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The US Food and Drug Administration has issued an alert to consumers of fresh bagged spinach about an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in multiple states that may be associated with the consumption of produce. Preliminary epidemiological evidence suggests that bagged fresh spinach may be a possible source of this outbreak. Based on the current information,... - Monster Energy Drink Lawsuit Reportedly Settled
Sep-25-15 Lancaster, CA Multiple Monster Energy drink lawsuits have reportedly been settled, with another apparently recently settled for a significant amount, although the exact terms of the energy drink settlement are being kept confidential. Even the name of the family involved in the lawsuit is being kept under wraps, although one high-profile lawsuit was sc... - FDA Panel to Review Essure Contraceptive Device
Sep-23-15 Washington, DC Bayer’s contraceptive device, Essure, will be reviewed by US health experts later this week, following an increasing number of complaints over potential Essure side effects. The review will determine whether or not the device should be restricted. Approved in 2002, Essure contains two nickel-titanium coils that are inserted... - Healthcare Contractor Hit with Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit, Plaintiffs Allege Missed Breaks
Jun-19-14 Oakland, CA As the mean population of the nation continues to age and baby boomers begin to live out their retirement years, an increased focus is placed on nursing and extended care facilities for the elderly, the residents they serve and the caregivers who work there. To that end, an unpaid overtime lawsuit was filed this week in California alleging... - Coumadin: “The Most Dangerous Drug in America”
Sep-20-15 Asheville, NC It can easily be said that the pressure on Coumadin (warfarin) has been off ever since the two newer blood thinners Pradaxa and Xarelto have been on the market and commanding headlines with their inherent lack of antidotes (although a reversing agent for Pradaxa is currently in the pipeline for FDA approval). In fact, warfarin has bene... - Have Lawsuits Changed Unum Group?
Oct-19-07 Chattanooga, TN In the past few years, Unum Group has faced repeated [ lawsuits ] alleging the company is guilty of illegally denying valid customer claims. Some of those lawsuits have been settled, while others have now been consolidated into class action lawsuits. In the face of growing criticism from customers and lawmakers, including a multi-state i... - Excessive Bank Fees? How Does 79.9 Percent APR Grab You?
Oct-19-09 San Diego, CA The propensity of banks and other financial institutions to charge excessive bank overdraft fees and other excessive bank fees has raised the ire of at least one Congressman. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) said back in September that he would introduce legislation to "protect Americans from excessive checking account... - Medtronic Defibrillators: Faulty Leads linked to Five Deaths
Oct-15-07 Minneapolis, MN The largest player in the implantable heart defibrillator market announced yesterday that it is halting sales of the Sprint Fidelis lead, a wire that connects the Medtronic defibrillator to the heart, after it was determined the leads could be potentially defective. Medtronic is also urging doctors to stop using the Fidelis lead af... - Avandia FDA Mole Hawks Lethal Medication Patches
Aug-12-07 Washington, DC: Douglas Arbesfeld, the pharmaceutical industry's mole inside the FDA, recently revealed his existence quite by accident when he attempted to destroy the reputation of cardiologist Dr. Steve Nissen by sending a malicious email to reporters after Dr. Nissen published a study that found the diabetes drug Avandia possibly increases the risk o... - Zofran Could Achieve MDL Status October 1
Sep-17-15 New York, NY A significant day is approaching for Zofran lawsuits , when the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation will meet to decide whether or not Zofran lawsuits qualify for consolidation. The manufacturer of Zofran, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), has formally filed a motion to have all existing (and presumably, future) lawsuits transferred for pretria... - A Dangerous Delay in Diagnosis
Oct-14-09 Memphis, TN It isn't easy to sue your doctor in Tennessee. Plaintiffs lose more medical malpractice suits they win in that state. But Courtney Hill's story of a lump in her breast--that doctors ignored until it was too late-proved to be so compelling that the jury recently awarded Hill and her husband $24 million. Hill's verdict may be one of the... - Hip and Knee Replacement FAQ
Why are hip and knee implant devices being recalled? Some hip and knee implant devices are being recalled because of high failure rates that result in patients requiring revision surgery years before they typically should. For example, most hip implants are expected to last approximately 15 years, but with some implant devices, such as the DePuy ASR h... - Hip & Knee Replacement Implant Failure - Hip Replacement Lawsuit & Lawyer
The past decade has seen an exponential increase in hip and knee replacements and with it, hip & knee replacement failure . With more and more baby boomers approaching an older age, hip and knee replacement surgery is becoming more common--as are hip and knee replacement complaints . Since the Depuy hip and knee replacement recalls in 2005, thousands... - North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare Technology Settlement
Charlotte, NC: (Mar-28-07) Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) filed suit against the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) over the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), which is the state's system for processing Medicaid claims. DHHS awarded the MMIS contract to ACS in April 2004, but canceled the contract in July 2006, sp... - Latest Xarelto Lawsuit Accuses Defendants of Misleading Advertisements
Sep-14-15 New Orleans, LA In perhaps one of the most damning commentaries yet on the safety and efficacy of Xarelto, more than two dozen plaintiffs claim in a recently filed Xarelto lawsuit that not only did Xarelto partners Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Bayer Corp. (Bayer) fail to adequately warn about the lack of an available reversing agent to help stem... - Levaquin Patient Worried About Lifelong Pain
Oct-7-09 Inman, KS Melissa C. took Levaquin for less than a week before she suffered severe Levaquin side effects. Although she has not suffered Levaquin tendon ruptures, her pain has not improved since stopping the medication. Now Melissa is worried that she could suffer from debilitating pain for the rest of her life. "I got the Levaquin on a Tuesday, abou... - Ambien Side Effects - Ambien Possible Class Action Lawsuit Case
Ambien is a pharmaceutical prescribed to help patients with insomnia and is currently one of the most prescribed sleep aids in the US. However, there is recent concern over possible addictive Ambien side effects and sleep-related eating, walking, cooking and driving. Alleged side effects range from Ambien sleepwalking episodes to hallucinations, vio... - Plane Crash Case Settles for Just Over $2 Million
Oct-5-09 Charlotte, NC Planes just don't fall out of the sky, say lawyers who have won sizeable settlements on behalf of their clients in plane crash lawsuits. An airplane crash, which almost always results in plane crash victims, is explained generally by aircraft failure, pilot failure, adverse weather or any combination of the three. A legal professional... - "I Connected the Dots and Linked Tendonitis to Avelox"
Oct-5-09 Roswell, GA " I didn't connect the dots with Avelox and tendon problems right away," says Carrie, who had surgery last month for tendonitis in her finger. "Six days after I started taking Avelox, my infection got better but the pain in my hand was unbearable." When Carrie finished the course of Avelox treatment (10 days) she went back to the docto... - Crestor Lawsuits Still Percolating
Sep-10-15 Los Angeles, CA Not that Americans could be accused of popping any medication like candy. But there are times when consumers have become so desensitized to medications, that popping a pill such as an aspirin or a statin to rein in bad cholesterol is rarely given a second thought. However, with statins, and specifically Crestor, a second thought might be wa...