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Los Angeles, CA: Mojave Foods Corporation is initiating a recall of sixty (60) packages of El Guapo Shelled Walnuts 1 OZ, date code 5527, manufactured with walnuts supplied by Atlas Walnuts, Visalia, California, following an advisory by the supplier that the ingredient has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Consumption of product... - Pfizer Pulls Blood Pressure Drug Thelin over Liver Damage
Toronto, ONT: Pfizer has announced that it is withdrawing its blood pressure medicine Thelin from the market in Canada and stopping all clinical trials because the drug can cause fatal liver damage. Thelin is sold in the Australia, Canada and the European Union as an oral treatment for severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pfizer has said... - Hutter Construction Corp. roof collapse Settlement
The city of Nashua received $2.5 million to settle the legal dispute with Hutter Construction Corp. over the roof collapse at Pennichuck Middle School. The city sued Hutter Construction Corp. for $3.3 million as compensation for the collapse of a portion of the roof of the school. The suit covered the costs for major repair and redesign of the whole roof... - $4.5M Settlement Awarded in First Wright Profemur Hip Replacement Trial
Los Angeles, CA: A jury hearing the first product liability lawsuit against Wright Profemur hip replacement systems has awarded the plaintiff $4.5 million in damages. Brought by Alan Warner, the lawsuit is the first of several hundred to go to trial with allegations that the hip replacement Warner received failed after just three years: the average l... - Georgia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Lost on Appeal
Sep-13-17 Atlanta, GA: A Georgia mother who accused her nurse midwife of negligence which allegedly led to injuries suffered by the plaintiff’s child will not have her Georgia medical malpractice lawsuit revived unless she is prepared to take the matter to a higher court. Plaintiff T’Miaya Smith accused defendant Lauren Braswell, a nurse midwife w... - Gene Frederickson car accident Settlement
A pickup driven by Gene Frederickson but owned by Larry Lorenzen, collided with a vehicle driven by Laurel Pehl. Six people in the Pehl vehicle were injured, and they sued Frederickson for damages. It was determined that Frederickson was negligent, and National Farmers Union Property and Casualty Co. settled the claims for $735,000. Deciding an issue neve... - Runaway Tractor Settlement
A runaway tractor truck slammed into Evelyn Green's house. The damage from the accident was so severe that Green hasn't been able to live in her home for nine months. The house will have to be torn down and rebuilt at a cost of $125,000. Originally, the trucking company's insurance only offered her $15,000 to demolish the home and $54,000 to rebuild it. G... - FDA Clears Bair Hugger for Post-Surgical Use
Sep-12-17 Washington, DC: 3M’s , Bair Hugger, the subject of some 2600 defective products lawsuits across the US, has received clearance for use from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to a spokesperson for the FDA, the agency has no conclusive evidence to establish an association between use of a forced air thermal regulating sy... - ViroPharma Inc. securities Settlement
ViroPharma Inc. announced that the US District Court of Pennsylvania has issued an order granting final approval of a settlement of the In Re ViroPharma Incorporated securities litigation. The settlement calls for a payment of $9.0 million by the Company's insurance carrier. ViroPharma has denied and continues to deny any and all allegations of wrongdoing... - Unregulated Herbal Supplements Can Be Lethal
Jul-20-15 Washington, DC The herbal supplement industry continues to be a headache for health advocates and consumers campaigning for stricter controls and labeling for a product sector that doesn’t fall within the normal parameters and guidelines mandated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). That’s partly because herbal supplements are cons... - B. Braun addEASE Binary Connector Recalled
Washington, DC: A class I recall has been issued for the B. Braun addEASE Binary Connector, because when the addEASE binary connector is inserted into a partial additive bag (PAB) stopper, fragments of the stopper may enter the bag, resulting in a small amount of visible particles in the solution. The particles can potentially enter a patient's body... - Former Zimmer Employee Has Zimmer Knee—Defective?
May-2-11 San Antonio, TX Possibly thousands of people are getting around (or trying to) with a Zimmer NexGen knee replacement . Take Patti, a former Zimmer employee, for instance. Although she doesn't have a Zimmer NexGen, she believes that her Zimmer Natural knee could also be defective. Since getting the Zimmer knee, she has been unable to walk or stand for mo... - Oral Sodium Phosphates: Laxative vs Purgative
May-12-09 Washington, DC: On March 5, 2009 Health Canada issued a warning not to use oral sodium phosphates as bowel cleansers (also referred to as a "purgative") as they may cause serious adverse effects. However, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved safety labeling revisions to advise clinicians of the risk for acute kidney injury in patie... - Lawsuit Funding Prevents Home Foreclosure
Dec-8-12 A construction worker was seriously injured in an auto accident and unable to work as a result of his injuries. He filed a personal injury lawsuit, but the litigation process was progressing slowly. In the meantime, the medical bills were accumulating, the mortgage payments were in arrears, and the utility companies were sending “turn off” notices. ... - Dark Chocolate Recalled due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Washington, DC: Artisan Confections Company is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of its Dagoba Organic Chocolate new moon Rich Dark Chocolate 74% cacao 0.32 ounce squares because they may contain Salmonella. No other sizes or Dagoba items are involved in this recall. The recall involves 33 cases of 0.32 oz squares that were sold nationwide... - Testosterone Wars
Apr-2-14 Boston, MA The row over the use and efficacy of testosterone gels and creams for men with less than optimal levels of male hormone has reached an incendiary pitch. Virtually everyone involved in the debate is convinced they are on the right side of an issue with very serious consequences for the health of hundreds of thousands of men. On one side of... - Coca-Cola WithdrawsThemed Drinking Glass Due to Cadmium
Atlanta, GA: The Coca-Cola Company has announced a voluntary withdrawal of 22,000 sets of themed drinking glasses for quality reasons. One glass, which is designed to look like a can of Coca-Cola(R), did not meet our quality expectations. While recent tests indicated some cadmium in the decoration on the outside of the glass, the low levels detected d... - Pradaxa Bleeding Event Lawsuits Continue to Flow Unabated
Sep-1-16 Hartford, CT: As we move into September and an end to the summer season with a return to classes, it’s instructive to revisit the onset of summer two years ago and the $650 million Pradaxa side effects settlement offered by Pradaxa manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim over its troubled new-age blood thinner. Two years later, the lawsuits are stil... - Testosterone Lawsuits Begin, Outcomes Split
Sep-5-17 Chicago, IL: The makers of a testosterone supplement that only carries FDA approval for hypogonadism (severely depleted testosterone) but nonetheless has been heavily marketed to treat a largely manufactured disease, won their day in court at the end of last month when a jury in state court found in favor of AndroGel manufacturer AbbVie. The decision trans... - Are Benicar Generics Flying Under the Radar?
Sep-4-17 Santa Cruz, CA: Drug maker Daiichi Sankyo has now offered $300 million to settle more than 2,000 Benicar lawsuits based on allegations that blood pressure medications, Benicar, Benicar HCT, Azor, and Tribenzor caused serious gastrointestinal injuries. But Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Apotex, Inc., Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Ascend Laboratories L...