Today and yesterday, patients from Arizona, Connecticut and Ohio filed lawsuits against Zimmer Inc., the nation’s largest producer of orthopedic devices, for alleged defective hip implants manufactured and sold by Zimmer under the name Durom Cup.

The New York Times reported this week that GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Avandia, a prescription drug intended for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, undertook a secret study in 1999 that it has attempted to keep unknown for the past 11 years.

The Los Angeles Times reported that the prescription diabetes drug, Avandia, is linked with an increased risk of hearts attacks, heart failure and strokes, as released in two independent recent study findings.

New York Times highlights the frayed relationship between top surgeon Dr. Richard A. Berger and Zimmer Holdings, the orthopedic implant maker.

Franklin Tennessee resident, Walter Thomas, filed a personal injury lawsuit against Zimmer Inc., manufacturer of his Durom Cup artificial hip.

The lawsuit charges that Ms. Mercado sustained a severe lung disease after consuming microwave popcorn containing the butter flavoring chemical diacetyl. The chemical is used for the aroma and taste in butter, some cheeses and snack and bakery products.

Previous Simplicity and Graco child crib recalls have been expanded in the wake of heightened concerns about child safety and the risks of death by suffocation for very young children in drop-side cribs.

Toyota Motor Corp. may have a tough time defending itself in U.S. lawsuits filed for flaws in its vehicles after U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood fined the company, saying it “knowingly hid a dangerous defect.”

“The lawsuit charges that the Yamaha Rhino is dangerously unstable and contains multiple design and engineering flaws increasing the likelihood of fatal injuries to occupants in the event of an accident,” stated plaintiffs’ attorney Mark Chalos of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernsetin, LLP