Legal News Articles - Personal Injury

Merck Shuts Down Propecia Website

February 9, 2012. By Lucy Campbell.

New York, NY: On February 8, Merck shut down its website for Propecia (Finasteride), the company's medication for male-pattern baldness. Now, instead of the website, a page appears stating that the website is currently unavailable, which has prompted speculation that new or additional warnings may be on their way regarding the sexual side effects reported with the use of the drug.

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CardioGen-82 Problems Result of User Error

February 8, 2012. By Jane Mundy.

Princeton, NJ: The voluntary CardioGen-82 recall by Bracco Diagnostics Inc. last July and the subsequent FDA alert to health care professionals to stop using CardioGen-82 for cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) scans prompted one Tennessee hospital to test more than 100 cardiac patients for radiation exposure. However, in January 2012, the FDA said the CardioGen-82 problems appear to be the result of user error.

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Study Shows Childhood Burn Injury Can Lead to Higher Risk of Health Complications

February 8, 2012. By Charles Benson.

Toronto, ON: A study that was published recently by The Lancet has found that children who have sustained a burn injury that covers 60 percent or more of their total body surface area (TBSA) are at a much higher risk of experiencing severe complications or death, according to Medical News Today.

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Two Entertainment Icons Felled by Asbestos Mesothelioma

February 4, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

Los Angeles, CA: They are names synonymous with the entertainment industry: Steve McQueen and Warren Zevon. The first, an iconic actor. The second, a revered musician. Both men, sadly, are no longer with us. Mesothelioma claimed them both. And this spring, one will be feted with a posthumous award named in memory of the other.

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In February, the Message on Heart Disease Is Not Complete

February 2, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

Washington, DC: The annual observance of American Heart Month is a time for superlatives and overtures about heart health. Diet, exercise, excessive weight and smoking are the missives coming to the fore that can contribute to a healthy heart, or a heart attack.

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On the Eve of Super Bowl, NFL Brain Injury Lawsuits Consolidated

February 1, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

Philadelphia, PA: With the 2012 Super Bowl days away and the prospect of football players on both teams pulling out all the stops for a win in the globally televised spectacle, the last thing on the minds of spectators and players alike will be brain injury. The heat of battle usually dwarfs such concerns.

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Second Try for Landmark Asbestosis Lawsuit

January 30, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

Salem, OH: It's a tale of two asbestosis victims: one, who is hoping to pursue some form of asbestosis compensation, whereas another true victim of asbestosis, who saw his asbestosis lawsuit vacated, will have to go through the rigors of another trial while puffing on oxygen 24/7.

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Lawsuits Filed Against Costa Concordia Cruise Liner

January 28, 2012. By Jane Mundy.

Miami, FL: One day before divers found the 17th body in the wreckage of the Costa Concordia cruise liner, at Giglio island, Italy two US law firms and a consumer group filed a maritime class-action lawsuit in the US demanding at least $160,000 for each passenger.

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Bjork Shiley Heart Valve a Ticking Time Bomb for Some

January 25, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

Miami, FL: It's been some time since the Bjork Shiley heart valve has been in the news, and with good reason—it was way back in 1986 that the Bjork Shiley Convexo-Concave heart valve was forced off the market by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to failures that led to hundreds of deaths. The problematic valve was replaced in some patients, but not in others after the risks for revision surgery was deemed too great.

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Victim's Brain Injury Unrecognized

January 23, 2012. By Jane Mundy.

Madison, WI: While Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords received the utmost in care and rehabilitation to recover from her traumatic brain injury (TBI), Marilyn, and countless others like her, didn't fare so well. She is cognizant enough, however, to know that her treatment was unfair and woefully inadequate.

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