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Can using baby powder, or talc powder, in feminine hygiene cause ovarian cancer?  Two Missouri juries have recently answered that question with yeses.  In February 2016, a jury awarded $72 million to the family of a woman who died of ovarian cancer at the age of 62.  Jacqueline Fox, who […]

News agencies are reporting that an additional 35 million air bag inflaters could be recalled later this week by Takata Corp., the manufacturer of the faulty inflaters that have been involved in an expanding recall since the end of 2008.  Takata was fined $70 million by the National Highway Traffic […]

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization dedicates the first week in April each year toward “increasing awareness of asbestos and preventing exposure by bringing together experts and victims from around the world to share, learn and take action.”  This year’s Global Asbestos Awareness Week includes personal stories from victims including from […]

According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, tractor-trailer and large truck crashes resulted in nearly 4,000 deaths, and more than 104,000 injuries in the most recent year for which statistics are available, 2012. This shocking number of deaths and injuries, according to some, is due in part to businesses […]

Martin & Jones attorneys Forest Horne and Hunt Willis along with attorneys Don Evans and Seth Buskirk of the Wilmington law firm Clark, Newton & Evans, PA have filed a lawsuit against Bald Head Island for injuries suffered to their client Mary Springmeier in the December 17, 2013 ferry grounding. […]

Hunt Willis has been selected to the 2016 North Carolina Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in North Carolina are selected to receive this honor. Super Lawyers rates lawyers in more than 70 practice areas based on statewide lawyer surveys and peer reviews. Hunt […]

The recall of an additional five million vehicles with Takata airbags was announced by federal officials on Friday, January 22 after a tenth death was linked to the faulty airbags.  The death of a South Carolina man in an accident in Georgia in late December was reported as the first […]

Kids’ Chance of NC offers scholarships for technical school and undergraduate college to children of injured workers. Executive Director Paul Seguin said scholarship applications are reviewed and awarded throughout the year based upon availability of funds. If your family is struggling to cover tuition costs or other school expenses because […]

NBC aired a three-part series in September based on its investigation into the safety of the Bard Recovery retrievable IVC filter.  In the first news report, NBC interviewed a patient who had to undergo open heart surgery after a Bard Recovery IVC filter broke off and pierced her heart.  In […]

Martin & Jones attorneys are investigating claims on behalf of patients who’ve been harmed by retrievable IVC filters manufactured by Bard and Cook.  These IVC filters have harmed patients by fracturing, migrating and perforating.  The FDA has issued warning regarding their safety. Our firm is also investigating claims involving the […]