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San Francisco, CA: A notification program has begun, as ordered by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, to purchasers of Diamond of California brand walnut products about a proposed consumer fraud class action settlement of Zeisel v. Diamond Foods, Inc., Case No. 3:10-cv-1192-JSW. This lawsuit claims that Dia... - The Depakote Dilemma: Seizure or Side Effects
Nov-20-13 Bend, OR Sandra has been taking Depakote as a treatment for epilepsy for several years and for the first two months of her pregnancy. “As soon as I found out that I was pregnant I stopped taking it, but I worried that Depakote’s damage had already been done,” she says. Sandra’s doctor advised her to withdraw from Depakote gra... - Lipitor Lawsuit Filed As Experts Argue Over Use of Statins
Nov-19-13 Martinsburg, WV A Lipitor side effects lawsuit has been filed against Pfizer, alleging a woman developed diabetes and related health issues as a result of using Lipitor. The lawsuit was filed as researchers and doctors debate how many people should be using statins, given the risk of health issues linked to the drugs. The West Virginia Record (11/... - Takeda Loses Actos Lawsuit, Ordered to Pay More Than $2 Million
Mar-16-15 Philadelphia, PA A jury in an Actos bladder cancer lawsuit has found in favor of the plaintiff, and has ordered Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. to pay more than $2.3 million. The plaintiff, John Kristufek, had filed his Actos side effects lawsuit alleging he was not properly warned about the risks associated with Actos, specifically the reported link between... - Little Yield, in Yield Plus: Investors Sue
Dec-28-08 New York, NY You wonder when it's all going to end. No, not the credit crisis or stock market losses, but the securities fraud that comes with promising more than you can deliver—and specifically, attempting to mitigate the risk in an effort to secure the investment and ink the deal. The whole, sorry mess that is the current economy should be ample war... - Contaminated in Canada: Syringes Re-used for Nearly Two Decades
Oct-28-08 High Prairie, AB It's happened again. Reminiscent of the syringe scare at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada, a Canadian hospital has been put on alert after reused syringes were found to have been used on a host of patients across nearly two decades. As the American parallel has shown, the multiple use of a syringe needle can promote the spread of... - Asbestos Drilling Mud Claims: When an Asbestos Lawsuit Is Not a Typical Lawsuit
Nov-14-13 Houston, TX Asbestos drilling mud lawsuits are similar to other asbestos claims because they all tend to allege that employees were exposed to asbestos without being properly warned of the risks and without being given adequate safety gear. Asbestos drilling mud lawsuits and other asbestos lawsuits also tend to involve claims about serious health proble... - Veteran Medical Malpractice: A State of Uncaring
Nov-11-06 Washington, DC: Today is Veteran's Day, a time to respect and reflect. However, respecting and caring for veterans should be 365 days a year, especially those needing medical treatment. It is a sad state of affairs that some VA hospitals don't see it that way. Daryl Taylor knew his father would die one day, he just didn't think that it would happen so... - Patient Regrets Surgery with Shoulder Pain Pump
Dec-13-08 Tampa, FL If you're like some patients who had a shoulder pain pump implanted after shoulder surgery, you may regret ever having had the surgery at all. Todd D. certainly does. His minor shoulder injury required surgery, but that shoulder surgery, which involved a pump for pain management, may have created even more problems for Todd. "I had my first... - The Defective Saturn and the New GM: What's in the Cards?
Dec-12-08 Detroit, MI It will be interesting to view the forthcoming marriage of automotive law as it pertains to the defective car, and the new economic realities facing auto manufacturers. Case in point: Saturn, and the auto defect issue surrounding its failed "Vti" transmissions. Back in September General Motors Corporation (GM) agreed to pay out an estimat... - Paxil Heart Defects: Will Mothers Ever Be Sure?
May-9-12 Washington, DC "Now they're going to think for the rest of their lives that it was her fault because she took Paxil." Adrienne Einarson, semiretired assistant director of Motherisk in Toronto, was commenting on the debate that continues to boil surrounding antidepressants and pregnancy. Some studies have linked Paxil side effects and birth defects in b... - Retaliation Remains the #1 Employment Law Claim
Mar-5-15 Retaliation remains the top charge that workers file on a yearly basis with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, totaling 42.8 percent of the charges that were filed in fiscal 2014. The high number of claims are due in part because retaliation claims are easier to prove than the underlying discrimination claims. A nurse in Ohio recently re... - FDA Demands Warnings for Cardiovascular Risks on all Prescription Testosterone Low-T Products
Mar-4-15 Los Angeles, CA The potential risk for heart attack and stroke associated with prescription testosterone products has prompted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to demand new warnings and label changes be made to all prescription “Low T” drugs, such as AndroGel, Axiron, Testim, Depo-Testosterone and other gels, creams patches and inje... - “Transvaginal Mesh Ended My Sexual Life”
Mar-3-15 Winnipeg, MB “My primary goal in filing a transvaginal mesh lawsuit is to get the message out to other women,” says Fran. “The mesh manufacturers should never have been allowed to put this defective device on the market.” Fran is amongst hundreds of Canadians who have filed a transvaginal mesh (TVM) lawsuit with attorneys i... - Lawmakers sever ties between CDC and Big Pharma
Aug-21-06 In the wake of overhauling the FDA, lawmakers are also cracking down on conflicts of interest within the Centers for Disease Control. Last month, Representatives, Dr Dave Weldon (R-FL), and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), held a press conference to announce the introduction of a bill that would give responsibility for vaccine safety to an independent agency withi... - Plane Crash Kills Beloved Executive and Fiancée
Dec-7-08 Cleveland, OH It's a point we've made before; plane crashes appear to be happening at alarming frequency. Yesterday, this writer searched 'plane crash' for an assignment and up popped a small plane that crashed into the side of a mountain. I was going to write about that airplane crash this morning, but thought I would search the subject again. Sure... - Is Crestor for Everyone Over 50?
Nov-2-13 Seattle, WA Statins such as Crestor have been touted as an important and relatively risk-free way for people to avoid life-threatening cardiovascular events. But some researchers are concerned that taking the medications expose patients to an increased risk of issues such as Crestor side effects, without actually improving health outcomes. An article a... - Feed Your Body with Food, Not Herbal Supplements
Mar-1-15 New York, NY Most everyone over 40 remembers Jefferson Airplane’s famous song, “White Rabbit.” Grace Slick, the writer and singer, said the song was intended to be a wake-up call to parents who read their children novels such as Alice In Wonderland, and then wondered why their children would later use drugs, namely hallucinogens. Today... - Aircraft Mechanics in Kansas' Aircraft Industry At Risk for Asbestos Diseases
Wichita, KA: Aircraft mechanics and metal workers who were involved in the manufacture and maintenance of airplanes at Boeing and other aircraft manufacturing facilities in the state of Kansas may have been exposed to asbestos and as such at risk for asbestos-related diseases. Asbestos is mainly used as an insulating material – it is a very... - Kugel Mesh One Helluva Mess
Feb-28-15 Appleton, WI “If I knew that some Kugel Mesh had been recalled, I would have insisted on having it taken out sooner,” says Ann. “This mesh had 10 years to seriously damage my body.” Ann had a recent physical and her doctor thought she might have another hernia. Fortunately, she had the mesh removed before it could cause even...