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Prozac ( fluoxetine ) is included in a group of medications called Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) that work by boosting serotonin levels in the brain, resulting in the regulation of mood, sleep and appetite. These SSRIs have been linked to serious side effects. Among the reported Prozac side effects are an increased risk of Persistent... - Monsanto Roundup: Killer Cocktail?
Jun-12-19 Oakland, CA The jury in Pilliod v. Monsanto Co heard evidence that was not presented in previous Monsanto glyphosate lawsuits . It may have prompted the record-breaking $2 billion award, and the information may be central to the more than 13,000 Roundup lawsuits still pending. Roundup is more toxic than glyphosate, alone. It may be the combina... - Monsanto’s Roundup Cancer Lawsuits Reveal Cover-Up and the Monsanto Plot Thickens…
Oct-7-17 San Francisco, CA: Over 250 Monsanto Roundup lawsuits are pending in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, and about 1,100 complaints filed in state courts, all filed by people claiming that they, or their loved ones, developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma and that Monsanto covered up the risks. And court documents do indeed indicate a Monsanto cover-up. Th... - Class I Recall Issued for Datascope Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps
Washington, DC: Datascope Corp./MAQUET is recalling 5,049 defective CS100i, CS100, and CS300 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps made from July 1, 2003 to June 16, 2017 due to False Blood Detection Alarm and Ingress of Fluid into the Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump. Datascope Corp./MAQUET's CS100i, CS100, and CS300 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps are cardiac assist... - $60M Deal Reached in Victoza Fraud Cases
Washington, DC: A $60 million deal has been agreed between Novo Nordisk Inc., and federal agencies who alleged the pharmaceutical company engaged in misleading marketing practices concerning its best selling Type 2 diabetes drug Victoza. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) charged that the company misled physicians and insurers about the associated... - Regulators Issue Fines over Violations of California Labor Code
Jun-20-11 San Francisco, CA Often, when laws like the California labor code are broken by companies or individuals, state and federal regulators step in to fine such groups and make them compensate anyone adversely affected. According to a recent release from the US Department of Labor, the federal agency did just that recently, fining two farm labor contract... - Hospital Workers Reach $475K Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
Scranton, NJ: A preliminary settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit pending against Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, its related facilities and some 600 workers. The employment lawsuit alleges the hospital failed to properly calculate overtime pay prior to a 2012 change in New Jersey state employment law. Under... - Car Crashworthiness: Another Airbag Failure
Oct-28-07 Seattle, WA A few weeks ago, Robert Russo's daughter got into a car crash in her 2004 Toyota Forerunner. "We thought she would be safe in an SUV but this wasn't the case," he says. Even though the car folded "like an accordion", the airbags failed to deploy--another case of car crashworthiness failure . "My daughter rear-ended someone," says Russo (not... - Transvaginal Mesh “Like Being Cut with a Cheese Wire”
Oct-3-17 London, UK: An exhaustive story in The Guardian (08/31/17) sheds some interesting sidelights into transvaginal mesh side effects, an issue that has proven to mushroom in size and breadth since the advent of transvaginal mesh, or TVM mesh repair for various health issues affecting a wide cross section of women at middle age. The number of plaintiffs havin... - Piperacillin/Tazobactam for Injection Recalled due to Foreign Particulate
Health Canada warns particulate may even be visible PPC (Pharmaceutical Partners of Canada Inc.), in consultation with Health Canada is recalling Lot 7101490 of Piperacillin/Tazobactam for Injection, 4.5 g/vial (DIN 02305615) due to the finding of the presence of foreign particulate matter in some vials from this lot. Using vials from this lot c... - Johnson & Johnson Resolves Hip Implant Lawsuits for $1 Billion Dollars
Jun-3-19 Dallas, TX: Johnson & Johnson has come up with $1 billion dollars to settle as many as 95 percent of the 6,000 lawsuits filed by patients who needed to have metal-on-metal Pinnacle hip implant devices removed due to severe pain. This amount includes a prior settlement for over $400 million. It has taken over four years of litigation to arrive at these... - Mother and Son Launch Asbestosis Lawsuit Over Death of Husband and Father
Sep-24-16 Spring Branch, TX: An asbestosis lawsuit has been filed against the giant multinational petroleum enterprise Chevron alleging gross negligence that led to the death of a husband and father from Texas. Plaintiff Margaret Stephens, who hails from Spring Branch in Texas, is joined by her Australian-based son Gary Stephens in her lawsuit against Chevron US... - FDA issues Warning For 25 Weight Loss Products
Products Contain Illegal and Prescription Drugs The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting consumers nationwide not to purchase or consume more than 25 different products marketed for weight loss because they contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that may put consumers' health at risk. The tainted weight loss products are: ... - MRI Health Risks and NSF/NFD: Interview with Attorney Debra DeCarli
Aug-13-09 San Francisco, CA Attorney Debra DeCarli represents clients who have been stricken with Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) or Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NFD), an incurable disease associated with MRI Health Risks . DeCarli is mainly focused on warning people at risk of developing NSF/NFD via gadolinium-based contrast agent used during an MRI or... - Johnson & Johnson’s Tale of Two Profit Makers: Risperdal and Relieva
Sep-18-16 Los Angeles, CA: Last month Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $18 million because it caused health care providers to submit false claims to Medicare and other federal health care programs. The device in question is a sinus spacer product, but it’s almost a repeat performance of J&J’s Risperdal claims and subsequent settlement. ... - Lipitor Diabetes Lawsuits Mounting
New York, NY: Personal injury lawsuits filed against Pfizer, the maker of the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor (atorvastatin) are mounting and, as a consequence, are being consolidated into Multi District Litigation (MDL). The Lipitor lawsuits allege that Pfizer has failed to adequately warn consumers of the risk for developing diabetes associated... - Doctors Advise Patients to File Shoulder Pain Pump Lawsuits
Dec-27-12 Riverside, CA Jordana’s latest orthopedic surgeon advised her to go online, find a shoulder pain pump attorney and file a shoulder pain pump lawsuit. “He told me that the cartilage in my shoulder has worn away and that is why he doesn’t use these pain pumps anymore,” says Jordana. Jordana had her first shoulder pain pump ba... - Data Registries May Help Zimmer Hip Patients
May-16-11 Warsaw, IN With the global market for hip replacements expected to grow 3.2 percent this year from 2010 levels of $5.28 billion, manufacturers such as Zimmer hip are hoping for the biggest piece possible of the hip replacement pie. That said, recent problems involving various artificial hip components—the Zimmer Durom Cup among them—have wo... - Unum Policy: Deny Claims
Sep-17-07 Seattle, WA It's a more common occurrence than people might think: A hard-working, honest person faithfully pays into their disability insurance policy held through Unum Group (formerly UnumProvident). Every month money is deducted from their paycheck to pay for the disability insurance, but the worker is satisfied that their bills will be paid even if t... - Irish TVM Manufacturer Announces Settlement Pool worth $775 Million
Sep-13-17 Dublin, IRELAND: A decision last month by a Dublin-based manufacturer of transvaginal mesh to wind up all known US claims associated with transvaginal mesh complications flew under the radar, but is nonetheless worth three-quarters of a billion dollars. Endo International PLC announced in early August that it will set aside a massive $775 million fu...