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Washington, DC: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing healthcare professionals and the public that on October 25, 2011, Eli Lilly and Company announced a worldwide voluntary market withdrawal of Xigris [drotrecogin alfa (activated)]. In the recent PROWESS-SHOCK trial, Xigris failed to show a survival benefit for patients with severe... - Coming Out from the Shadow of Paxil Birth Defects
Dec-13-11 Washington, DC Anyone sitting on the fence over whether or not to go after GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo) over Paxil side effects need only contemplate the reported $3 billion that Glaxo has agreed in principal to pay, in order to settle charges of off-label marketing and fraud. Combine that figure with the reported $1 billion Glaxo is believed to have pai... - FDA Votes to Strengthen Warnings on Ortho-Evra Patch
Dec-13-11 Washington, DC A post-marketing report released in October by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the safety of new generation contraceptives reportedly states that the Ortho Evra Patch from Johnson & Johnson's Janssen division, and the norelgestromin/estradiol vaginal ring, are associated with an increased risk for venous thromboembolic e... - Are Levaquin Warnings Getting to the Patient?
Dec-13-11 Trenton, NJ In October, a jury in State Court of New Jersey ruled in favor of the defendant in a levaquin lawsuit , finding that Levaquin manufacturer Johnson & Johnson (J&J) had provided adequate warnings about the risks associated with the flouroquinolone antibiotic. However in an investigative report aired in June on the PBS NewsHour , Dr... - New Study Finds No Evidence of Adderall Heart Problems
Dec-13-11 Chicago, IL Despite some concern over the risk of Adderall side effects , a new study suggests there is no cause for concern about Adderall heart problems. Researchers reportedly found there is no increased risk of Adderall heart attack or Adderall stroke in adult patients who use the medication. Adderall is used to treat attention deficit hyperactiv... - Unum Group Shares Downgraded to Neutral
Dec-13-11 New York, NY The Unum Group was downgraded to Neutral from Buy by the equities research analysts at SunTrust in a research note that was issued to investors, according to Equities.com . Localized USA reported that SunTrust analysts were not the only ones to drop the Unum Group, as Citigroup cut its price target on shares from the insurance compan... - Sutherland Settles Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit for $4M
Rochester, NY: A $4 million settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action against Sutherland Global Servies Ltd. The suit, brought by call center telemarketers in 2005, alleged that Sutherland didn't pay its call center employees the overtime owed. The lawsuit was originally brought by two Rochester employees of the Perinto... - Challenges: Oklahoma SSDI Claims Mirror Those Nationwide
Dec-12-11 Oklahoma City, OK It may be surprising—even disheartening—to learn that most individuals applying for Oklahoma Social Security Disability Insurance are turned down almost routinely. That appears to be the case for all applicants over the entire country. Thus, the appeal process after an initial claim has been denied is where the real cut is... - Bayer Withheld YAZ/Yasmin Blot Clot Data from FDA
Dec-7-11 Chicago, IL Court documents unsealed earlier this week reveal that Bayer, the maker of the oral contraceptives YAZ/Yasmin, allegedly failed to submit all safety data, specifically data regarding blood clots, to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prior to agency approval of the drugs. The former head of the FDA, David Kessler, noted in the report th... - TVM Mesh Breakthrough Not What Patients Bargained For
Dec-10-11 Washington, DC There remains a continuing debate surrounding pelvic mesh and—specifically, for some—the Bard Avaulta mesh implant. At one time the pelvic mesh, or transvaginal mesh (TVM), was considered a breakthrough treatment for pelvic organ prolapse. For some women, however, the term "breakthrough" takes on an entirely different meaning... - Could Effexor Birth Defects Include Autism?
Dec-10-11 Seattle, WA When it comes to Effexor side effects , there is conflicting evidence as to whether or not babies are at risk of Effexor birth defects when exposed to the antidepressant prior to birth. For women who have had a so-called Effexor pregnancy, there may be some concern about whether or not their infants have been exposed to heart defects or othe... - Are Diabetic Native Americans at Greater Risk for Actos Side Effects, too?
Nov-16-11 Tempe, AZ November is National Diabetes Month and according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA, www.diabetes.org), there are roughly 26 million Americans living with diabetes—and another 79 million at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The numbers are startling—in fact, every 17 seconds someone is diagnosed with diabetes, and the d... - Citigroup Agrees $285M Settlement of SEC Charges of Mortgage-Backed Securities Fraud
Washington, DC: Judge Jed Rakoff of New York's Southern District, has rejected a proposed $285M settlement offered by Citigroup to end an civil complaint brought by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) over allegations that they defrauded investors through highly risky mortgage-backed investments. The specific transaction referred by the SEC inv... - Target Settles Employee Discrimination Suit for $160K
San Francisco, CA: A $160K settlement has been awarded to a former employee of retail giant Target, ending his discrimination lawsuit against the company. Jeremy Schott, who filed the suit, took medical leave in 2004 due to his experiencing a seizure. He was 29 years old at the time. In his suit, he alleged that when he returned to work his weekly... - Zoloft Lawsuit Filed
Dec-9-11 Akron, OH A Zoloft lawsuit has been filed alleging an infant boy died from reported Zoloft side effects. The parents of the boy, who died shortly after he was born, allege he suffered Zoloft birth defects, which caused his death. Susan and James Hodge reportedly filed the lawsuit, alleging Pfizer knew or should have known about the risks associated... - FDA to Monitor Bleeding Events with Pradaxa
Dec-9-11 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it is investigating postmarketing reports of serious bleeding events in patients taking Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) an anti-clotting drug by Boehringer Ingelheim. A communication issued by the agency earlier this week stated, "FDA is working to determine whether the repo... - More Cantaloupe Lawsuits Filed
Dec-9-11 Albuquerque, NM Another cantaloupe lawsuit has been filed in the wake of the massive cantaloupe recall from September 2011. At least 29 people died in the cantaloupe listeria outbreak and one woman reportedly suffered a miscarriage. An additional 139 people became ill, allegedly linked to the cantaloupe recall. Lawsuits are now being filed against t... - Labor Commissioner Reaches Settlement Over California Overtime Law
Dec-9-11 Bakersfield, CA State Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su reached a settlement totaling $586,068 in four wage cases that were filed to address an issue with the California overtime law , according to a release from the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). The four cases were filed to recover unpaid minimum wages and overtime pay for ZipRea... - Transvaginal Mesh: Do Attorneys Need to Inform Surgeons?
Nov-29-11 Toronto, ON Increasingly, women who have suffered severe complications from transvaginal mesh are coming forward and seeking legal help. Some women say their doctors don't want to deal with it, or worse, they are told that the pain of mesh erosion is all in their minds." Those attitudes belong in 19th century and certainly not today. Some women aren... - Propecia Lawsuits Filed in 2011
Dec-8-11 Denver, CO 2011 may just be the year Propecia makers want to forget, considering the number of reports of Propecia side effects that were published and the number of Propecia lawsuits that were filed. Claims about Propecia sexual dysfunction and other Propecia side effects in men may have made this last year a tough one for Merck. In 2011, the US Fo...