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St. John's, NF: A $17.5 million settlement has been reached between Newfoundland and Labrador's health authority and some 425 victims of botched breast cancer tests. Filed in 2006, the suit alleged that mistakes were made in hormone receptor tests done to help determine the most appropriate type of breast cancer treatment for both men and women diagn... - Legislators Trying to Temporarily Stall California Fracking
Apr-21-13 Sacramento, CA A California fracking lawsuit initiated at the beginning of the year seeks enforcement of existing California laws that require oversight of an increasingly controversial method of oil and gas extraction. The lawsuit, filed January 24 in Alameda County Superior Court, suggests the required oversight is not happening and that existing law... - Nationwide Recall of All Accusure Insulin Syringes
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals today issued a voluntary nationwide recall of all Accusure Insulin Syringes. The distributed syringes are of the following descriptions and NDC numbers: 28G 1/2cc, NDC 0603-6995-21;28G 1cc, NDC 0603-6996-21; 29G 1/2cc NDC 0603-6997-21, 29G 1cc, NDC 0603-6998-21, 30G 1/2cc, NDC 0603-999-21, 30G 1cc, NDC 0603-7000-21, 31G 1/2cc,... - Do You Have a Bard Avaulta TVM Claim? Attorney Weighs In
Sep-27-11 St Louis, MO In recent months many Transvaginal Mesh Sling (TVM) lawsuits have been filed against several manufacturers. Attorney Jacob Flint believes liability against Bard Avaulta "is looking good for plaintiffs." Although litigation against Bard is just beginning, "we think liability is going to be good because the risks associated with the B... - Four Contractors Cited in Texas Employment Deaths
Dec-18-09 Austin, TX Late this spring, three Texas men fell more than 100 feet to their deaths after the scaffolding they were working on collapsed at a construction site. Texas labor law , as well as other assorted safety requirements at the state and federal level, is put into place in an effort to prevent these kinds of tragedies. Three men employed by a Fl... - “Avaulta Transvaginal Mesh Caused a Downward Spiral”
Apr-15-13 Jacksonville, FL Carol has been suffering complications from Bard’s Avaulta transvaginal mesh since 2005, during which four months of that time she wound up in the Mayo Clinic. She is hopeful that surgery tomorrow will remove the Avaulta mesh, allow her body to heal and pull her out of this “downward spiral.” “I have been sic... - Cargill Recalls Beef Product
Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, of Milwaukee, WI, is recalling approximately 5,522 pounds of beef tongues that may not have had the tonsils completely removed, which is not compliant with regulations that require the removal of tonsils from cattle of all ages, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today... - Proving Nexium Side Effects Caused Fractures
Apr-12-13 Boston, MA Patients who began taking Nexium before an updated warning was issued about the risk of Nexium side effects may be eligible to file a lawsuit if they suffered a fracture or bone degradation, but they must speak to an attorney soon. That is because the statute of limitations began running when the updated warning was announced. Furthermore, t... - CDC to Begin Testing FEMA Trailers for Formaldehyde
Dec-20-07 New Orleans, LA The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that testing for formaldehyde levels in trailers and mobile homes will begin Friday, December 21, 2007. Testing will take place in Mississippi and Louisiana. The testing comes in response to growing concerns about the FEMA tr... - The Missing Mirena Spells Mirena Lawsuit
Apr-11-13 Geary, OK Thankfully, Brandi got pregnant and had her son before she chose the Mirena IUD for birth control. After several ultrasounds, the Mirena was found - it had perforated Brandi’s uterus. “We were thinking about having another child but I don’t know if that is going to happen now,” says Brandi. She isn’t alone... - Sixteen Years On, It’s Fen-Phen All Over Again
Apr-11-13 Washington, DC It may have been pulled off the market 16 years ago, but for some, Fen-Phen remains a scourge. That’s because the once-popular diet pill combination of Fenfluramine and Phentermine is alleged to foster serious side effects that can take years to materialize. To that end, there are about a hundred cases pending in Fen-Phen Multid... - Effexor Side Effects Can Include Life-Threatening Syndrome
Sep-17-11 Washington, DC The rash of potential health issues that have been associated with antidepressants has concerned physicians around the world, and Effexor side effects are just another example. While Effexor is considered a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)—different from Paxil and Celexa, which are SSRIs—the... - Federal Government Fines Waste Management Company for Violating New Jersey Labor Law
Dec-12-09 Newark, NJ The federal government recently fined Solid Waste Transfer and Recycling (SWTR) for what it describes as willful safety and health violations under New Jersey labor law . In an attempt to target industries with high injury and illness rates, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) recently toured th... - Beef Tongue Recalled
J.F. O'Neill Packing Company, an Omaha, NB, establishment is recalling approximately 33,000 pounds of beef tongues that may not have had the tonsils completely removed, which is not compliant with regulations that require the removal of tonsils from cattle of all ages. Tonsils are considered a specified risk material (SRM) and must be removed from catt... - Fatalities Associated with Dextran Iron Injection
American Regent and the Food and Drug Administration have issued a notification to healthcare professionals that anaphylactic-type reactions, including fatalities, have followed the parenteral administration of iron dextran injection. The Boxed Warning has been modified to recommend administering a test dose prior to the first therapeutic dose and obse... - Will Prozac Side Effects Turn Expectant Mothers Off of the Medication?
Sep-15-11 Houston, TX For expectant mothers, worry about Prozac side effects along with all the other things they have to worry about may be overwhelming. After all, they have to balance the risk of Prozac birth defects against the risk of untreated depression. But as more studies suggest a link between Prozac and birth defects, expectant mothers may find they a... - Fisher Rex Recalls Sandwiches
Fisher/Rex Sandwiches of Raleigh, NC is recalling some of their sandwiches 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 immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-te... - Is a Beyaz Lawsuit a Simple Component of Doing Business for Bayer?
Apr-8-13 Washington, DC While Beyaz manufacturer Bayer A.G. continues to stand behind its drospirenone-based oral contraceptive as safe and effective, Beyaz side effects are nonetheless articulated in both Beyaz advertising and corporate reporting. On the corporate side, pharmaceutical blogger Tom Lamb posting to DrugInjuryWatch.com noted while there is a... - Canadian Judge Approves Class-Action Status for Hip Replacement Lawsuit
Sep-13-11 Vancouver, Canada A British Columbia, Canada Supreme Court judge recently certified a class-action hip replacement lawsuit , which has been leveled against Zimmer for its Durom acetabular implant. According to the Vancouver Sun , Justice Gregory Brown ruled in a recent judgment that the potential class-action lawsuit would cover all people in Canada... - Consumer Group Says Popular Zhu Zhu Hamsters Are Unsafe
Dec-7-09 Berkeley, CA Arguably the hottest toy flying off the shelves this holiday season has just come under fire from a US consumer group for allegedly containing unsafe levels of antimony , a chemical that can cause cancer, lung and heart problems. According to CNN, GoodGuide has found unsafe levels of antimony in "Mister Squiggles," the light-brown versio...