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Sep-25-09 Dallas, TX Chantix suicide , the most grievous and profound of Chantix side effects associated with the smoking cessation drug, has galvanized public opinion with regard to the one-time opus to smoking cessation. Various Chantix warnings not only include the possibility of Chantix and suicide, but also Chantix aggression. The latter is what happened t... - Zinc Is Good for You, But Not For Your Nose
Sep-23-09 Phoenix, AZ Zicam smell loss in tandem with Zicam cold medicine that contains zinc is unfortunate in that it detracts from the various health benefits of zinc beyond its use as a nasal spray. There is little doubt however that Zicam side effects have resulted in loss of smell for some, often triggering a call to a Zicam lawyer. Those concerns are go... - Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. Xyrem Off-Label Promotion Settlement
Palo Alto, CA: (Jul-13-07) The Department of Justice, the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the United States Office of Personnel Management, and the United States Department of Tricare Management Activity brought charges against Jazz... - Denture cream poisoning can lead to lupus
Sep-20-09 While denture cream may be designed to keep a person's teeth in their mouth, reports continue to mount about the possible zinc poisoning associated with the seemingly harmless product. US Recall News stated that numbness, muscle weakness and pain in the fingers and toes are all possible side effects from denture cream containing zinc. Though many heal... - STL International Exercise Machine Quadriplegic Personal Injury Settlement
Oak Brook, IL: (Jul-11-07) Herb Tinney, a 68-year-old Oak Brook man, filed a personal injury lawsuit against STL International, the company that made the machine called the Teeter Hang Up, and the Westmont fitness store that sold the device to him, after he suffered injuries that left him a quadriplegic. The machine is shaped on an A-frame and designed for... - Los Angeles, CA Slain Prison Guard Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Jul-10-07) The family of Manuel A. Gonzalez Jr., 43, filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit in US District Court in Los Angeles against state corrections department officials, accusing them of deliberate indifference. Gonzalez Jr. was stabbed to death by an inmate at the state prison in Chino in 2005. The suit stated that he was st... - Massachusetts Laws Allow for Triple Damages
Sep-17-09 Boston, MA Massachusetts employment law is designed to protect Massachusetts employees from employers who might take advantage of them. Among the labor laws in Massachusetts that protect employees is a new law that triples damages employers must pay when they violate certain employment laws. Some Massachusetts employees are turning to the courts to help... - Tega Cay, SC Golf Course Managment Settlement
Tega Cay, SC: (Jul-08-07) The city of Tega Cay brought charges against Double Eagle Golf Management, in a bid to take back control of the city's golf course. The city had been negotiating to remove the company for several months after it alleged that the management company had violated its lease, by selling city property and by not giving an accurate audit... - Jacksonville, FL Foster Care Child Abuse Settlement
Jacksonville, FL: (Jul-07-07) A 32-year-old woman, identified in court documents by the initials S.A.P., filed a child abuse lawsuit, alleging that she was horribly abused in her Orange Park foster home in 1979 while state child welfare workers looked the other way. The case had been scheduled for a jury trial in Jacksonville mid July after the Florida Sup... - Pennsylvania, West Virginia Residents Seeking Asbestosis Compensation
Jul-2-11 Charleston, WV A couple from Zelienople, Pennsylvania, has filed a lawsuit against 103 different companies claiming they share the blame for the husband's December 2009 asbestosis diagnosis. According to the West Virginia Record , the lawsuit claims Jeffrey Pandocchi was diagnosed with the deadly asbestos-related disease on December 8, 2009. The la... - Medical Journal Blasts Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft Data over Alleged Bias
Jul-1-11 New York, NY A review article published on Tuesday in The Spine Journal is sounding the alarm over data on Medtronic’s Infuse Bone Graft. Co-authored by three US-based physicians, the article states that in 13 trials which included 780 patients, industry funded researchers failed to report a single adverse event involving Infuse. The journ... - Woman's Weakness in Legs Due to Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning
Sep-14-09 New York, NY Her case is compelling, although no one knew at the time that denture adhesive zinc poisoning lay at the heart of her troubles. The brand, our 64-year-old subject had been using, wasn't identified: it might have been Fixodent denture adhesive, or it might have been any number of other brands. The fact remains, however that a woman look... - Affiliated Computer Services Inc. False Claims Act Settlement
Dallas, TX: (Jul-03-07) A federal false claims lawsuit was brought against Affiliated Computer Services Inc. (ACS), alleging that it submitted inflated payment claims for government-run programs. The suit accused Dallas-based ACS of violating the Civil False Claims Act by submitting inflated claims for payment between 2002 and 2005 for programs run by the... - Wynne Physical Therapy Inc. Upcoded Medicare Fraud Settlement
Providence, RI: (Jul-02-07) The US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General filed charges against William H. Wynne, a physical therapist who had offices in East Providence and Warwick, alleging that he submitted claims to Medicare that resulted in payments of $696,313 to his Wynne Physical Therapy Inc. A federal audit allege... - More DePuy Hip Lawsuits
Jun-28-11 Milwaukee, WI More lawsuits concerning the DePuy Hip Replacement have been filed, the latest reportedly in Wisconsin. Lawsuits have been filed against DePuy since the DePuy hip replacement recall was announced in 2010. Plaintiffs allege in their DePuy lawsuit that the DePuy hip device was defective and had a high failure rate. According to The Busi... - $8.1 Million Settlement Is the Right Thing to Do, Says Attorney
Jun-28-11 Chicago, IL Kraft Foods has agreed to pay $8.1 million for contaminating 124 homes in a neighborhood in Attica, located near one of its plants. "I think ultimately in our case Kraft did the right thing," says veteran pollution lawyer, Norm Berger, whose firm Varga, Berger, Ledsky, Hayes & Casey commenced the action on behalf of class representative... - Levaquin Linked to Double Vision
Sep-10-09 Portland, OR As if tendinitis and tendon rupture were not serious enough Levaquin side effects, the antibiotic has now been linked to yet another side effect. The Levaquin medication, which already carries a warning about the risk of tendon ruptures and tendinitis, was linked in a study to an increased risk of diplopia (double vision). So patients who ma... - Celexa Linked to Birth Defects
Jun-25-11 Washington, DC The headline, Celexa Linked to Birth Defects gives one pause, regardless of whether the reader is a parent or not. The idea that a drug—in this case an antidepressant—can be associated with such serious side effects is distressing, but at the same time status quo in a modern age governed by the mantra "the benefits outweigh t... - DePuy Pinnacle: New Device Approved
Jun-25-11 Washington, DC Despite concerns about the DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement device, a new DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement has been approved for the market. Although there are reportedly lawsuits pending concerning the Pinnacle hip replacement, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, the... - Should Zimmer NexGen Recipients Trust Their Surgeons?
Jun-24-11 Draper, UT Twelve years working and walking for the Post Office took its toll on Carol's knees. She had a Zimmer NexGen knee replacement in 2005, but it did nothing to alleviate the constant pain. So last year she had revision surgery. "All that did was add more pain and now I'm on pain patches and Percocet," she says. "I believe that patients who a...