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Jul-25-15 Bloomington, IN The recent arrival of new chief executive officer Pete Yonkman at medical device manufacturer Cook Group Inc. provides a renewed platform for debate with regard to IVC filter lawsuits and where litigation fits in with the recently installed CEO’s list of priorities. The inferior vena cava filter is a medical device that is implant... - Lip Gloss Keychains Recalled
Keychains Have High Lead Levels About 75,000 Lip Gloss Keychains sold at Rite Aid, Kmart, Fred Meyer and Wal-Mart Stores nationwide are being recalled. The metal clasp attached to the keychain contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. This recall involves lip gloss with a metal... - Two Talcum Powder Lawsuits Dismissed
Sep-10-16 Atlantic City, NJ: In the ongoing talcum powder cancer litigation the courts have come to some contradictory conclusions about allegations linking talcum powder and cancer. While two lawsuits resulted in large awards to the plaintiffs, two recent lawsuits were thrown out of court with a judge ruling the plaintiffs did not prove the use of talc caused t... - Black Diamond Mozzarella Cheese Slices Recalled
Health Canada Warns of Plastic Mesh Found in Cheese Black Diamond brand fat-free Mozzarella processed cheese slices are the subject of a national health warning and recall issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The cheese slices, produced by Parmalat Canada, could contain small pieces of plastic mesh, posing a choking hazard to consumers... - Topamax Attorney Nicole Maldonado: "These Families Have Suffered"
May-12-11 Los Angeles, CA Although the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter concerning possible Topamax side effects , there may still be some moms whose infants suffered from reported Topamax birth defects but do not know about the warning. That warning involves the link between Topamax and pregnancy, and suggests that infants exposed to... - Thousands of Risperdal Lawsuit Allege Risperdal Side Effects
Sep-9-16 Washington, DC: It’s not that difficult to understand why Johnson & Johnson, the makers of anti-psychotic drug Risperdal (risperidone), would take lawsuits and criticism in stride given the revenues generated by the blockbuster drug: reported by Bloomberg to be $24.2 billion in worldwide sales from 2003 through 2010. In that sense, any correspo... - Builder to Repair 400 Chinese Drywall Homes in Florida
Jul-20-09 Miami, FL As the Chinese drywall controversy continues to reverberate throughout various pockets of the country, Chinese drywall problems have forced a Miami-based homebuilder to remediate hundreds of Florida homes containing suspect China drywall. According to a July 13th account in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Lennar Corporation has set aside $3... - The Catch 22 Associated With Bisphosphonate Drugs
Oct-31-12 Boston, MA The Harvard name is synonymous with expert analysis and considered opinion on the latest data. That said, Harvard Women's Health Watch this past summer weighed in on bisphosphonates side effects , and in spite of compelling evidence that bisphosphonates work in lessening the effects of osteoporosis, the drug's rare capacity to actually fost... - Seroquel Lawyer Diabetes Side Effects Lawsuit
Seroquel (quetiapine) is an antipsychotic medication originally used as treatment for schizophrenia and acute manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder. It has allegedly been linked to increased weight gain as well as serious Seroquel side effects including hyperglycemia and diabetes, tardive dyskinesia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome and birth... - Protopic - Skin Cancer.
Protopic (tacrolimus), is a topical ointment used in the treatment of eczema. Protopic was approved by the FDA in December 2004. Protopic should be used only on areas of skin that have eczema, and should not be allowed to contact normal skin. In March, 2005 the FDA issued an alert warning doctors and patients about the increased risk of cancer from us... - Ezetrol Heart Attack and Stroke Legal Help
Merck and Shering-Plough have announced that, based on a study of 720 patients, Vytorin, which combines Zetia (Ezetimibe) and Zocor (Simvastatin), does not reduce the growth of fatty arterial plaque. Rather, patients who took Vytorin had more plaque growth than patients who took only Zocor. In Canada, the drug Zetia is known as Ezetrol and is developed, m... - Health Canada Advises Drug Recall, Possible Label Mix-Up
Mar-18-11 Ottawa, ON The Canadian health regulator announced yesterday the immediate voluntary recall of two drugs manufactured by Mylan Pharmaceuticals after a pharmacist noted the potential for a medication mix-up and potential mislabeling. According to a March 18 report by the Canadian Press (CP), the drugs at the center of concern are one lot of Mylan... - Is There a New Wrinkle in Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning?
Mar-14-11 Windsor, ON Concern over Fixodent denture adhesive and other denture creams containing zinc has been top of mind for denture wearers for some time now, culminating in a letter reportedly sent to the makers of two popular brands of denture cream by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in late February. The regulator reportedly called on GlaxoSmithK... - Testosterone Lawsuits Continue to Rise
Apr-6-14 Philadelphia, PA As the debate over testosterone side effects continues to heat up, two new lawsuits within a week have appeared in Philadelphia. While there are various manufacturers and brands of the testosterone gels, creams and patches that have become the rage in recent years, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals’ Testim is a target for both. To that... - UCLA and CVS Report Data Breaches
Jul-17-15 Los Angeles, CA Two large data breaches have been reported today, one by University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Health System and the other by CVS Photo. The UCLA data breach took place as far back as September 2014, according to UCLA and may have compromised personal information of some 4.5 million people. They said they detected suspicious acti... - The Pain of Kugel Mesh Patches: One Account
Jun-29-07 Queen Creek, AZ Although Kugel Mesh Patches were recalled in 2006, many patients still have them implanted and may be experiencing serious side effects from patches that have broken. Some patients may also not realize that their health problems are related to the Kugel Mesh Patch, thinking instead that the problem is with their body adapting to the herni... - Hydroxycut Recall Leads to Lawsuit
May-13-09 Baltimore, MD The makers of Hydroxycut could find themselves in court following the announcement of the Hydroxycut recall. Consumers, upset about being put at risk of experiencing serious Hydroxycut side effects, including liver injury, are now contacting lawyers to explore their options regarding a Hydroxycut lawsuit. At least 1 lawsuit has been filed i... - IVC Filters: There is no Standardization of Care
Sep-3-16 Phoenix, AZ: The more one digs into the IVC filter debacle, the more one realizes the Catch 22 which appears to govern the existence of the small, spider-like devices designed as a hedge against the migration of potentially dangerous blood clots through the inferior vena cava vein, the major thoroughfare that carries blood up from the lower extremities... - Incorrect Dosage Labeling Prompt Recall of Dobutamine Hydrochloride Injection
Incorrect Labeling States Dosage at 1000 times above Indicated Certain lots of Dobutamine Hydrochloride Injection 250 mg/20 ml are being recalled due to a labeling error which indicates units of measure for dosing 1000 times higher than recommended. The recall has been issued by Novopharm Ltd., in consultation with Health Canada. So far, 3 lots of... - IVC Filter Bellwether Trials Set to Begin
Aug-30-16 Austin, TX: All eyes will be on the IVC filter file in a couple of weeks when the first IVC filter recall lawsuits go to trial as bellwether cases in September. While there are various manufacturers faced with pending litigation, Cook Medical is the first manufacturer to go to trial after attempts at settling cases out of court proved unsuccessful. ...