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May-1-15 Washington, DC For Lumber Liquidators’s allegedly toxic flooring , it just goes from bad to worse. Already facing over 100 Lumber Liquidators formaldehyde lawsuits from disgruntled plaintiffs upset with allegedly unsafe engineered flooring imported from China, the company has revealed it could be facing criminal charges from the US Department of J... - Concern Over Risperdal Side Effects Heating Up
Jan-7-14 Washington, DC When Johnson & Johnson (J&J) agreed in early November of last year to pay more than $2.2 billion in criminal and civil fines to settle allegations of improperly promoting Risperdal to various patient constituencies, it was hailed as the third-largest pharmaceutical settlement in US history. Risperdal side effects can vary and can... - Shoulder Pain Pumps Used Despite Warnings on Label
Jan-8-09 Ottawa, ON The January 2009 edition of the Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter spotlights the shoulder pain pump and its relationship to shoulder injury after arthroscopic shoulder surgery. And even though the newsletter, published by Health Canada, originates north of the border, the concern is equally important to patients in the US. Here is yet a... - American Career College Financial Aid Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A consumer fraud class action lawsuit has been filed against the American Career College (ACC) alleging it kept financial aid money for itself, for services it did not provide, instead of giving the money to students. The lawsuit is filed on behalf of all students who did not receive financial aid for housing and transportation, desp... - FDA Pulls Darvon Darvocet From Market
Nov-19-10 Washington, DC Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals Inc, which makes Darvon and Darvocet, the brand version of the prescription pain medication propoxyphene, has agreed to withdraw the medication from the US market at the request of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA has also informed the generic manufacturers of propoxyphene-containing produc... - Odyssey Healthcare Inc. Whistleblower Settlement
Odyssey Healthcare Inc. was accused by two whistleblower actions of charges related to patient admission, retention and discharge practices and investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dallas-based Odyssey agreed to a $13 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of... - Did Heparin Mix-Up with Insulin Contribute to Infant's Death?
Nov-17-10 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Not long ago actor Dennis Quaid made headlines after his infant children were given an adult dose of heparin in the hospital, rather than the formulation meant for infants. An investigation determined the labels of the two formulations were too similar. Well, it has happened again—sort of. This time, in Canada. And this time,... - Nurse Scab says Overtime Pay a Problem
Jul-9-12 Bessemer, AL Tanya is a nurse based in Alabama but a lot of her work takes her to California hospitals—substituting for RN’s who are on strike for nurses overtime violations and other disputes. Incredibly, Tanya is also claiming overtime violations—yes, that’s correct—when filling in for nurses on strike. Another nurse... - All Eyes on California as Monster Death Trial Poised to Get Underway
Apr-22-15 Alameda County, CA While the popularity of energy drinks cannot be understated, their health and safety is a continuing source of debate. To that end, every time you turn around it seems there is a new study out sounding the clarion call of caution with regard to consumption in relation to Monster drink contents and those of other manufacturers. One... - California Employment Attorney: “Everyone’s Time Is Valuable”
Apr-21-15 Lancaster, CA A growing area of unpaid wages litigation includes off-the-clock work such as donning and doffing safety gear. Employees in California who are required to put on and take off protective gear for their shift and are not paid for their time may be eligible to file an unpaid wages lawsuit against their employer. Kitty Szeto, attorney at R. R... - FDA Accuses Amylin of Withholding Byetta Safety Information
Jul-7-12 Washington, DC A recently posted memo from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accuses Amylin Pharmaceuticals of withholding information about the safety of Byetta , a diabetes medication. The memo, written concerning an application for Bydureon, claims Amylin withheld information about Byetta side effects, information that was uncovered during a... - Panacryl Sutures Cause Additional Surgeries?
Jan-23-07 Staten Island, NY Steven Kaplan went into hospital for regular gallbladder surgery in April, 2004. But Panacryl sutures were used and caused him to have a second operation as well as a long and painful recovery. Panacryl sutures are a type of stitch that is supposed to be absorbed by the body after surgery, but in Kaplan's case, and many others, they... - Asbestosis and Asbestos
Dec-25-13 New Orleans, LA When it comes to asbestos exposure lawsuits, health problems such as mesothelioma and lung cancer tend to get most of the attention, but asbestosis is also a serious condition linked to asbestos exposure. Similar to lung cancer and mesothelioma, asbestos disease affects the patient’s lungs, severely restricting the patient’s... - Yasmin Complaints Still Coming In
Apr-16-15 Bend, OR It’s surprising that not everyone has heard about Yasmin and Yaz side effects, and even more surprising that even with 100 deaths linked to the birth control pill, it is still on the market. Darla found out that Yasmin is dangerous just last month - when she suffered a life-threatening pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). F... - Workers Compensation Supposed to Protect Workers
Feb-15-09 Baton Rouge, LA You would think that if you were injured on the job, workers' compensation would protect you from the financial devastation that could result. After all, some on-the-job injuries are life-changing, despite a push to ensure worker safety. Workers compensation law is meant to protect a worker's right to financial compensation in the case of... - Bausch & Lomb Fails to Warn About Dangers of ReNu Contact Lens Solution
Nov-8-06 Greenville, SC: ReNu with MoistureLoc solution has been widely used for the storing, wetting and cleaning of soft contact lenses. But here once again, a drug company has left a product on the market, with no warning to consumers, long after it was aware that serious side effects were developing in people using the product. According to the FDA, cluste... - Merck Pushes Positive Vytorin Results
Apr-15-15 San Diego, CA As more information on a recent Vytorin study is released, Merck has continued to tout the positive findings of that study. Vytorin side effects have been at the heart of Vytorin lawsuits, alleging patients were put at risk of health problems due to their use of the drug. The study, known as IMPROVE-IT, involved more than 18,000 patien... - The Stryker Compensation Deadline Has Passed—Again
Apr-15-15 Kalamazoo, MI When the Stryker Orthopedics Rejuvenate Modular Hip System Recall resulted in the $1.45 billion settlement announced November 3 of last year, plaintiffs initially had no more than about five weeks to respond. Provided the hip implants had failed and had been replaced via revision surgery prior to the announced date of the settlement, resp... - Asbestos Mesothelioma--The Damage Continues
Dec-13-08 Belvidere Mountain, Vermont Asbestos made the news recently—big time—regarding a tentative settlement of $140 million to be paid to by W.R. Grace, the company that mined asbestos and produced Zonolite—a do-it-yourself home insulation. The company faced a class action suit brought by hundreds of people who had used the insulation and deve... - “Propecia Really Screwed Me Up”
Apr-12-15 Atlanta, GA It’s not easy for a man to talk about his sexual problems, but many men who have taken Propecia are so furious with the manufacturer that they welcome this opportunity to warn others about Propecia long-term side effects, such as erectile dysfunction, which can also lead to severe depression, as it did in Paul’s case. “...