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Washington, DC: Sprouters Northwest, Inc. of Kent, WA, is recalling all of its clover and clover mix products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healt... - Worker's Compensation: Benefits Vary by State
Jun-8-07 Hartford, CT The benefits of Worker's Compensation far outweigh the costs, even in the face of some employers crying foul over legislated benefit improvements in some states that will result in premium increases. Still, with 450 deaths attributed to workplace accidents each year in the state of Texas alone, the need for compensation funding to support... - Lexapro Manufacturer Agrees to Settlement Worth Up to $10.4 Million
Mar-23-14 Boston, MA Plaintiffs litigating against the manufacturers of Lexapro may have lost one round of a fight accusing defendant Forest Laboratories Inc. (Forest) of misrepresentation. But another Lexapro lawsuit has been filed with regard to Lexapro and a companion drug, Celexa, amidst allegations that the manufacturer heavily promoted the drugs to be more... - New Canadian Study Reveals Concern for Thighbone Fracture with Bone Drugs
Feb-23-11 Toronto, ON The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) is out with a new Canadian study that points to a slightly higher risk of a certain type of thighbone fracture in women who take bisphosphonates such as Fosamax for long periods. Fox News reported on the study this morning, via Reuter's Health . The report identified Laura Y. Pa... - Two More Bellwether Trials Ordered for Fosamax Dead Jaw
Feb-23-11 Manhattan, NY The recent loss by a plaintiff in state court over a Fosamax lawsuit may have been fuelled by insufficient evidence, according to a story appearing February 15 in the Philadelphia Enquirer . The jury in the Atlantic County Superior Court room had no valentines in mind for plaintiff Alison Rosenberg, 67, when they found for the defendant... - Fruta Planta Weight Loss Products Linked to Heart Attacks, Death
Washington, DC: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use "Fruta Planta" a product promoted and sold on various websites, such as www.frutaplanta.com, as a dietary supplement for weight loss. FDA has received multiple reports of adverse events associated with the use of this product, including several cardiac... - J&J Wins Reversal of $1.2B Risperdal Settlement
Mar-21-14 Washington, DC Johnson & Johnson has won a reversal of a $1.2 billion settlement of a consumer fraud action concerning the marketing of Risperdal. On Thursday, an Arkansas Supreme Court reversed the earlier ruling which concluded that J&J had improperly marketed its anti-psychotic drug and concealed the its health risks. The settlement, imp... - J&J Transvaginal Mesh Victory a “Fluke”
Mar-20-14 Dallas, TX The first of many scheduled court cases alleging that transvaginal mesh devices caused harm to thousands of American women was being closely watched. And a West Virginia judge’s decision in February to dismiss Carolyn Lewis’s personal injury case against Johnson and Johnson (J&J) caused some surprise, but will not deter other... - New Treatment Guidelines Could Put 13 Million Americans on Statin Drugs
Mar-20-14 Washington, DC Revised guidelines issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) regarding risk factors for heart disease and stroke could put as many as 13 million Americans on statin medications. According to a report by TIME.com the guidelines ease the treatment thresholds to include some 10.4 millio... - FDA Plays Down Victoza Cancer Concern, but Plaintiffs Beg to Differ
Mar-19-14 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) may have agreed that there isn’t a lot to talk about with regard to Victoza side effects . To wit, the two health regulators have parked any provocative concern over pancreatitis and precancerous changes to the pancreas with regard to Victoza and other... - Parsley & Cilantro Recalled in US and Canada
Edinburg, TX: Following confirmation from regulators of a positive test for salmonella on curly parsley in Quebec and cilantro in Detroit, J&D Produce Inc. is initiating a precautionary, voluntary recall of these two items packed only Nov. 30 and Dec. 6, 2010. There have been no reported illnesses. The recall involves 2,498 cases of the p... - Alfalfa Sprouts Linked to Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak
Washington, DC: The FDA is advising consumers not to eat Alfalfa Sprouts and Spicy Sprouts (which contain alfalfa sprouts mixed with radish and clover sprouts) from Tiny Greens Organic Farm of Urbana, Ill. because preliminary results of the investigation of a multistate outbreak of a href="https://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/lawsuit/food_poisoning.html"... - Is Fracking Linked to Earthquakes?
Mar-18-14 Columbus, OH Among the list of concerns about hydraulic fracking are the effects associated with fracking chemicals and water contamination. People who fight fracking in their town cite concerns about the risk of serious health consequences associated with potential contamination of groundwater. Now, some people theorize that fracking may even be assoc... - A Victory for Asbestos Patients in Texas
Apr-18-09 Austin, TX Business and industry may not like it, but victims of asbestos mesothelioma and other asbestos-related illnesses are cheering the passage of a bill in the Texas Senate that will make it easier for plaintiffs to pursue damages for health-related asbestos cancers triggered by asbestos exposure in the workplace. Critics of the legislation clai... - New Study Confirms Risperdal Link to Gynecomastia - Breaking News from Conference in Florida
Mar-17-14 Orlando, FL An important new study done by a team of researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada, and presented for the first time at a conference in Florida, confirms a clear link between the use of the widely used antipsychotic drug Risperdal and breast enlargement in men, or gynecomastia. “If we put this s... - Zyprexa Plaintiff Still Suffers in Spite of Court Decision
Mar-17-14 St. Louis, MO There is little doubt that the plaintiff in a Zyprexa side effects lawsuit is stricken with tardive dyskinesia likely caused by his use of Zyprexa over a time span of four years. However, in spite of the best efforts of his Zyprexa lawyer, Timothy Boehm’s lawsuit was lost after defendant Eli Lilly was granted summary judgment in the... - Mothers Act Fuels Multibillion Dollar Industry - Part 3 of 3
Apr-14-09 PART ONE - PART TWO The prescribing of seven drugs, including two antipsychotics and five antidepressants, to treat OCD is a typical example of the profit-driven drugging that women snagged by the Mother's Act will face, but it's a far cry from the description Katherine wrote about regarding the comparatively minor treatment she received, when she st... - Risk of Food Poisoning Prompts Recall of Bright Water Buffalo Krab Dip Products
Washington, DC: Bright Water Seafood is recalling its 7 ounce packages of Buffalo Krab Dip and 7 ounce packages of Southwest Krab Dip because they have 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 im... - Lipitor Recall
Washington, DC: Further to Pfizer's October recall of some bottles of LIPITOR (40 mg only) due to a small number of reports of an uncharacteristic odor related to the bottles in which LIPITOR is packaged, Pfizer has issued another, larger recall of 19,000 more bottles of the cholesterol medication. The total number of bottles of Lipitor now recal... - 25,600 Lbs of Ground Beef Products Recalled
Washington, DC: Winn Meats Co, a Dallas, Texas, establishment, is recalling approximately 25,600 pounds of ground beef products that were improperly labeled and potentially adulterated. The products' labels include "For Cooking Only," indicating that they are intended for further processing to apply a full lethality at a federally inspected estab...