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DePuy Lawsuit Emphasizes High ASR Failure Rate
Lieff Cabraser attorneys Wendy Fleishman and Lexi Hazam have announced that George Evans of Remington, Virginia, and James Mechaley of Bakersfield, California have filed suit against DePuy Orthopaedics for injuries suffered from their faulty DePuy …
Frequent Use of Over-the-Counter Painkillers Poses Serious Health Dangers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration states more than 50% of patients do not take over-the-counter medication as directed. Research confirms that overdosing on over-the-counter painkillers may lead to organ failure, strokes, and even death.
Infant Deaths Result in 2 Million Baby Monitors Recalled
Nearly 2 million Summer Infant video baby monitors were recalled Friday after being linked to the strangulation deaths of two infants.
Pediatricians Urge Government Ban On Toxic Mothballs
Pediatricians call for government ban on naphthalene-filled mothballs as a chemical harmful to children.
Pain Killers & Liver Failure: FDA Restricts Acetaminophen in Some Products
The FDA is restricting the amount of acetaminophen in the nation’s most popular prescription painkillers based on the use of over-the-counter painkillers containing acetaminophen such as Tylenol, and the link between thousands of cases of liver damage.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Claims Lives of Five Persons in Florida
Five young men likely died due to carbon monoxide from a car they left running in a garage under their South Florida motel room.
Durom Cup Implant Replacement Lawsuit Filed
John Chisnell, age 58, of Raleigh, North Carolina, has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Zimmer Inc., for manufacturing and selling an allegedly defective hip implant under the brand name Durom Cup.
$5M jury award upheld in fatal Jeep accident
Appeals court upheld a jury award after death of unborn son from vehicle that suddenly moved into reverse due to a defect known as the park-to-reverse transmission defect.
Patients Nationwide File Lawsuits Against Zimmer For Defective Hip Implants
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.
Diabetes Drug Avandia : Drug Maker’s Study Under Investigation
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.
Paxil, Pregnancy and Birth Defects: Litigation Update
Bloomberg News has reported that GlaxoSmithKline, the manufacturer of the antidepressant prescription drug Paxil, has entered into settlements with nearly 200 families for a total of $1 billion. The families charged in lawsuits that Paxil caused birth defects.
New York Woman Files Suit Charging Butter Flavoring Chemical Diacetyl Led to Serious Lung Injury
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.
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. to Update Yaz & Yasmin Warning Label
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals has agreed to change its warning labels on their oral contraceptive drugs Yaz and Yasmin to alert users to the risks of developing blood clots while using the oral contraceptives.
Medtronic Heart Lead Recall Update: “[Sprint] Fidelis lead fracture rate is increasing exponentially with time”
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In March 2009, Medtronic disclosed that at least 13 Sprint Fidelis patients may have died, including four patients whose deaths were related to efforts by doctors to surgically remove the product. In February 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported that the FDA database includes at least 12 additional deaths allegedly linked to the recalled device.
Toyota recalls top 5.3 million vehicles
Toyota’s recall troubles continue to grow, with the total number of vehicles affected by two recalls involving gas pedals growing to at least 5.3 million
