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A Class I recall has been issued for approximately 6,490 pounds of a chunky grilled steak with vegetables canned soup made by Bay Valley Foods, because the soup may be underprocessed. The following product is subject to recall: 18.6 - oz. metal cans of Stater Bros. brand, "CHUNKY GRILLED SIRLOIN STEAK WITH VEGETABLES" Ready to Serve Soup. The front... - $8.3 Million for Defective DePuy Hip Implant
Mar-12-13 Los Angeles, CA The first in a series of DePuy hip replacement lawsuits concluded this week with a jury finding for the plaintiff. While defendants DePuy Orthopaedics (DePuy) and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) escaped a possible $179 million bill for punitive damages, plaintiff Loren Kransky was nonetheless awarded $8.3 million. According to the L... - Disabled Worker Awarded $275K in Employment Lawsuit
Disabled Worker Awarded $275K in Employment Lawsuit The State of Wisconsin will pay a former employee, Wendy Sturz, $275,000 to settle a lawsuit she brought against them. The suit alleged that the State moved too slowly in attempting to accomodate her requests around work load, requests she made as a result the progression of her degenerative joi... - Two Deaths Linked to E. Coli Outbreak
Nov-4-09 Washington, DC Several state health departments, the CDC, and the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are investigating a multi-state foodborne ilness outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 which has led to the deaths of two American citizens. On October 31, 2009, the FSIS issued a notice about a re... - More Companies Getting Into the Heparin Business
Nov-4-09 Lake Forest, IL: Recent issues surrounding heparin contamination and problems with heparin syringes have illustrated that there is no alternative to heparin for things such as catheter locking. According to a recent blog post appearing at Lynn Hadaway Associates Inc., an enterprise that provides infusion therapy performance consulting, there remain nume... - New Hampshire Resident Dies in E. Coli Outbreak
Nov-3-09 New Hampshire A New Hampshire resident has died after consuming ground beef tainted by E.coli O157:H7. The death was connected to the recent recall of over half a million pounds of (545,699) lbs of ground beef products produced by Fairbank Farms, of Ashville, New York. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it became aware the meat might be taint... - New Study May Help Veterans with Open Pit Burn Claims
Aug-13-11 Nashville, TN Countless soldiers have returned from tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan with respiratory problems, from asthma to bronchitis, and believe their illnesses stem from open pit burn facilities. And many of them are frustrated because their respiratory conditions haven't been recognized by the VA. But that attitude might change due to a s... - Use of Antidepressants Increasing despite Lexapro Birth Defects
Aug-12-11 Baltimore, MD While the risks of antidepressants have been well-documented, including Lexapro birth defects , it appears as though Americans are increasing their use of the drugs despite these risks. According to a recent study conducted by faculty members at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, antidepressants... - Stand 'n Seal: How do I get Tested for Hydrocarbon Exposure?
Nov-2-07 Philadelphia, PA "I was watching the late-night news on CNN and was horrified to hear that Stand 'n Seal grout spray sealer had caused at least two deaths and a multitude of other health related problems," says Gerry Drinkwater. Stand 'n Seal has also caused lung damage. "When the can was displayed on the screen, I recognized immediately that the Stan... - The Heartbreak and Tragedy of Accutane Side Effects
Mar-8-13 Manchester, UK When Accutane manufacturer Hoffman La-Roche Inc. (Roche) weighed mounting lawsuits in the US over allegations of Accutane Ulcerative Colitis and other adverse events, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant withdrew Accutane from the US market, citing the need to make the most appropriate business decision. Roche did not pull Accutane due to alle... - Signs of Trouble for Incivek from the Day of Approval
Mar-7-13 Washington, DC It was in May, 2011 that Vertex Pharmaceuticals won approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Incivek, a promising new drug to fight hepatitis C to be used in combination with two other drugs. According to The New York Times (5/23/11), Incivek was expected to finally allow Vertex to be profitable after 22 years of operati... - Zoloft Lawsuits Filed
Mar-6-13 Miami, FL More lawsuits have been filed against Pfizer, alleging Zoloft birth defects affected infants born with congenital birth defects and other serious health problems. The Zoloft birth defects lawsuits claim pregnant mothers took the antidepressant while pregnant, but doing so exposed their unborn babies to Zoloft defects, which reportedly include... - Nurse took Fen-phen, Diagnosis PPH
Oct-26-09 Austin, TX When Maxine was 57, she had to take early retirement from a nursing career she loved because in 1997 she took Pondamin , a component of the diet drug Fen-phen. "I stopped taking Pondamin after six months because it was making me 'hyper'," says Maxine. But six months was long enough to cause primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), and irre... - What Role Does Jones Act Play in Drilling Mud Lawsuits?
Mar-1-13 Washington, DC A drilling mud lawsuit , mired in controversy when the first trial was vacated due to revelations surrounding a judge with a perceived conflict of interest, was retried with the jury eventually finding for the defense. The plaintiff in Union Carbide Corp. et al. v. Brown , No. 2006-196 was initially awarded a staggering $322 million. The... - Smoked Beef Brisket Product Recalled For Possible Listeria Contamination
Lone Star Brisket Company, of Thorndale, Texas, is recalling approximately 207 pounds of smoked beef products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The following product is subject to recall: 2 to 3 pound vacuum packed "Texas Star Meat Company SMOKED BEEF BRISKET Fully Cooked." Each label bears the establishment number "EST. 2734... - Report: Texas county had more than 600 cases of MRSA infection
Oct-21-09 San Antonio, TX The Texas Department of State Health Services has found that in a single month this year, Bexar County reported more than 600 cases of MRSA hospital infections . The report was part of a pilot study approved by the state legislature in 2007 that was originally aimed to look at the rate of hospital infections for 12 months, the San Anton... - Banned Herbal Fen-phen / Ephedra Still Lurking in Cyberspace
Oct-18-09 Washington, DC When the Fen-phen drug was banned back in 1997 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), fans of the then-popular diet cocktail were looking for alternatives. After all, Fen-phen worked. Yet it injected the term primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) into the public lexicon; a serious condition that can take years to emerge after Fen-p... - Levaquin Lawsuit Seeks Unspecified Damages
Jul-29-11 St. Clair County, OH When Timothy Gilley was prescribed the antibiotic levaquin , he had no idea that the fluoroquinolone would have such a devastating impact on his tendons. It's for that reason that the Ohio man has launched a lawsuit against the manufacturers of Levaquin, claiming various allegations in a filing June 3 in St. Clair County Circuit Cou... - TVM Mesh Lawsuit to Be Launched in Canada
Feb-25-13 Winnipeg, MB The western Canadian city of Winnipeg will serve as the backdrop for a transvaginal mesh lawsuit in Canada. The Winnipeg Free Press (2/8/13) reports that court documents are being filed in three Canadian provinces with an eye toward launching a class-action case representing more than 300 Canadian women. Transvaginal mesh has evolved... - More DePuy Hip Lawsuits Filed
Jul-28-11 New Brunswick, NJ DePuy Orthopaedics , maker of the DePuy hip replacement products including the DePuy ASR and DePuy Pinnacle devices, reportedly faces approximately 1,000 lawsuits related to its devices. The lawsuits were filed after DePuy announced a voluntary hip replacement recall due to an unexpectedly high failure rate of certain DePuy hip devi...