 seconds, “overstimulating his nervous system.” A Taser issues 50,000 volts with each shock that can temporarily immobilize a person.

Continue reading

by

The widow of a man who drowned during a nudist party at a Penn Hills pool in 2007 has settled a wrongful death suit brought against the pool owner for $246,000.

The family of Ronald E. Daugherty sued Olympic Swim and Health Club earlier this year in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, saying the facility violated state law by not providing a lifeguard for a party held by the West Penn Naturist nudist club.

Mr. Daugherty, a 72-year-old retiree, drowned on April 14, 2007.

His death went unnoticed in the media, although the medical examiner’s office and Penn Hills police investigated. The cause of death was ruled accidental.

Continue reading

by

Toyota could face reopened vehicle-rollover lawsuits after allegations by a former in-house lawyer that the automaker concealed and destroyed evidence and conspired to obstruct justice in civil cases.

Dimitrios Biller, a former Toyota corporate lawyer involved in the rollover cases, contends in his lawsuit that the Japanese automaker’s executives “made every effort” to quash investigations from 2004 through 2007. Biller alleges Toyota destroyed data that should have been made available to plaintiffs’ lawyers in 300 product-defect lawsuits.

An attorney who lost one rollover case against Toyota and settled another filed a lawsuit Friday against Toyota alleging unfair practices, fraud and racketeering. “If Mr. Biller’s allegations are true, it should fit into all three of those,” says the lawyer, who is seeking class-action status for the lawsuit.

Continue reading

by

At least 50 federal and state lawsuits have been filed against Bayer due to serous side effects associated with Yasmin / Yaz.

Both the drugs are oral contraceptives that contain synthetic versions of the hormones estrogen and progestin, and are associated with side effects including stroke, heart attack, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, gallbladder problems, and kidney problems.

Lawsuits have been filed against Bayer, the manufacturer of Yaz and Yasmin, alleging the company failed to adequately warn patients and physicians of the increased risk of serious adverse effects from Yaz Birth Control Medication. In certain cases, women have died due to these adverse effects of Yaz Birth Control.

Continue reading

by

Asbestos is well recognized as a health hazard and is highly regulated. An estimated 1.3 million employees in the construction and general industry face significant asbestos exposure on the job. Heaviest exposures occur in the construction industry, particularly during the removal of asbestos during renovation or demolition.

Employees are also likely to be exposed during the manufacture of asbestos products (such as textiles, friction products, insulation, and other building materials) and during automotive brake and clutch repair work.

Continue reading

Contact Information
3216 Tearose Dr
Richardson, TX 75082
Local: 214-390-3189Fax: 214-501-5660
If you are a legal copyright holder or a designated agent for such and you believe a post on this website falls outside the boundaries of "Fair Use" and legitimately infringes on yours or your clients copyright we may be contacted concerning copyright matters at the addresses above.
In accordance with section 512 of the U.S. Copyright Act our contact information has been registered with the United States Copyright Office. "Safe Harbor" noticing procedures as outlined in the DMCA apply to this website concerning all 3rd party posts published herein. If notice is given of an alleged copyright violation we will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the material(s) in question. It is our strict policy to disable access to accounts of repeat copyright violators. All 3rd party material posted on this website is copyright the respective owners/authors. DallasFortWorthInjuryLawyer.com / ShezadMalik.com makes no claim of copyright on such material.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Please do not include any confidential or sensitive information in a contact form, text message, or voicemail. The contact form sends information by non-encrypted email, which is not secure. Submitting a contact form, sending a text message, making a phone call, or leaving a voicemail does not create an attorney-client relationship.

Copyright © 2025, Fort Worth Personal Injury Lawyer Dr. Shezad Malik
JUSTIA Law Firm Blog Design