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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Were Patients Wrongly Prescribed Depakote?
Mar-9-11 Boston, MA When it comes to taking medication such as Depakote that can have serious side effects, patients trust they have been given the medication for a good reason. After all, people who take Depakote might be risking Depakote side effects. When they take medication, patients believe the drug has been properly marketed and prescribed. A lawsuit aga... - Transvaginal Mesh “Flawed on Every Level”
Oct-22-12 Fort Lauderdale, FL Lana Keeton is not suffering in silence. She was implanted with transvaginal mesh in 2001, a procedure that went horribly wrong and almost killed her. Since that time, Lana has been a patient advocate and instrumental in getting the FDA warnings on synthetic surgical mesh issued in 2008 and 2011. Lana has also appeared as a speaker... - "Did Avastin Prolong or Shorten My Son's Life?"
Mar-8-11 St. Paul, MN "In 2008 my son was diagnosed with a brain tumor," says John (not his real name). "After 31 radiation treatments the tumor was gone, but it came back and he was treated with a number of anti-cancer drugs, including Avastin ." John's son lost his battle with brain cancer in October 2009. He was twelve years old. John took a six-month leav... - Salmonella Outbreak Spreads to Five States
Alfalfa Sprouts Could be the Cause According to the U.S. Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP), a recent outbreak of Salmonella St. Paul in Nebraska and Iowa, relating to contaminated alfalfa sprouts, has spread to Kansas, Missouri and South Dakota. Estimates suggest as many as 50 cases of salmonella poisoning in those states h... - Hazardous Chemical Spill Forces Evacuation of 500 from Denver Area Hospital
About 500 people, including 90 children, have been evacuated from a hospital campus in Denver, CO, this morning, following an accident involving hazardous chemicals. A spokesperson from National Jewish Health said that most people evacuated were staff. Approximately 35 people were hospitalized to treat respiratory problems and nausea. Reportedly... - Inside The FDA Advisory Committee on Beyaz, Drospirenone
Oct-19-12 Washington, DC It's been two years since Beyaz was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). And for two years Beyaz, a drospirenone oral contraceptive (OC) manufactured by Bayer, has been included in FDA advisory committee gatherings focusing on Beyaz side effects and those of other drospirenone-based contraceptives. There have been ma... - Zoloft and Other SSRIs Linked to Brain Bleeds
Oct-19-12 New York, NY In addition to the risk of Zoloft birth defects , Zoloft side effects may include an increased risk of brain bleeds, according to a recent study. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs, a class of antidepressant that includes Zoloft) have already been linked to an increased risk of birth defects. Infants exposed to Zoloft prior to b... - CDC, FDA Confirm Presence of Meningitis Fungus at NECC Pharmacy
Oct-18-12 Framingham, MA According to federal investigators, more evidence has been found linking the meningitis fungus and the New England Compounding Center, the pharmacy at the center of the deadly, multi-state meningitis outbreak. In a joint statement issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration, the agencies state... - FDA Warns About Risk of Wearing Medicated Patches During MRIs
Fentanyl Transdermal System Among the Culprits The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Public Health Advisory today regarding certain adhesive patches that deliver medication through the skin. Some of the medicated patches have been found to be a risk to patient safety. The patches, if worn while undergoing magnetic resonance imaging scans... - Meningitis Death Toll Climbs as More NECC Drugs Implicated
Oct-16-12 Atlanta, GA The multi-state fungal meningitis outbreak continues to spread, with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now stating that 214 cases have been reported in 15 states, and the death toll has reached 15. As investigations by the CDC, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and state health authorities continue, information is now coming to... - Was the FDA Paying Attention Before Approving Adderall?
Oct-16-12 San Diego, CA The typical Adderall lawsuit is one whereby the risks and adverse reactions associated with the drug were not adequately spelled out to a patient who may have experienced Adderall side effects. However, there is more to the Adderall portfolio than disgruntled patients who may have gotten more than they bargained for when the drug&mdash... - Wyeth to Pay Amputee $6.7 Million in Landmark Case
Diana Levine, who sued the drug maker Wyeth alleging she lost an arm to gangrene after receiving a shot of an anti-nausea medicine to treat her migraine, has won her case. The Supreme Court today upheld the award for $6.7 million. Equally importantly, the precedent setting decision strikes down the pre-emption argument, which essentially states that if... - Nursing Home Neglect Affects the Most Vulnerable
Apr-30-09 Parkersburg, OH While there are many forms of abuse, elder abuse is one of the worst because rarely is a client who suffers nursing home abuse in a position to defend themselves from nursing home negligence. The complaints range from neglect over time—as was the case of an Ohio woman who finally succumbed to alleged nursing home neglect at the age... - Seroquel Data on Diabetes Buried
Unsealed Emails from AstraZeneca Reveal Cover-Up An internal email from AstraZeneca (AZ) about its controversial a-typical antidepressant Seroquel, marketed as Quietiapine, allegedly shows that the company knew the drug could cause diabetes. According to one of the lawyers on the case, AZ not only deliberately avoided warning physicians about the risk... - Ortho Evra Death, Teenagers family awarded $1.25 million settlement after daughter died from blood clots
New York, NY: (Oct-24-07) The family of Alycia Brown, a resident of Lacrosse, brought a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, alleging that the 14-year-old girl died after using the company's Ortho Evra birth control patch. The suit claimed that the girl suffered two blood clots in her lungs on May 7, 2004, after using the patch for several weeks. J&J, the wo... - Loss of Case Does Not Negate Shoulder Pain Pump Injury
Feb-27-11 Nashville, TN A shoulder pain pump victim is left with an incapacitated shoulder, while a manufacturer has been let off the hook following a court case that granted summary judgment for the defendant, Stryker Corp. Plaintiff Andrew Rodriguez, who was left with a shoulder injury following surgery and the use of a shoulder pain pump to control pain, was... - Granuflo Lawsuit Reportedly Filed
Oct-13-12 Atlanta, GA Lawsuits linked to the recent GranuFlo recall and Naturalyte Liquid Acid Concentrate recall have reportedly been filed, alleging patients suffered fatal cardiovascular events after undergoing dialysis treatment involving GranuFlo. The lawsuits, filed against Fresenius Medical Care, allege Fresenius failed to adequately warn patients and hea... - Bayer Mum on Tendon Rupture in January Release
Feb-26-11 Ottawa, Ontario In January of this year, Bayer Inc. issued a press release touting the virtues of Avelox in treating Streptococcus pneumonia (SP). After treating 128 million patients worldwide, Avelox had been shown a consistent effectiveness against SP, the latter demonstrating a low resistance to moxifloxacin hydrochloride (Avelox). Given the concern... - The Trials of Terbutaline
Feb-26-11 Washington, DC While health advocates may applaud a recent decision by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to further strengthen the warning label of Terbutaline Sulphate (terbutaline) and re-classify the drug for use by pregnant women from pregnancy risk category "B" to "C," the enthusiasm is muted given concern over terbutaline that has existed... - The Real Impact of FDA Raptiva Removal
Apr-27-09 Washington, DC The recent decision to suspend Raptiva by its manufacturer due to concerns over Raptiva and PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy) represents a bit of good news for critics who had reservations that Raptiva's risks outweighed the benefits. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been closely monitoring Raptiva for a while n...