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Nov-14-07 Washington: DC: To settle criminal charges of conspiring to violate the federal anti-kickback statute by using consulting agreements as inducements for orthopedic surgeons to use a company's products, four device makers recently entered into deferred prosecution agreements with the Department of Justice and agreed to pay a total of $311 million. The com... - Lilly Faces Mounting Legal Battles Over Zyprexa - Part I
Nov-8-07 Washington, DC: Since August 2006, as part of an on-going, multistate investigative effort by approximately 30 states, Eli Lilly has received civil investigative demands or subpoenas seeking a broad range of documents relating to the company's marketing and promotion of the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa , and more states are expected to join the effort. ... - Stock Option Lawsuits: Employees Have Rights
Nov-2-07 Boston, MA Employers who offer [ stock options ] and other benefits to their employees are bound by law to act in the best interests of their employees. Unfortunately, some employers that offer stock options breach their duty to their employees, resulting in hard-earned money being lost. Employers offering stock options are governed by the Employee Reti... - Judge Upholds $7M Verdict and Adds over $1.5M Pre-judgment and Post-judgment Interest in Tyson Foods Truck Crash
Oct-31-07 October 31, 2007, Cleveland, Ohio - A federal court judge in Ohio has delivered a strong rebuke to Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, denying their requests for a new trial or reduction of the verdict in a horrific truck crash caused by one of its drivers near Crestline, Ohio in 2004. Since the accident the plaintiffs have tried, in good faith, to settle the case w... - Shoulder Pain Pump Seriously Affects Quality of Life
Oct-27-07 Cedarville, MO Steve Farrell can't play catch with his grandson anymore; he can't even pick him up since having two shoulder surgeries. Farrell had a shoulder pain pump installed on both occasions and now wonders if they were defective . Farrell is also on social security disability because can't go back to his line of work--dry wall taperer and cons... - World Experts Demand End to Child Drugging in the US - Part II
Oct-27-07 Washington, DC: Mathy Milling Downing was a featured speaker at the annual conference of the International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology and told the audience that her anger is directed toward the FDA and drug companies, "for their incompetence and lack of concern for innocent children they have helped to kill, my little girl included."... - Zyprexa: In the Drug Business, the Gain is Worth the Risk
Oct-26-07 Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly knew that there were problems with Zyprexa from the very beginning. But even amidst a flurry of personal injury lawsuits, and the revelation of risk factors for diabetes and other metabolic complications, Zyprexa has grown to become a huge profit center for its manufacturer. And while one hand warns of dire side effects, t... - World Experts Demand End to Child Drugging in the US - Part I
Oct-25-07 Washington, DC: On October 12, 2007, experts in the field of psychiatry and child development from all over the world arrived in Washington to attend the annual conference of the International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology. This year's conference focused on one specific goal - to end the mass-prescribing of psychiatric drugs to children... - The Composix Kugel Mesh Recall: Information Lacking
Oct-22-07 Murray Hill, NJ It has been almost two years since C.R. Bard and subsidiary Davol, in concert with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recalled various models of the Composix Kugel Mesh Patch. And while the plastic 'memory' recoil ring--the primary culprit in patient incident reports--has been strengthened, that doesn't help the thousands of patie... - Zyprexa: Warning Labels Beefed Up
Oct-21-07 Washington, DC Eleven years after Eli Lilly introduced Zyprexa to the market, and 12 years after a large clinical study indicated risks for weight gain and diabetes, the manufacturer has finally beefed up the warning labels on its best-selling product. Lilly maintains that their product label has always referred to risk factors from the beginning. N... - Medtronic Defibrillators: Faulty Leads linked to Five Deaths
Oct-15-07 Minneapolis, MN The largest player in the implantable heart defibrillator market announced yesterday that it is halting sales of the Sprint Fidelis lead, a wire that connects the Medtronic defibrillator to the heart, after it was determined the leads could be potentially defective. Medtronic is also urging doctors to stop using the Fidelis lead af... - Plane Crash Lawsuits Require Many Complex Decisions
Oct-14-07 Seattle, WA Losing a loved one or being seriously injured in a plane crash is a very traumatic experience. In the blink of an eye, a person's life can change forever. If the plane crash was caused by a person or organization's actions, it is reasonable to file a [ lawsuit ] against the responsible party. However, filing lawsuits in plane crashes can b... - Lawsuits Filed Against Topps Beef
Oct-8-07 Elizabeth, NJ Lawsuits have been filed against Topps Meat Company in the wake of a [ recall ] due to the discovery of E. coli in some of the company's products. At least two lawsuits have been filed so far, although more are likely to follow. The contamination resulted in the hospitalization of adults and children who contracted E. coli after eating some... - Zyprexa Suicide: Now You May Have to Watch Your Children
Oct-1-07 Rockville, MD In what may be one of the more astounding moves of the year, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration official has overruled his colleagues and will recommend Zyprexa be approved for the treatment of adolescents diagnosed with mental illness. The move comes despite evidence that Zyprexa has been linked to [ Suicides ], diabetes, weight gain and... - Update: Expanded Topps Beef Recall, and List of Tainted Products
Oct-1-07 Elizabeth, NJ The bad hamburger from Topps recalled last week mushroomed over the weekend, when the tainted hamburger suspected of E.coli contamination became the subject of an expanded recall. As of Saturday, 21.7 million pounds of ground beef and related products suspected of E.oli contamination has been recalled by Topps Meat Company of Elizabeth,... - An interview with wage and hour claims attorney Jose Garay, Carter and Garay
Sep-18-07 Irvine, CA An interview with wage and hour claims attorney Jose Garay, Carter and Garay LawyersandSettlements (L&S): You are a difficult guy to get hold of. Jose Garay (JG): Sorry about that—I've been rather busy lately. In the last three years our law firm has expanded by about 400 percent in the number of cases filed pertaining to wage an... - Oxycontin More Popular than Heroin on Canada's Streets: Lawsuits on the Rise
Aug-13-07 Victoria, BC A University of Victoria study, encompassing seven Canadian cities, has revealed that Oxycontin and other prescription opioids are more popular than heroin among drug abusers in Canada. The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, echoes the belief of many Canadians that not enough is being done to stop the abuse of... - Crashworthiness: When Ideals and the Real World Collide on the Road
Aug-13-07 Washington, DC Given the importance that automotive consumers place on the crashworthiness of their cars, it's little wonder that manufacturers heavily promote their crashworthiness tests, and their NHTSA ratings, in product advertising. Images of vehicles slamming head-on into cement walls, glass and metal flying everywhere, are common on our TV scr... - Pain of Ethicon's Vicryl Stitches
Aug-10-07 Hailesboro, NY In 1997 I had a partial vulvectomy at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville Florida," says Linda Girard. "About two weeks after surgery, my Vicryl stitches--from the same makers as Panacryl sutures --were supposed to have been dissolved but instead they have almost made me suicidal--and I haven't had intercourse ever since!" "After my surger... - Avandia Drug Maker's Stock Rises: FDA "Dropped the Ball" says Congressman
Aug-7-07 Gaithersburg, MD The International Herald Tribune reports that shares of GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Avandia , rose the most in two years last week, after a U.S. FDA panel recommended that Avandia be kept on the market. The FDA panel was organized by U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-California), who stated he believes the FDA may not be adequately requir...