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DePuy ASR Hip Lawsuit Breaking News: California Settlement Reached

The law firms of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger (San Francisco) and Panish, Shea & Boyle (Los Angeles) today reached a resolution of what was scheduled to be the first

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Defective hip implant lawsuits mount against Stryker and DePuy

Metal-on-metal hip implant devices were once touted as a medical breakthrough. Now thousands of lawsuits are piling up against medical device manufacturers who once made billions from all-metal hip implants.

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Judge delays ASR hip implant trial again

The first federal lawsuit involving DePuy Orthopaedics’s defective ASR hip implants has been delayed for the second time. The trial was set to begin on Tuesday, but U.S. District Judge

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Texting While Driving Increases in California, Despite Ban

California banned the use of handheld cellphones while driving in 2008. A recent study has shown that since that time, the rate of cellphone-to-ear use has declined by 57 percent

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California Attempts to Combat Distracted Driving

Communities throughout California are cracking down on the use of cellphones in cars. Cities such as Pasadena are putting up billboards which encourage drivers to avoid texting while driving. These

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Feds Concerned By Compounding Pharmacy Quality Controls

Officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are concerned by the quality controls at several compounding pharmacies. The drug injury lawyers at Walkup Melodia law firm have handled a

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Report: California Construction Workers Exposed to Toxic Particles

California construction workers face a number of hazards on a daily basis. Although great strides have been taken to prevent construction accidents such as falls or cave-ins, many construction contractors

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SFPD’s Worsening Relationship With The San Francisco Cycling Community

As “Golden Wheel Sponsors” of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, the Walkup Law firm has strong ties to the San Francisco Cycling Community. San Francisco has been a leader in

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Authorities investigate toxic metals in lipstick

Millions of Bay Area women apply lipstick not just every day, but some even touch up their color up to 20 times daily. This style-conscious behavior may be harmful however

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Sleeping aids may create unsafe morning drivers, officials say

On an early July morning, the wife of New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo was driving on Interstate 684 when she crashed her car into a tractor-trailer. After swerving into

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