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Oct-19-10 Chicago, IL A class action lawsuit alleging deceptive business practices has been filed against Abbott Laboratories over claims that the pharmaceutical giant sold millions of tubs of infant powder formula that were contaminated with beetles and beetle larvae. The lawsuit, which was brought in federal court in Chicago, was filed on behalf of Maria C... - Statute of Limitations Still Running on Depakote Claims
Oct-17-10 Miami, FL Patients who took Depakote might think that the statute of limitations has run out, ending their ability to file a lawsuit. That's because they may have taken Depakote a long time ago. In many cases, however, the statute of limitations starts running from when the injury occurred, not from when the medication was taken, meaning a Depakote law... - New MRI Contrast Agent Could Work For CT Scans, Too
Oct-17-10 Taipei City, Taiwan Researchers in Taiwan have developed an MRI contrast agent that also works for computerized tomography (CT) scans. Previously, cancer patients who underwent either an MRI or a CT scan needed to wait 24 hours for the contrast agent of their initial scan to clear before they could undergo a different type of scan, according to Phy... - Botox Approved for Migraine
Oct-16-10 On the heels Allergan Inc. pleading guilty to marketing its wrinkle smoother botox for unapproved uses, the Food and Drug Administration has now approved Allergan's product, which is a purified form of the poison botulinum, for chronic migraine headaches. Allergan settled an investigation on October 5th and was ordered by a judge to pay $375 million... - Tobacco Companies Appeal Light Cigarette Ruling
Oct-18-06 New York, NY Makers of light cigarettes have appealed a ruling that gave class action status to a lawsuit against tobacco makers. The companies have asked a U.S. federal appeals court to throw out the lower court ruling that allowed a class action lawsuit against manufacturers of light cigarettes. Members of the class action suit argued that ligh... - Trace Melamine Found in Baby Formula in US
Nov-28-08 Washington, DC They say it isn't a problem—traces of melamine found in baby formula . But skeptics are wary, and their caution is understandable. With so much news about tainted, and contaminated goods originating from China (including tainted baby formula sold in Asian markets), the sudden appearance of melamine in a sample of infant formula made by an... - Significant Decision Reached in Redux Lawsuit
Oct-15-10 Cincinnati, OH: A significant decision in a case being watched very closely by regulators, patient advocates and the entire pharmaceutical industry was reached recently regarding an en banc petition made by Wyeth in a Redux (commonly known as fen-phen) lawsuit. Wyeth's en banc petition came after the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in August rejecte... - What Should Patients Do In Light of Avandia Restrictions?
Oct-14-10 San Francisco, CA Following the US Food and Drug Administration's announcement that it was severely restricting use of Avandia , and the European Medicines Agency's announcement that Avandia was being pulled from the market, patients in the US could be forgiven for wondering what they should do next. The move by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an... - Kugel Mesh means Perforation, Infection, and Additional Surgery
Nov-26-08 Boston, MA Imagine having a hernia repair, only to find a lump develop in your abdomen. How scary is that? Then you discover that something went wrong with your Kugel Mesh patch , after the defective Kugel mesh memory ring perforated your bowel, and the mesh patch stuck to it. The result is a litany of health problems that simply will not go away. That... - St. Louis Truck Accident Leaves 18-Wheeler Lodged Under Bridge
Oct-12-10 St. Louis, MO A St. Louis truck accident recently left an 18-wheeler lodged under a bridge deck. The 18-wheel tractor-trailer became wedged underneath the bridge deck on I-70 in downtown St. Louis, according to KDSK . The driver of the truck was reportedly trying to make a left turn heading north on Broadway to Convention Plaza. The left-side wh... - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BuSpar Antitrust Settlement
The state of Louisiana filed an antitrust case in New York alleging that Bristol-Myers Squibb engaged in fraudulent conduct and conspired to maintain a monopoly over the sale of BuSpar. The prescription medication company allegedly blocked generic versions of the anti-anxiety drug from entering the market. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. denied any wrongdoing,... - Lipitor Recall due to 'Uncharacteristic Odor"
Oct-11-10 Pfizer has recalled specific bottles of cholesterol drug, Lipitor (40 mg only), due to a small number of reports of an uncharacteristic odor related to the bottles in which Lipitor is packaged. A medical assessment has determined that the odor is not likely to cause adverse health consequences in patients taking Lipitor (Atorvastatin). According to the... - Zimmer Hip Replacement Patients Caught in the Middle
Nov-17-08 Washington, DC Pity the Zimmer hip replacement patients who 'benefited' from the new Zimmer Durom Cup during hip surgery. Many Durom Acetabular Components have failed, requiring expensive revision surgery—and this past summer Zimmer suspended sales of the so-called Durom Cup. "The issue, it appears, is that implantation of the Durom Cup requires sp... - Segway Injuries on the Rise: Report
Oct-5-10 Washington, DC The death last month of James W. Heselden underscores a report released around the same time as Heselden's demise that puts the focus on injuries suffered by users of the Segway . Heselden, the British businessman who recently purchased the company that makes the Segway personal transportation devices, was killed on September 26 while app... - Kugel Mesh Complications "Humiliating"
Nov-16-08 Lenoir, NC Tish H. has had serious health problems since a Kugel Mesh hernia patch was used to repair her hernia. She says that she has had every complication associated with the patch and now faces a lifetime of medications and potentially life-threatening problems. She has also undergone numerous surgeries that have caused even more health problems. ... - Warnings for Reglan Tardive Dyskinesia Need to be Stark
Oct-4-10 Washington, DC It's hard to imagine the devastation of Reglan side effects on a person. Indeed, the term "side effects" is so overused in today's pharmaceutical drug industry that people tend to get desensitized to it. But in the case of Reglan tardive dyskinesia, simply dealing with it is something else again. You can't hide or deny tardive dyskine... - Appeals Court Upholds Ruling, Duragesic Plaintiff Awarded $13.3 Million
Oct-4-10 Sanford, FL A patient who called her physician's assistant to complain of stomach pains in the middle of the night was told to take some Pepto-Bismol and try to go back to sleep. However, the 34-year-old mother of three grew worse and died later that night. It was determined at the conclusion of a trial in 2008 that Susan Hodgemire died from an overdose of... - Paxil Birth Defects: Two Women, One Cause
Nov-15-08 Brampton, ON Two women, both taking the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) Paxil while pregnant, have launched independent lawsuits against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) , alleging the pharmaceutical company failed to adequately warn them of the risks of taking the drug while pregnant. The most recent case is that of Shannon Cote, a 29-year mother... - Florida School Holds Fundraiser for Three-Year-Old with Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Oct-3-10 New Port Richey, FL A Florida school recently held a fundraiser for a three-year-old girl who is battling Stevens Johnson Syndrome . It is believed that Riley Jeanne Brown contracted the serious and rare condition as a reaction to children's Motrin, according to TampaBay.com . Stevens Johnson Syndrome is a disorder caused by the body's reaction to m... - Guidant Settles Three Lawsuits - 549 To Go
Oct-2-06 Corpus Christi, TX Attorneys for the plaintiffs in lawsuits against Guidant and its new owner, Boston Scientific, view the settlement of a Texas case days before a jury trial as a sign that the company is dodging the courtroom. Guidant settled the case for an undisclosed amount with two plaintiffs avoiding a public trial set to begin on September 18, 20...