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East Aurora, NY: Moog Inc has announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified the voluntary correction of the Curlin 6000 CMS, Curlin 6000 CMS IOD, PainSmart, and PainSmart IOD as a Class I recall. The affected models were manufactured and updated from May 2007 to February 2011. The decision to conduct the device recall is... - Januvia Pancreatic Cancer Lawsuits on the Rise
Jun-8-14 San Diego, CA Lawsuits involving a class of diabetes drugs called incretin mimetics, including Januvia , have dramatically increased over the last month. As of May 17, 2014, there are 414 complaints linking these drugs to pancreatic cancer pending in federal court, up from 354 Byetta, Victoza and Januvia lawsuits (and other similar diabetes drugs) f... - Lawyer Raises Objection to Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash
Aug-12-09 Troy, MI A young lawyer from Troy, Michigan was puzzled by the brownish stains that suddenly began to appear on this teeth, then he gradually started to make the connection between his new mouthwash and the dramatic changes he saw in the mirror. "I never had stains like this on my teeth until after I started using Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash," says Mark Ros... - Health Canada Removes Bowel Cleansing Indication for OTC OSPs
Aug-12-09 Ottawa, ON: Concerns over oral sodium phosphate (OSP) continue, with the latest salvo in the OSP debate coming from Health Canada. Earlier this month the Canadian health agency declared that oral phosphate soda is no longer indicated for purgative use (bowel cleansing) due to a risk for OSP kidney damage, while stressing oral sodium phosphate product... - Fresh Express Recalls Bag Spinach Due to Possible Risk from Salmonella
Washington, DC: Fresh Express is recalling 2,939 cases of 9 oz. Bag Spinach with Product Codes starting with H081 and H082, UPC Code of 7127913204 and Use-by Dates of April 6 and 7 out of an abundance of caution due to a positive test result for Salmonella from random sample testing. The company is not aware of any illnesses reported in connection... - $1 Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Award Upheld, While Tooey Opens the Door
Jun-4-14 Philadelphia, PA An asbestos lawsuit that was appealed by both sides in the case has concluded with an appellate court upholding findings of the original trial court and jury award. The finding also serves to illustrate a recent uptick in filings in the state of Pennsylvania following a recent finding of the State Supreme Court of Pennsylvania that... - DuPont Reaches $8.3M Settlement over NJ Contaminated Drinking Water
A $8.3 million settlement has been reached in a class action filed by New Jersey residents against DuPont over allegations that company's nearby plant class contaminated tap water in Penns Grove, NJ. The lawsuit, begun nearly five years ago, claimed that the tap water was contaminated with perfluorinated compounds — including the perfl... - Infantino Recalls Toy Activity Trucks Due to Choking Hazard
Washington, DC: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada, in cooperation with Infantino LLC, have announced a voluntary recall of some 40,500 Troy the Activity Trucks in the United States and a further 1,900 in Canada because the plastic beads on the activity truck's bead runs can detach, posing a choking hazard to young c... - Turkey Burgers Recalled for Possible Salmonella Contamination
Washington, DC: Jennie-O Turkey Store is recalling approximately 54,960 pounds of frozen, raw turkey burger products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture' Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products subject to recall include: 4-pound boxes of Jennie-O Turkey Store "All Natural... - Labor Department Sues Former North Carolina Company over ERISA Benefits
May-25-11 Fletcher, NC The US Department of Labor recently filed a lawsuit against former Fletcher, North Carolina company Unicomp Inc., claiming it violated portions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ( ERISA ). The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that the lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Di... - Are Crestor Issues Slowly Killing You One Cell at a Time?
Dec-29-12 Tampa, FL Crestor is only one of a handful of statin drugs that represent the mother lode for those pharmaceutical companies with a product serving that market. Aging Baby Boomers, coupled with the prevailing wisdom that statin use lowers the bad cholesterol thought to promote heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events has combined to make stat... - Frankly Fresh Recalls Seafood Salad Products
Washington, DC: Frankly Fresh, Inc. of Carson, CA, is recalling its seafood line of products, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individ... - Interview with Labor Lawyer Jose Garay, Part 2
Sep-25-07 Irvine, CA In the second part of our interview, lawyer Jose Garay answers some of the most commonly asked questions by employees regarding California labor law . LawyersandSettlements (LAS): What is your area of expertise? Jose Garay (JG): My area of expertise started in labor law representing employees for a wide variety of reasons, from discrimina... - Louie Foods Recalls Alfalfa, Clover, Spicy and Broccoli Sprouts
Washington, DC: Louie Foods International of Fresno, California, is recalling all Louie' brand sprouts with a "Use By"date on or before 4/14/11, because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. To-date, no illnesses have been reported. Products affected by the recall include: Alfalfa Sprout Mix, 4 oz. cups (UPC 11324 04401) Alfalfa Sprout... - Reports of Injury, Near Death, Prompts Warning for Water Walking Balls
Washington, DC: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a warning regarding the use of a new type of water-related recreational activity, due to the potential risks of suffocation and drowning. The activity is called water walking and the water walking ball has numerous brand or ride names. CPSC is warning consumers that ther... - Portier Fine Foods Norwegian Smoke Salmon Recalled
Washington, DC: The Smokehouse is conducting a recall of PORTIER FINE FOODS Norwegian Smoked Salmon of various size packages including 4 oz., 8 oz., 16 oz. and random weight sizes, Batch Code 066 only, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infe... - Thomas Produce Recalls Jalapeno Peppers
Washington, DC: Thomas Produce of Boca Raton, FL, is recalling 320 boxes of Jalapeno Peppers because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. The recalled Jalapeno Peppers were s... - Ford's Airbags: Another Car Crashworthiness Failure
Sep-24-07 Vero Beach, FL Don Hunt doubts he will ever buy another Ford after the airbags failed to deploy in a head-on collision. So much for car crashworthiness . "I picked up my son from work and we were driving home, doing about 35mph," says Hunt. "We had our seatbelts on—fortunately. As we approached a mall entrance a line-up of cars was waiting to turn i... - Avandia heart attack panic pushes Feds to reform the FDA
Sep-24-07 Washington, DC Just four months after diabetics and their doctors were rudely awakened to the dangers of taking Avandia , Congress passed legislation Sept. 20 boosting the power of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The new legislation, aimed at transforming the FDA from a passive watchdog into an active hunter for dangerous prescription drugs, r... - Citalopram and Finasteride Recalled
Washington, DC: Greenstone LLC is recalling, to the patient level, medicines with lot number FI0510058-A on the label. This includes Citalopram 10mg Tablets (100-count bottle) and Finasteride 5mg Tablets (90-count bottle), both distributed in the U.S. market. The recall is due to the possibility that incorrect labels have been placed on the b...